Fast Eddie
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Got talking to a mate of mine recently who was strobing his Boyer equipped 850 Commando.
He had to take ot to 5000 rpm, but in real life he almost never does that whilst riding it. Like many other folk I uspect.
So... most Commando riders have no idea what ign timing they’re actually using most of the time (as it’s somewhere on the advance curve). Even cruising on the freeway / motorway at 4000-4500 rpm still wouldn't be fully advanced.
Some years ago I had a manual advance magneto Triumph. I would retard it to start, then put it straight to full advance where it would stay until I needed to start it next time. And it ran perfectly.
It got me wondering, has anyone ever tried a fixed ign with a manual retard switch on an electronic ign on a Commando?
And / or, just how quickly could a Commando auto advance be set to advance before any downside was revealed?
He had to take ot to 5000 rpm, but in real life he almost never does that whilst riding it. Like many other folk I uspect.
So... most Commando riders have no idea what ign timing they’re actually using most of the time (as it’s somewhere on the advance curve). Even cruising on the freeway / motorway at 4000-4500 rpm still wouldn't be fully advanced.
Some years ago I had a manual advance magneto Triumph. I would retard it to start, then put it straight to full advance where it would stay until I needed to start it next time. And it ran perfectly.
It got me wondering, has anyone ever tried a fixed ign with a manual retard switch on an electronic ign on a Commando?
And / or, just how quickly could a Commando auto advance be set to advance before any downside was revealed?