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<blockquote data-quote="Monkeypants" data-source="post: 55098" data-attributes="member: 2708"><p>Tim, I can see how the Harley decompressor would work very well to soften things up for an electric starter, but with the minimal movement of the kickstart it needs one up and over at full compression, in the right spot with all of the riders weight plus the momentum of the flywheel to carry it all thru. Several Vincent people have told me to forget the two plug setup on the Vincent, however they all experimented with stock type hemi Vincent heads. The Prince combustion chamber is/much different and according to Terry, should be run with two plugs firing. This not only provides more power, it allows for the timing to be rolled back five degrees so that pinging is non existent, even at high compression.</p><p>I did look for a spot to drill a third hole, however there is no space. Again, quite different than Ron Kemps Flash in that the CC is long and narrow and quite small, very similar to those used in the Australian V8 supercars, as Horners also have copied.</p><p>The upshot is that it doesn't need anything changed nor do I need to try and adapt some/sort of electric start, as it starts very well now that I have adapted to the required start method.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Monkeypants, post: 55098, member: 2708"] Tim, I can see how the Harley decompressor would work very well to soften things up for an electric starter, but with the minimal movement of the kickstart it needs one up and over at full compression, in the right spot with all of the riders weight plus the momentum of the flywheel to carry it all thru. Several Vincent people have told me to forget the two plug setup on the Vincent, however they all experimented with stock type hemi Vincent heads. The Prince combustion chamber is/much different and according to Terry, should be run with two plugs firing. This not only provides more power, it allows for the timing to be rolled back five degrees so that pinging is non existent, even at high compression. I did look for a spot to drill a third hole, however there is no space. Again, quite different than Ron Kemps Flash in that the CC is long and narrow and quite small, very similar to those used in the Australian V8 supercars, as Horners also have copied. The upshot is that it doesn't need anything changed nor do I need to try and adapt some/sort of electric start, as it starts very well now that I have adapted to the required start method. [/QUOTE]
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