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Depends who built the motor its easy to get the 10 pins on the timing sprocket wrong, as for running a toggle switch for ignition is all good been running one on my 850 Featherbed for over 40 years running both Boyar and Joe Hunt.I say the carbs are not right on Debby's old bike more than anything and as Greg said be easy to eliminate timing and other things.My original Amals had that much wear in the slides (from only running them for 4 years from new), the bike didn't like to idle but once going it ran ok without any problems for a few years until I replace with new Amals back in 1980, but 13 years ago I replace those Amal with Jims PWKs set up for my Norton but 6 months ago I pulled the old Amals out, pulled them down and unblocked the left carb pilot jet and the bike is running the best it has ever been running with the JH maggie and with all the years of running these replacement Amals the slides are still good no wear at all and the replacement Amal are a lighter grey than the original Amals and don't seem to be made of pot metal even although I brought them in 1980, so maybe Amal knew about the pot metal Amals way back then.The new Amal in 1980 cost me $100 for both ordered through the Norton owners club in my home town at the time, took about 3 months to get them and had to send one back as they sent 2 left hand Amals, this was the days before the internet lol.Ashley
Depends who built the motor its easy to get the 10 pins on the timing sprocket wrong, as for running a toggle switch for ignition is all good been running one on my 850 Featherbed for over 40 years running both Boyar and Joe Hunt.
I say the carbs are not right on Debby's old bike more than anything and as Greg said be easy to eliminate timing and other things.
My original Amals had that much wear in the slides (from only running them for 4 years from new), the bike didn't like to idle but once going it ran ok without any problems for a few years until I replace with new Amals back in 1980, but 13 years ago I replace those Amal with Jims PWKs set up for my Norton but 6 months ago I pulled the old Amals out, pulled them down and unblocked the left carb pilot jet and the bike is running the best it has ever been running with the JH maggie and with all the years of running these replacement Amals the slides are still good no wear at all and the replacement Amal are a lighter grey than the original Amals and don't seem to be made of pot metal even although I brought them in 1980, so maybe Amal knew about the pot metal Amals way back then.
The new Amal in 1980 cost me $100 for both ordered through the Norton owners club in my home town at the time, took about 3 months to get them and had to send one back as they sent 2 left hand Amals, this was the days before the internet lol.
Ashley
