Sitzmann420 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hi everyone- Here's a quick introduction. I am new to motorcyles, and just bought my first one a few days ago.I got the urge to want to ride this summer and found a great beginners bike. Its a 70' ct-175. I happen to find it on craigslist for 400$. It only has 1900 miles on it has been garaged kept and looks nice. But id rather be able to ride it than just look nice ha-ha. So anyway I when I bought it, the points had been removed. Not knowing too much I had my friend put in a new condenser and points. I also put a new battery in it. I tried to kick it over a few times but we were getting no spark. I am also wondering what the correct point gap measurement is??We checked the plug and it was new.Unfortunately my friend (who knows bikes) had to go out of town, and im very anxious to get this bike on the rode.... Just looking for some troubleshooting on what the problem may be? Thanks guys. Heres a picture of my bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayruf Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hi everyone- Here's a quick introduction. I am new to motorcyles, and just bought my first one a few days ago.I got the urge to want to ride this summer and found a great beginners bike. Its a 70' ct-175. I happen to find it on craigslist for 400$. It only has 1900 miles on it has been garaged kept and looks nice. But id rather be able to ride it than just look nice ha-ha. So anyway I when I bought it, the points had been removed. Not knowing too much I had my friend put in a new condenser and points. I also put a new battery in it. I tried to kick it over a few times but we were getting no spark. I am also wondering what the correct point gap measurement is??We checked the plug and it was new.Unfortunately my friend (who knows bikes) had to go out of town, and im very anxious to get this bike on the rode.... Just looking for some troubleshooting on what the problem may be? Thanks guys. Heres a picture of my bike Hi The manual I use is Haynes (ISBN 0 85696 210 4) it lists 93cc through to 171cc AT CT and DT, The points gap stated is 0.012~0.015"(0.3~0.4 mm). When I adjust the points on my DT, I hold the advance retard mechanism to full advance via the small hole in the advance weight arm. The points should open at 0.07” BTDC (1.8mm). Be sure that there is no path to earth for the wire to the points, if there is it will not spark. Hope this is the answer you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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