Ah, so that's what your previous comment meant. I understand now. Forgive me, it's been several years since I worked on a points ignition. The wire...

Dan - And what about the "test jumper" to eliminate the possibility of a bad wire ?

• One more test... I don't trust the points to do their job. They could be incorrectly gapped, still dirty, or other issues. So (ignition ON) I poke a...

► An easy home test is to 1) check and refill the water level in all cells, then 2) trickle charge the battery at (hopefully) less than 1A for 1/2 day...

► I think you meant Coil #2 on that second entry. ► You are jumping at the bait too fast, my friend. • I assume you were testing with brand new p...

• Best practice is to disconnect the battery before removing or installing the front cover so that you don't burn up the rectifier, which is the expos...

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These are very simple issues... if you'll think logically and follow an equally logical sequence of testing. • First make sure the ignition swit...

Glad it helped.

I knew you'd be happy with Ted, no matter what shock he sold you. ?

• It is very common, but it's a common tuning issue that makes the bike run very poorly. To run smoothly, each cylinder has to pull equally, that is t...

Welcome Aboard ! I rode Triumphs for longer than I want to admit. Now I wished I had converted sooner. I love not being tethered by an invisible 100...

For that price you could buy a Vincent. But on the other hand... if you actually wanted to leave your neighborhood... ?

I got some of that on my first visit. Second visit it seems to have cleared up. I am not allowed to edit any posts from the previous forum.

Mario - 1) The place to start is to get the bike, as it currently sits, to run. This may require you to buy the necessary tune up items and rebuild ...