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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Design improvements for the BT-H?
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<blockquote data-quote="BigEd" data-source="post: 42326" data-attributes="member: 161"><p>A few observations regarding fitting the new BT-H to a Vincent.</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Some engines had very "full" castings and required a bit of judicious easing. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The stainless bracket for the coils allowed the owner/mechanic to twist, bend, cut, etc to get the fit he or she required. On virtually every Vincent installation I've seen they have been a little different. (We Vincent owners like to put our own little touches on a bike.;-)) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Not sure about the thickness of the flange. The studs on mine, I agree, are barely long enough but it it hasn't come loose in the 4 or 5 years and thousands of miles of use and abuse since I fitted it. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">To keep costs down one casting was used to fit as many different makes as possible. The shape does allow the use of the long nut rear nut on a Vincent without producing a different casting and the related extra production cost. The Allen head bolt and long Allen key supplied allows the same casting to fit a Vincent. Design is sometimes a compromise between ideal and affordable. (Having said that there may be something new on the horizon that visitors may see at the Stafford Show later this month.) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The way the wires exit the body is not ideal but it is workable. The reason is probably as per "4." </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The routing of any wires should be checked before bolting on the cowl. Also see note on BT-H website here. <a href="http://www.bt-h.biz/coil_clearance.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000cd">http://www.bt-h.biz/coil_clearance.htm</span></a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I use the standard supplied HT leads and have never had anything melt. </li> </ol><p></p><p>As always your experience may differ.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigEd, post: 42326, member: 161"] A few observations regarding fitting the new BT-H to a Vincent. [LIST=1] [*]Some engines had very "full" castings and required a bit of judicious easing. [*]The stainless bracket for the coils allowed the owner/mechanic to twist, bend, cut, etc to get the fit he or she required. On virtually every Vincent installation I've seen they have been a little different. (We Vincent owners like to put our own little touches on a bike.;-)) [*]Not sure about the thickness of the flange. The studs on mine, I agree, are barely long enough but it it hasn't come loose in the 4 or 5 years and thousands of miles of use and abuse since I fitted it. [*]To keep costs down one casting was used to fit as many different makes as possible. The shape does allow the use of the long nut rear nut on a Vincent without producing a different casting and the related extra production cost. The Allen head bolt and long Allen key supplied allows the same casting to fit a Vincent. Design is sometimes a compromise between ideal and affordable. (Having said that there may be something new on the horizon that visitors may see at the Stafford Show later this month.) [*]The way the wires exit the body is not ideal but it is workable. The reason is probably as per "4." [*]The routing of any wires should be checked before bolting on the cowl. Also see note on BT-H website here. [URL="http://www.bt-h.biz/coil_clearance.htm"][COLOR=#0000cd]http://www.bt-h.biz/coil_clearance.htm[/COLOR][/URL] [*]I use the standard supplied HT leads and have never had anything melt. [/LIST] As always your experience may differ.:) [/QUOTE]
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