Draganfly Motorcycles is a family run business specialising in Ariel, BSA and Triumph spares. We also fabricate parts and run a busy workshop which undertakes engineering and repairs - which is where most of our videos come from! Our sister company Craven produces vintage luggage using original molds to a high standard.
Yes - OK - it's nice work; - but criminal sacrilage to a classic motor - Bennett Longman (of Iron Horse Motors) does a 12V 300W conversion which is reasonably priced, easy to fit & a quick glance it is indistinguishable from the original Lucas 6V 70W rubbish... Ben's upgrade requires NO machining or destruction of original parts.
i have a 140 stomp pit bike and if it ant timed up right would it course it to run bad like it ticks over fine but when you rev it it bogs and engine gets hot very quick like with in a min or two but when u put the t for time at the mark its ment to be at it hits the valve so iv had to put the timing in a spot that i think its in it starts fine but dont run fine and its on the exhust stroke any help please on how to solve this
You can't accurately determine TDC with a moving rod like that, as there's a 'null' area either side of TDC, where there's effectively no movement of the rod. You need a fixed Stop, made from an old Spark Plug, that stops the Piston a few mm before TDC. Wind the Engine slowly until the Piston hits the stop, and mark the Rotor in that position. Wind the Engine round the other way until it stops again, mark that point. Mid-way between the two marks is the EXACT TDC point.
You still could use this tool, all you'd have to do is do that similar method you mentioned, only with this tool you can rotate the engine until the moving rod hits its peak, mark that point. Then keep rotating the engine until the moving rod starts to go back down, mark that point. In between those two points is exactly TDC as well, getting rid of that 'null' area.
With the spark plug positioned vertically above the piston, as on this Leader engine, it is straightforward to use the tool. Unfortunately most sparkplugs are positioned at an angle to the piston, so it would be nice if the video described how to use it with this configuration.
I've been trying to track down my old Ariel Golden Arrow that I owned in the 70's. It was one of the last sold or so I was told. I couldn't see the registration on yours but was just wondering if it was RMX 868F by any faintest chance?
