Try our new info resource - "Aladdin's Cave" (Main menu)Just added a separate link to Ash's Dropbox thread (shortcut)
If your really stuck Paul I could lend you a set of coils, a points plate complete with everything and an advance retard mechanism for a few days. Just took them off my bike last week. They were working great when I stored it 30 years ago, should still work now I reckon.
Make sure you order new clips as well, apparently the new OEM ones are slightly thinner rubber, and the original clips don't quite do up tight enough!Sent from my POT-LX1 using Tapatalk
I am now wondering if your originals were aftermarket ones fitted in the States..... before DK bought it and imported it here. They did seem rather soft and definitely not consistent with Honda ones used for a few thousand miles ... ones from the States are usually prone to hardening much more than UK bikes, probably down to hotter climate in a lot of the States DK tend to buy from. I am pretty sure yours were slightly softer than my NOS ones ..plus it's not just the hardness properties of the rubber it is also it's resistance to 'compression set'.