As much as I might try, I still haven't got my head completely round all the variants of DKW Hobby and Manurhin Scooter models and variants. I get the sense that it was all a bit of a free-for-all at the Manurhin Scooter factory with everybody trying a little modification here and a redesign there, and in doing so the technical authors must have had a hell of a job trying to keep up with creating appropriate handbooks.
One example of a variant is the HT coil. Some scooters have them, some don't. Mine doesn't, but does that mean my scooter has a particular model number?
Wiring schematic for bike with mechanical 'clutch' |
Note; I may have my facts all of a muddle here - I hold my hand up to that - but I will investigate further and try to create a time line of how and when models and variants came about. However, just as an example of how messy all the terms are, I read the following in one brochure;
"Manurhin - The only scooter in The World with completely automatic transmission (Uher Beltomatic system) known as the "Variator"
My own scooter has the 'electric safety device' style of 'clutch' - which some brochures refer to as "Beltomatic Integral" - as introduced at the 1957-58 Motor show.
Although the original switch part was snapped off my engine when I bought it - I have since managed to buy a replacement, and as I get closer to wanting to start my engine I began to wonder about how this electrical switch is wired into the running circuit of the bike.... and this is where my assumptions have made a bit of a fool of me.
Wiring schematic for bike with 'electrical safety' clutch |
It never occurred to me that Manurhin in their wisdom might have produce exactly the same Manurhin Scooter owners manual BUT with just a couple of pages differing to cover this clutch difference..... there's not even a little reference number or identification on the alternative booklet to help a dealer know which manual is which. Its a modern-day data-management nightmare!
It was only after plenty of scouring through the many different copies of manuals that I have (gratefully received from various other Manurhin owners) that I suddenly noticed - with great delight and relief - the differences in publications. [I hope I have made this clear now in the reproducing of the two different owner manuals on the Manurhin Scooter Interest Group website]
So I now have a wiring schematic for how the 'electrical safety switch' clutch control is wired in. And it looks to me to be a simple case of grounding the LT to intermittently stall the engine and prevent it from revving too hard and thus engaging the belt drive.
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