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Hey Seffery

This info is from the owners manual. Good luck.

Regards

Muddy

G'day Gene1000 Good luck with your restoration. Have you tried jumper leads? Make sure the bike is in neutral and your spare battery is fully charged - avoid using the bike battery as it may be the problem. Using the black (negative) jumper lead, connect the negative terminal of the battery to a goo...

I hope he is OK. Hell of a nice fella willing to share a huge amount of info.

Good luck with it quidger.

Well done quidger. It is nice to know that the old girl at least starts now. Yes, I think you can rule out the condenser as being the fault now. I have a feeling that the problem might be fuel/carby related. Check the voltage at the battery when you start the bike and continuously until it stalls. I...

G'day quidger For the spark plug test, by far the best thing I have found is to have a short, think jumper wire with an alligator clip on either end. Clamp one alligator clip onto the threaded base of the spark plug and the other onto the motor or frame of the bike. An alternative is to try and hold...

G'day quidger The spark plug test device should be fine, especially if the spark plugs are gapped, clean and new. But in this case, build your confidence first. Please try without the tester and the plugs grounded on the motor. Ensure you see a good strong spark at both of the spark plugs. Once you ...