Ariel Arrow Flasher?

[ramwing7]

I am starting the disassembly of a 1962 Ariel Arrow.  In removing the wiring harness, which is in very good condition, I discovered a flasher unit tucked up inside the frame.  The bike doesn't have flashers, nor any wiring intended for such.
Does anyone have a clue as to why this flasher is there?
Thanks.

[R]

If the bike is not fitted with flashers, then either
1. It has been in the past, and they are now gone.
2. A previous owner (PO) intended to fit them.
3. There is no possible other logical explanation !

Are we sure its a flasher unit
Were there any wires attached.

[R]

This Arrow has bar end winkers.

https://b1944490.smushcdn.com/1944490/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/06/import-from-BTP-396.jpg

Does the wiring diagram show this ?
Proof positive that they were factory fitted ?

And this one doesn't
https://handh.blob.core.windows.net/stock/52716-0.jpg?v=63717197015000

A 2 stroke twin - just a little ahead of its time ?

[33d6]

The Ariel Arrow was a stripped down version of the preceding Ariel Leader which did have flashers. Whether as standard or deluxe accessory slips my memory. It was the early days of British bikes even having flashers. It doesn’t surprise me at all that you have a flasher unit tucked away in your Arrow. They were an item offered by Ariel.
Plus who knows what some owner has dreamt up in the fifty odd years the bike has been around.

[ramwing7]

I've generated a hypothesis concerning the flasher unit on my Arrow.  After extracting the remainder of the wiring harness (no small task), I found many other wires that went nowhere.  A comparison of the Leader and Arrow wiring diagrams leads me to believe my Arrow wears the wiring harness off a Leader.
More of the old "use what's on the shelf" methodology I suppose.
 

[R]

It would be interesting to know if this was factory or a subsequent owner ?
Compare notes with other owners/restorers.

Norton Commandos have a few stray extra wires - for police use.
Never mind that those also have an extra harness anyway.

[33d6]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they used the same harness for both.
It could’ve been more practical to just have one harness for both versions. Have two harnesses and you can guarantee mistakes sooner or later at every level of the game from the factory stock room to the dealers store to the owner ordering the wrong one anyway. They probably would have done some sort of cost/benefit analysis and concluded a one size fits all was cheaper and less hassle in the long run so went that way.
We’ll probably never know.

[Rex]

Ariel? Cost-benefit analysis?
You'll be saying that they used torque wrenches next..