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Hi I have replaced the points and the capacitor, I now have a spark at both points, however my next problem is timing, the bike has not run since may07, and I am having to time the engine manually.Every thing is fine with the points gapped but when I loosen up the back plate to time the opening of the points by turning the back plate they do not close, how loose should the back plate be when timing the spark. Help

thanks I have a spare I will fit that tonight

MY XS250 IS REFUSING TO START, FUEL IS GETTING THRU, POINTS HAVE BEEN GAPPED AND TIMING CHECKED, BUT I CANNOT GET THE SPARK TO JUMP THE GAP ON THE RIGHT HAND POINT, POWER IS GETTING THRU TO THE POINT BUT NO SPARK WHEN STARTER BUTTON PRESSED, I GET A SPARK ON THE LEFT HAND POINT. HELP