be glad it's not Italian;
for 'Left' and 'Right'
Guzzi refer to 'Sinister' and 'Dextrous'
for 'Left' and 'Right'
Guzzi refer to 'Sinister' and 'Dextrous'
ignition setting gs
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Gerry don't know his S from his Z, see why they lost the war(both wars)
Problem using timing strobe on GS PD, is they a specific timing strobe light for my GS. I've tried a car type but it does not light up the marks enough to see the letters on the flywheel....
Any helpful info would be appreciated
I painted the lines and letters with a fine brush and white paint.
I have a snap-on jobbie and can see them well.
John
Painted them white but all I can see is a white blur when engine is running. Would a timing light that takes power from the battery work any better. The strobe I have at the moment connect to the spark plug and plug lead???
Joe
Yes, Yes, Yes
.I have two timing lights - the one that is powered from the plug lead is next to useless on my bikes (but seems to work on old cars
).The other has a 12v input and a sensor that clips around the plug lead. It works fine - but its best to run it off a separate battery, not connect it to the vehicle it is testing (charging pulse, in time with the spark can upset it, it seems).
I timed my 100GS the other day after changing the timing chain - no probs - nice steady 'Z' mark
.If you want the details, I'll go and dig it out of the back of the workshop
.Bob.
All information is good, yes pleaseYes, Yes, Yes
I have two timing lights - the one that is powered from the plug lead is next to useless on my bikes (but seems to work on old cars
The other has a 12v input and a sensor that clips around the plug lead. It works fine - but its best to run it off a separate battery, not connect it to the vehicle it is testing (charging pulse, in time with the spark can upset it, it seems).
I timed my 100GS the other day after changing the timing chain - no probs - nice steady 'Z' mark
If you want the details, I'll go and dig it out of the back of the workshop
Bob.
All information is good, yes please
I got one like this for 38 squids on fleabay... some fetch more though. Think they retail about 250
new.John
All information is good, yes please
Mine is a 'Clarke Diagnostic Inductive Timing Light, with dual beam - model 97F. I see from the faded label that it cost me £25.95 back in the dawn of time.
It is no longer listed on the Clarke website (nor is any other timing light
), however Machine Mart have a Gunson 77008 that looks very similar:http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/p...-feature/path/automotive-diagnostic-equipment
Price now up to £48.29 though
I have other Gunson test equipment and find their stuff works well.
I think its worth getting a good one.
A Google Search produced a few more possibilities . . .
http://toolstoday.co.uk/shop.php?sec=prod&prod=4907&cat=&load_page=Sealey+Timing+Light
http://toolstoday.co.uk/shop.php?sec=prod&prod=4908&cat=&load_page=Sealey+Timing+Light+with+Advance
http://toolstoday.co.uk/shop.php?se...ad_page=Draper+Pistol+Grip+Xenon+Timing+Light
Looks like some 'Retail Therapy' is in order
Bob.
Yeah think your right,,,,,,,,,,,, just bought the sealy timing light feabay, thanks for the links.Looks like some 'Retail Therapy' is in order
Bob.
joe[/QUOTE] Ok, all is still not good, just purchased a sealy timing light £50, clipped the plus and minus to a spare battery clipped lead to bikes L/Hand HT lead but still not getting any kind of light from the timing gun.I hav replaced the HT leads with new ones few months ago,could this be the problem ?????
clipped the plus and minus to a spare battery clipped lead to bikes L/Hand HT lead but still not getting any kind of light from the timing gun.I hav replaced the HT leads with new ones few months ago,could this be the problem ?????
£41.35 inc VAT at tooled-up.com
Have you tried it on another bike or car?
Does the trigger work, if it has one
John
Ok, all is still not good, just purchased a sealy timing light £50, clipped the plus and minus to a spare battery clipped lead to bikes L/Hand HT lead but still not getting any kind of light from the timing gun.I hav replaced the HT leads with new ones few months ago,could this be the problem ?????
What kind of plug leads are they ?
My 100GS has yellow "Hotwires Silicon High Performance" leads on the top plugs
nenau they were on it when I bought it), whereas, when I fitted the second coil for the 'Twin Plug' set-up I used normal Copper-cored leads for the lower plugs.I get much better timing-light results from the copper-cored leads.
Bob.
What kind of plug leads are they ?
My 100GS has yellow "Hotwires Silicon High Performance" leads on the top plugs
I get much better timing-light results from the copper-cored leads.
Bob.
Bob
Plug leads - you need to get the Black BMW ones - yellow ones look sh1t, (you know that it is true!)
What kind of plug leads are they ?
My 100GS has yellow "Hotwires Silicon High Performance" leads on the top plugs
I get much better timing-light results from the copper-cored leads.
Bob.
Not to sure what they are, all I know is i got them from motorworks. I have tried yet another timing light but still can't get it to work. when I connect the two clips to the battery small red power light come on, i put the other clip onto HT lead start the bike but the damm thing dont flash at all /
Not to sure what they are, all I know is i got them from motorworks. I have tried yet another timing light but still can't get it to work. when I connect the two clips to the battery small red power light come on, i put the other clip onto HT lead start the bike but the damm thing dont flash at all /
On mine, the induction pickup clip has to go on the correct way round - it says "This side towards plug" (or similar).
Is yours the same ?
Edit: has the light ever worked ??? try it on another vehicle and see.
Bob.
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I have (had) 100 metres of black HT lead, plus a load of connectors and rubber covers (thanks, Vehicle Wiring Products
).I have thought about replacing the upper leads.
I thought the yellow ones went rather well with the fork legs, seat & tank
.Think I'll leave it until after the Wee-Kend, no doubt there will be pish taken
.Bob.
Good point, never thought of looking at that, good tip thanks...
Mine is also a bit strange this way. I did find that if I connected it to the bikes battery ,It would not work. Connect to a seperate battery and it worked fine.
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