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after a blissful week of riding, my bike no longer starts,
I have done the following:-checked valve clearances-checked static timing-cleaned and gapped the points
-replaced condensers and spark plugs - spark seems ok
Quoteafter a blissful week of riding, my bike no longer starts,Short rides only?
I have done the following:-checked valve clearances-checked static timing-cleaned and gapped the pointsCorrect order would be:-cleaned and gapped the points-checked static timing(Gapping the points will change the timing.)
-replaced condensers and spark plugs - spark seems okWhat does 'seems ok' mean?
The caps I have came with the Dyna coils and HT leads I bought - they're just clips on the end of the leads, with a silicon boot that slides over top, no resistor or anything that I can see. Is this an issue?
QuoteThe caps I have came with the Dyna coils and HT leads I bought - they're just clips on the end of the leads, with a silicon boot that slides over top, no resistor or anything that I can see. Is this an issue?Read the instructions your Dyna coils (what colour?) and HT leads came with and when in doubt contact Dyna. Silicon boots are fine (I run them myself (yellow leads and red boots)), but if there's no resistor in boots and leads (easy to measure) my advice would be to run (R)esistor plugs only. Without any resistor anywhere I don't know if coils will live long. Here's my experience. I bought the green 3 Ω Dyna coils decades ago. First I ran them without any resistors (nor in boots nor in plugs). One coil died after 30.000 kms and I decided it maybe was a better idea to run (R)esistor plugs. But first see what Dyna instructs. I'm not saying this is the cause of your problem, but it wouldn't harm to have this sorted out once and for all.