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Airhead

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  1. of course the pistons are skimmed to size using a lathe, the marks you see are just carbon deposits in the grooves left by the machining process
  2. Greetings Norcot, that'll be pilningas..he's in Brizzle
  3. Forget the lighting cct for now concentrate on the ign cct, here is a schematic of a basic magneto with points (contact breaker) ignition, yours will be similar but the connection the ignition coil low voltage terminal will branch off also to the kill switch and key switch
  4. yes turn it until its tight and then hit the end with a heavy hammer, make sure its still tight and repeat
  5. yor camera is amazing...loved the fly close up you can keep the rest...far too picture heavy, takes an age to load up with my poor internet speed!
  6. both generator coils should be grounded to the baseplate at one end only. You wont find a wiring diagram for inside of the magneto...there isnt one!
  7. It's 'private message' see the flagged envelope icon at the top of your screen
  8. Greetings dougie yeah I'm thinking that maybe the rear suspension 'dogbones' can be changed and the front fork yokes dropped down the legs an inch or so? They are tall ....., I had one and it was pretty much a tiptoe job when stationary...didnt bother me though
  9. Course there is Dave, be nice to see ya again...camping?
  10. 80 mph on a DT 'barn door' is a tad uncomfortable...i wouldnt fancy pushing that boundary too often
  11. copy the++++++ line tommy
  12. Airhead

    DONE IT

    Thats fantastic news congratulations dont buy a heavy bike like a Harley or that little bridge will end up in the sea
  13. Greetings John, I ve got a DT and it has 710 stamped on the clutch cover
  14. Greetings brass plenty of 'banter' in here
  15. me too, thought it was my PC
  16. a slight change in tempo is normal ( between idle and around 2000 rpm) but not an ever increasing change in proportion to rpm change
  17. they are usually 5k Ohms DT
  18. dont forget you will get hit for import duty from USA
  19. Well done Cyl, you didnt hang about .
  20. my money is on the battery, top it up with de-ionised (distilled) water only between the high and low levels marker
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