motorbike timing

[maginoodle]

Hi, i got given a kawasaki KH100G. It had no magneto/flywheel. I got a flywheel today. I cleaned the magneto and points with emery paper. I have spark and a new spark plug. When i was kicking it over all i could get was a couple of backfires. There is good commpression, the carby is clean.

My question is do bikes like this have to be timed? I have never had to muck with bikes much. I have change points, cleaned carbys etc but never had to time one.
I have searched the net but cant find any info.
Cheers Shane

[14secvp]

yes you will need to time it there should be two timing marks on the flywheel one marked "T" and one marked "F" turn the flywheel till the "F" lines up with the timing mark on the crankcase this is when the points should start to open maybe you could also have some dust off the emery paper on the points still I allways pull a peice of paper through the points when finished sanding them to clean out any sand from the paper.

[maginoodle]

thanks mate. i can see a mark on the flywheel. bit dark to try and line anything up tonite. will have a go tommorow arvo. When those marks are lined up do i gap them like car points or do i make them just starting to open?

[14secvp]

just starting to open I normally connect my multimeter to the points so I can tell when they lose contact and set them exactly opening as the mark lines up as my tt500 just about blows ya foot clean off if the timings off a bit.not nice at all took three days to walk properly last time.

[kellyvk]

Hi, i got given a kawasaki KH100G. It had no magneto/flywheel. I got a flywheel today. I cleaned the magneto and points with emery paper. I have spark and a new spark plug. When i was kicking it over all i could get was a couple of backfires. There is good commpression, the carby is clean.

My question is do bikes like this have to be timed? I have never had to muck with bikes much. I have change points, cleaned carbys etc but never had to time one.
I have searched the net but cant find any info.
Cheers Shane

Who does bike rego's in inner Sydney suburbs? Anyone know?

[maginoodle]

mucked around at lunch time. first time i tried had no spark, second time got spark and it went first kick. Just have to get my mate to tune the carby for me now.

Who does bike rego's in inner Sydney suburbs? Anyone know?

I have no idea. I think the rta website has the details but not sure.

[14secvp]

good one mate least you got it going now I had to fiddle with the points gap a bit to get my old girl going properly sometimes it would start good but not rev out then change points gap and hard to start but rev really good .just had too find a happy medium.