considering you like HP this was the last unrestricted BUSA built 12 / 1999 but was a 2000 model , it ate Michelin pilots ......
These were the best ones for valve adjustment, no doubt about it Josh.PowerDubs_imp said:
I was on the back of a friends Norton Commando 150 miles from home when it faultered. He used a small stick to hold the mechanical spark advance open, the cover of a match book to set the points, and a cigarette paper between the points to set the timing. Purred like a kitten the rest of the way home.use2b_imp said:I am strictly old school and seldom mess with precision machines.
saying that , my spark plug gauge is the typical auto store round one that has graduated gap.
also use an off the shelf blade set from an auto store .
I do need to check the valves on my 1948 GMC that has the optional 270CI . those valves are checked Hot BTW , besides being 6 volt positive ground the old engine holds 11 qts of oil ......... hope no one minds seeing a photo of it as it is motorcycle related
I didn't smoke either. But when you have to overhaul a bike every 10,000 miles you learn a lot about motorcycle mechanics and the road side tricks.Houtman_imp said:
Did mom fuss?Nortoon_imp said:
Do you remember when oil was sprayed on dirt roads to keep the dust down?!Nortoon_imp said:
My mum didn't fuss about that. But leaving rubber tire marks on the basement stairs dragging my bikes down to the basement to work on them during the winter was not appreciated.SportsterDoc_imp said:
PCBs were a big deal when the 1971 Sylmar earthquake severely damaged the Sylmar Converter Station in the north part of the Los Angeles San Fernando Valley...especially since the station was right next to the Van Norman Reservoir, which lost part of the dam facing, resulting in the evacuation of ~80,000 residents.Nortoon_imp said:
