ThomasADixon
XS650 Enthusiast
As shown the motorcycle shop suggests electronic ignition on points bike. Is that maybe the consensus?
You guys blow me away with your knowledge - i wish we lived in the same neighborhoodWell, it may have been as simple as you contaminating the faces of the points with an oily feeler gauge. If the blade had any oil what so ever on it, that could happen. Then the points won't fire. You want the blade totally clean and dry when using it on points so clean it first with electrical contact cleaner. That being said, if you really are serious about keeping the points and want to be able to set their gaps exactly, get yourself a dwell meter. This measures the points gap electronically so there's no need to get a feeler gauge anywhere near them. This is the most accurate way to set the points gap and the only accurate way to set used points. Used points develop pits on the faces and the spark jumps between those pits. You can't measure between the pits with a feeler gauge. The gap you're measuring and setting with the feeler gauge is smaller than the actual gap between the pits that the spark is jumping between. Keeping that in mind, if you must gap used points with a feeler gauge, it's best you set them to the lower end of their spec.
For points, try to find the Daiichi brand. This is what Yamaha originally used. There are lots of cheapo Chinese points sets out there now .....
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