I used this program when degreeing the cams in the Triumph twin engine drag bike. Without a spec sheet for the cams which were stamped 'nitro' I was able to produce a degree wheel from the program.
Looks like a nice bike. John Ulver rebuilt several Vincents and also had a Bonneville Salt Flats bike that run in the 150 mph range. His wife also rode a Vincent.
The 2 TYs are running great and hopefully will be running great when the grandsons visit next time. I have been ignoring this RL250 that came with the blue ty purchase. I was surprised with some fresh gas it started right up and sounds pretty good. Reading some reviews online it seems they were not ...
With everything else going on, I did finally get some work done on the upper frame member. After 70 years of sludge buildup in the oil tank and no real good way of cleaning it out I decided to install a cleanout. I had tried the old nuts, bolts and gas to scour it clean but was still not satisfied. ...
We were discussing this very topic today on a vintage bike forum. Many vintage bikes had magnetos that were marginal at best. Of course some of their weakness was due to capacitors. Lucas had a reputation of failing for a number of reasons. If you need, we can clean and test your plugs. Interestingl...
Is there any performance effects when using a resistor plug? It's petty common to remove the resistor from the spark plug cap and replace it with a copper wire.
I was disappointed that I couldn't get both TYs running befor my grandsons had to leave. But with the go kart, quad and one TY, we still had a good time. After laying out 5 complete TY ignitions I started testing. I also ordered a new condenser and points kit as well as B7ES plugs. Starting with the...