The problem can most likely be traced to Lucas, the supplier of electrical controls for most British machines, including Jag and RR. Before the end, it was so bad that a switch could break on you taking it out of the box!! I only worked on Brit cars for my boss (Triumph with an I-6 when I worked for Ryder), and really good friends who knew the nature of the beast and understood if it broke soon after fixing it. I had a friend/neighbor with a Triumph M/C who asked me to work on his, and he decided to wait when I told him about the electrical problems and that it would be better to find parts off of a Jap bike that worked on his Bonneville. Some of his wires had fried...
________________________________ From: Noah Goodall <noah.good...@gmail.com> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 9:54:32 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Kind of related, but with bicycles. My first time using clip-in pedals and shoes, I pull up to a median on a bike/running path, with two gorgeous women waiting for traffic to clear. Of course, I forgot how to unclip from my pedals, and began the slowest low-speed fall you've ever seen on a bicycle, right at their feet. Oh and I'm wearing spandex. Smooth. On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Kim Paddock <kimpadd...@ymail.com> wrote: I've heard of those electrical gremlins from old Brit bikes. This one seems better than most on that count. > > > > ________________________________ From: Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> >To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 5:10:21 PM >Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle >Maintenance > > >I don't know about the Triumph, but my friends dad had a BSA from the 60's >with >a 6 volt reverse ground system on it. It leaked oil, and he was always >troubleshooting electrical issues. I think there was a reason that the UJM put >them out of buisness. > > >On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Kim Paddock <kimpadd...@ymail.com> wrote: > >Brit bikes! I'll need your help when the day comes that I rebuild the '65 >Triumph. >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: surfswab <surfs...@gmail.com> >> >>To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> >>Sent: Fri, August 13, 2010 9:32:16 PM >>Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance >> >> >>So much for that memory. >> >>Shoulda known that too. A buddy and I bought Hondas about the same >>time. Me a 250 Scrambler and he a 305. I secretly regretted that >>choice and just as secretly coveted his. Went back to Brit bikes, >>though, and never rode another Honda until I bought this 750 a couple >>years ago. >> >>Thanks for the Google anyway. >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
