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Any experts here? I was told the primary cases from these models will bolt up to Goldstar cases. I believe this would allow me to use an alternator. True?
Yes they will bolt to gold star crankcasesAny experts here? I was told the primary cases from these models will bolt up to Goldstar cases. I believe this would allow me to use an alternator. True?
B series alternator chaincases are not that common in the UK and rarely come up for saleI bought my Goldstar right out of high school, 1972. At the time I knew very little about British bikes. I had ignition and electrical problems for decades, the first big leap forward was getting a Boyer crank triggered ignition but the awful magdyno and it's even worse mounting on the motor has kept it from being reliable. Two years ago I put in a new crank and rod assembly for a DBD and I would like to use a Joe Hunt magneto. JH has single fire mags but seem to be reluctant to sell one. I was talking to Jaye Strait today and he said it would be easy to install an alternator if I had the correct cases. This would solve a lot of problems right away if it's possible. I can still use the crank triggered ignition instead of using a total loss system.
IMHO the best form of ign for an old Brit single is a good mag. Or a modern version like a BTH as mentioned above.If that's the one that has the negative ground then that's what I have. It worked very well just give it a reliable 12V.
I've heard of people having problems with it. Is there a better form of ignition for these bikes?