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Project Board / Re: Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.
« on: May 13, 2024, 08:24:30 PM »
Initially I plan to retain the standard points system then change over to electronic ignition if the bike runs ok again.
It must have taken me an hour of checking the points gap, checking the F mark for the bulb to light up in the hope that my static timing is good enough on 1/4 & 2/3 can't believe how rusty I am at setting points. I will use my strobe when it's running.
It would be great if the two small pegs for opening the points with a screwdriver were even close to the recess on the other side of the contact breaker.
Presumably I could move the backing section to achieve this. I assume some of this is linked to the brand of ponts fitted as well. There is no pitting on the contacts they look very new in terms of use.
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500 ponts plate by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
It must have taken me an hour of checking the points gap, checking the F mark for the bulb to light up in the hope that my static timing is good enough on 1/4 & 2/3 can't believe how rusty I am at setting points. I will use my strobe when it's running.
It would be great if the two small pegs for opening the points with a screwdriver were even close to the recess on the other side of the contact breaker.
Presumably I could move the backing section to achieve this. I assume some of this is linked to the brand of ponts fitted as well. There is no pitting on the contacts they look very new in terms of use.
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