Subject: Re: Harper's electronic ignition
Author: Ambo-@netscape.net
Date: May 8, 2003, 3:30 PM
Post ID: 1712919530
Hi Mike,
Charlie wrote:
| "Peace of mind knowing that you won't be stuck by the side of the road with dead electronic ignition = priceless! :-)" |
Mike wrote:
| "Allen, I have had condensors go and leave me on the side of the road, but have never had an electronic ignition fail. My vehicles with electronic ignition have been much more reliable then the ones with points (except my Ambo, which I baby and addjust all the time just for fun - I love my bike!)." |
It wasn't Allen that wrote that - it was me! My vehicles that came originally with electronic ignition (all of the four-wheeled variety) have also been totally reliable ignition-wise, but we are talking Guzzis here. I had a Dyna III fail which left me with a 500cc '86 LeMans for about 20 miles in rush-hour traffic. Put the points back in and never thought about electronic ignition in a Guzzi ever again (maybe if I had a small-block Guzzi). A condenser is cheap and easy to replace, a spare is always in my right toolbox. Don't think it would be too cost effective to carry a spare electronic ignition, so when it fails I guess the old reliable points get reinstalled. I clean/gap my points and set the timing once a year (approx. every 10,000 miles) which takes at most 30 mins. and costs nothing. Different strokes for different folks, though! :-) Cheers,
Charlie
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