First ride, first breakdown
Made in England Made in England There's been lots of progress. I have received my new classic-style black and silver number plate and fitted it. The repaired rev counter core is back and I have reassembled and refitted that too. I had a change of heart and removed the old contact breaker points igntion system, replacing it with a Boyer Mk4 electronic ignition and new 6V Lucas coils for better reliability. These units replace the mechanical auto-advance mechanism with a simple magnet, and the contact breaker points plate assembly with a couple of contact-free pickup coils. These connect to a 'little black box' using the existing wiring, and the box then has outputs for the igntion coils. It precisely controls the ignition timing without any moving parts, giving a more stable idle, easier pull-away from low revs and more advance at high revs for greater power. And it's fit-and-forget, unlike the fiddly contact breakers. Not bad for £90 I think. And there are a few fini