Hello all,
I am getting near the end now of the restauration of my 49 Rapide, and I am now at the point to fit the overhauled Lucas magneto and fire it up after 50 years.
but I have some doubts about stting the ignition timing, looking from the left side of the bike, the magneto (rotating counterclockwise) has two lobes the bottom one and then
the next one 310 degrees later.
When looking at the article "setting your ignition timing" in Whitakerpedia setting ignition timing it says that the bottom lobe corresponds with
the rear cylinder, but should that not be the front cylinder, because the engine (looking from the left side) rotates anticlockwise which means the front will fire 360+50=410 degrees after the rear cylinder has fired.
My question is which lobe corresponds with which cylinder, because I think the bottom lobe corresponds with the front cylinder, and not the rear one.
thanks,
Jaap
I am getting near the end now of the restauration of my 49 Rapide, and I am now at the point to fit the overhauled Lucas magneto and fire it up after 50 years.
but I have some doubts about stting the ignition timing, looking from the left side of the bike, the magneto (rotating counterclockwise) has two lobes the bottom one and then
the next one 310 degrees later.
When looking at the article "setting your ignition timing" in Whitakerpedia setting ignition timing it says that the bottom lobe corresponds with
the rear cylinder, but should that not be the front cylinder, because the engine (looking from the left side) rotates anticlockwise which means the front will fire 360+50=410 degrees after the rear cylinder has fired.
My question is which lobe corresponds with which cylinder, because I think the bottom lobe corresponds with the front cylinder, and not the rear one.
thanks,
Jaap