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Originally Posted by Dan  Jemma, Neko yeppers! you are absolutely right. Thankx. Was driving me mad trying to figure it out. A bud of mine and truly gifted wrench-er took one look and said exactly what you said. Now just have to rig it back in. Gonna do the trial and error thing.
Found a universal radio seat today. going to experiment with a hitch that just goes up and down, but does not twist. All who told me not to do the ball and hitch thing were right. (gotta watch me every minute)
Lord this is fun.  |
You might want to hold off when it comes to reconnecting an idle regulator for the following reason. A lister could theoretically run up to 2500rpm (even with the naff splash lubrication) but the regulator was there to make sure a piston the size of your fist didnt suddenly punch its way out and meet with someones body part (gods know nothing on a farm in them days was safe, not even many of the farmers would pass modern health and safety). Its likely that the regulator gubbins will not allow the engine to rev to its full potential when its all connected up. Probably not what you want in a bike application - unless of course you wire it up indepandantly as some sort of cruise control regulator... now theres a thought lol
I'll tell you a story from my past. When I first got a Humber Sceptre I was confuzzled by the lever on the right hand side of the steering column. All it did with the ignition on was make a solenoid go click and light up a little indicator and I could see no other function for it at all...
First time I took the car out on the road - I was happily trundling (for trundling read 55mph down a backroad) along and remembered that switch. Pushed the switch down - and promptly found 6th gear - and thats how Jemma learned about overdrive...
Scant seconds later she learned why you always dip the clutch when disengaging overdrive too.... headbutting the steering wheel hurts
Basically once you have seen something, you know what it is - until you have its often a mystery, specially since alot of the old tech used very simple mechanical feedback systems where these days we'd use electronics...
Remind me to tell you the story about how I left the lights on one time - spent over an hour trying to push start the humber on my own... (120lbs versus just over a ton) and then remembered about the starting handle in the boot.....
Jemma xx
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"....Look, no pedals... *thud*..." The mating call of the motorized-biker.
"RetroEagle" - 32cc Two-Stroke, Piped. 35mph on #13 gear. Reversed stem with springer fork.
