> jeff forty Wrote:
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> Thanks all got the tank open/cleaned out, runs great after a rebuild of
> carb, now to figure out the electrical issue so all the lights work..
so how did you get it open? my first general took a lot of sorting out electrically to make everything work as it should. the serious bird nest of wiring took a lot of patience. the wiring diagram in the RIGHT manual, and some wiring diagrams found on line eventually made it happen. it truly was a nightmare however, different wiring diagrams (minarelli vs sachs), bad wires, blown fuses, blown bulbs, faulty rectifier, grounding issues, battery, blah blah blah. in the end it all worked correctly for a stinking month before it took a shit again. pissed off, i hard wired it with running lights, and regretfully sold it for what i paid for it $300. i now have 2 generals, and a lazer, and will never take on that shit again especially when its not need to be legal. they are all hard wired with running lights. done and done. the sad part about it all is 3 of 4 i've own/owned were minty, and it drove me nuts to not have them operating oem correct. just fyi ive seen quite a few generals/lazers, and not one operates oem as it should. good luck with it. show us some pics. they are my wife, and daughters favorite bikes.