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Weather breaks along with the RT2
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Replied by 1971DT250 on topic Weather breaks along with the RT2
My 3 cents of advice on this topic. I installed the Harley Davidson decompression valve in an Alloy Art adaptor on my RT3 regular riders. Even with the ignition timing set correctly and the OEM decompression valve working I find that this device helps. It has to be manually pushed in before each kick. I also stand on a block of wood. A firm kick is necessary with the 360 and good boots.
This may seem overkill for some. My reason is because of what happened to me in 1983. Kickstarting my 1983 Honda XL600R it backfired and kicked back with my leg straight and my body weight on it. It bent my foot straight up so my toes touched my shin even with boots on. Pulled my achilles tendon from my calf muscle. Took 11 months to heal. Took another 2 years before I was ready to kickstart another motorcycle.
This may seem overkill for some. My reason is because of what happened to me in 1983. Kickstarting my 1983 Honda XL600R it backfired and kicked back with my leg straight and my body weight on it. It bent my foot straight up so my toes touched my shin even with boots on. Pulled my achilles tendon from my calf muscle. Took 11 months to heal. Took another 2 years before I was ready to kickstart another motorcycle.
The hours spent riding my Enduros is not deducted from my life span.
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Replied by Mothersbaugh on topic Weather breaks along with the RT2
Stories like these are why little Jimmie will be happy with his stable of AT's and CT's, and the one 250A. 360? 400? Not for my 5'6", 165 lbs, thank you very much. Call me a twink, but I still walk upright and straight.
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Flywheel really should be left on when setting the timing, so yes.
In your case it might be prudent to remove just to make sure key is intact?
I'm also guessing you don't have tools to set the timing correctly... actually setting it to where you want it is by far the best course.
If you want to "wing it" like we used to do as kids... then the principles are:
Larger maximum point gap = more advanced timing
Narrower maximum point gap = more retarded timing
Process is working through window in flywheel, rotate flywheel until point gap is as wide as it can get. Carefully measure gap with feeler gauges and write it down. Say the gap measures at 0.014 inch... then you loosen the points screw and adjust the gap to be slightly less.. say 0.013 inch. Tightening the points screw can be maddening because the gap tends to change as the screw is tightened. Using a flat blade screwdriver in the "pry to adjust slots" in the point/stator to apply pressure to keep the point plate from moving you tighten the screw is what I do. Be patient, you'll get it.
In your case it might be prudent to remove just to make sure key is intact?
I'm also guessing you don't have tools to set the timing correctly... actually setting it to where you want it is by far the best course.
If you want to "wing it" like we used to do as kids... then the principles are:
Larger maximum point gap = more advanced timing
Narrower maximum point gap = more retarded timing
Process is working through window in flywheel, rotate flywheel until point gap is as wide as it can get. Carefully measure gap with feeler gauges and write it down. Say the gap measures at 0.014 inch... then you loosen the points screw and adjust the gap to be slightly less.. say 0.013 inch. Tightening the points screw can be maddening because the gap tends to change as the screw is tightened. Using a flat blade screwdriver in the "pry to adjust slots" in the point/stator to apply pressure to keep the point plate from moving you tighten the screw is what I do. Be patient, you'll get it.
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