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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Hard starting.......due to cam timing.
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 171545" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>If the engine was any kind of modern 4 valve type, it would have bent all the valves.......At first i didn't realise the ignition was out 180 deg, Upon kicking it over, it actually did start and run, although the exhaust note was odd to say the least........The givaway was the bad kicking back on the kickstart lever........last time i found this was on a Shadow resto........with rebuilt mag, the camring housing was on 180 out and it was kicking back just the same........one thing to be careful of here.......if the ignition is out like that, the engine can actually backfire and catch fire. As this bike is kick start only.....can anyone tell me what, if any, kind of other type of folding kickstart will work on a Vincent spline......perhaps some type of Jap lever or similar.......this bike has rear sets, and the stock Vin lever digs into your shin........i've heated and bent the lever which is sort of acceptable, but still not the best........Probabaly take it for a test run today........Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 171545, member: 597"] If the engine was any kind of modern 4 valve type, it would have bent all the valves.......At first i didn't realise the ignition was out 180 deg, Upon kicking it over, it actually did start and run, although the exhaust note was odd to say the least........The givaway was the bad kicking back on the kickstart lever........last time i found this was on a Shadow resto........with rebuilt mag, the camring housing was on 180 out and it was kicking back just the same........one thing to be careful of here.......if the ignition is out like that, the engine can actually backfire and catch fire. As this bike is kick start only.....can anyone tell me what, if any, kind of other type of folding kickstart will work on a Vincent spline......perhaps some type of Jap lever or similar.......this bike has rear sets, and the stock Vin lever digs into your shin........i've heated and bent the lever which is sort of acceptable, but still not the best........Probabaly take it for a test run today........Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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