Swapped Boyer for Tri-Spark

[Fast Eddie]

You might need it if the Tri-spark Fails, and they do.

As I said prior, my comment was about the 50 year old parts… not the Boyer per se. I wouldn’t knock anyone choosing a new Boyer, but a 50 year old one is clearly past its life expectancy IMO.

Swapping from Tri-Spark to Boyer isn’t really a ‘side of the road’ kinda job.

The only sensible spares to carry would be like-for-like of your chosen weapon IMO.

 

[swooshdave]

As I said prior, my comment was about the 50 year old parts… not the Boyer per se. I wouldn’t knock anyone choosing a new Boyer, but a 50 year old one is clearly past its life expectancy IMO.

Swapping from Tri-Spark to Boyer isn’t really a ‘side of the road’ kinda job.

The only sensible spares to carry would be like-for-like of your chosen weapon IMO.

I carry my AAA card and that's all the parts and tools I need.

 

[baz]

I carry my AAA card and that's all the parts and tools I need.

Really?
You don't carry any tools at all ?

 

[DennisMo]

I have a little screwdriver hidden away to tweak the Mikuni idle mixture and that's all. But I am thinking to pack a little kit with
tubes and axle removal tools and tire irons etc in case I get a puncture. Does anyone do this or do some use the tire goop inflator can that I tried once
in a tubeless bike tire and it did not seal.
Sorry for the diversion...
Dennis

 

[ILLF8ED]

I carry my AAA card and that's all the parts and tools I need.

You’re a braver man than I Dunga Din

 

[MichaelB]

I carry my AAA card and that's all the parts and tools I need.

I've been doing that.
When I lost/broke the spring to my center stand in a canyon, it was flopping all over and unsafe.
Was not really looking forward to the 4 hr wait and tow.
Fortunately, I was wearing a belt. Took a bit to figure something, finally McGyver'd it up and we are off.

 

[robs ss]

 

[swooshdave]

Really?
You don't carry any tools at all ?

Nothing beyond what's in the tool kit.

 

[robs ss]

I've been doing that.
When I lost/broke the spring to my center stand in a canyon, it was flopping all over and unsafe.
Was not really looking forward to the 4 hr wait and tow.
Fortunately, I was wearing a belt. Took a bit to figure something, finally McGyver'd it up and we are off.

I carry a few zippy ties of different sizes for such eventualities.
You're not sure what will happen, just that it will happen!

 

[MichaelB]

Nothing beyond what's in the tool kit.

I carry a few zippy ties of different sizes for such eventualities.
You're not sure what will happen, just that it will happen!

Yeh, I've corrected that.
Going Tool Less on a Norton gives a whole new meaning of going Commando!!!!!!

 

[baz]

Nothing beyond what's in the tool kit.

erm ok
That's a totally different answer

 

[swooshdave]

erm ok
That's a totally different answer

Well, some people carry enough tools to rebuild an engine on the side of the road.

 

[ludwig]

Well, some people carry enough tools to rebuild an engine on the side of the road.

A broken clutch cable can be repaired in 5 minutes and you are back on the road. Beats waiting hours for a tow truck IMO. If I would never ride my bike more than pushing distance from home, I would not carry tools either.

 

[Onder]

Well if you live in the country you can easily get home with no clutch cable at all. Have done it several times!

 

[cash]

Swapping from Tri-Spark to Boyer isn’t really a ‘side of the road’ kinda job.

Well, I've done it, and ran it until the new new Tri Spark turned up. (Mobile signals in the north of the UK are pretty poor).

 

[swooshdave]

Well, I've done it, and ran it until the new new Tri Spark turned up. (Mobile signals in the north of the UK are pretty poor).

It doesn't take that many tools to swap out the ignitions. Swap some wires and such. But it's not major surgery.

 

[N0rt0nelectr@]

I had several Tri Spark units in my Commando. Lived in Phoenix from the 50's to the 2010's! I had issues with every one of them all replaced under warranty.
The last one I had worked great until it didn't. I was over in New Mexico when I got word late at night, that a family member had passed away. Before daylight I hit the road and right into a rainstorm, it stopped around Tucson. Ran it hard until I got home, never missed a lick. On average the outside temp was over 100f for the whole trip. Next day the bike wouldn't start. That's when I went to Pazon, it has never let me down. I think that with the entire unit inside the points cavity and the Arizona heat isn't a good fit for a Tri Spark.

 

[seattle##gs]

A broken clutch cable can be repaired in 5 minutes and you are back on the road. Beats waiting hours for a tow truck IMO. If I would never ride my bike more than pushing distance from home, I would not carry tools either.

The best thing for the clutch cable is to keep it lubed. It pulls easier and makes the cable last for years. I use TriFlow every three months.

 

[swooshdave]

I had several Tri Spark units in my Commando. Lived in Phoenix from the 50's to the 2010's! I had issues with every one of them all replaced under warranty.
The last one I had worked great until it didn't. I was over in New Mexico when I got word late at night, that a family member had passed away. Before daylight I hit the road and right into a rainstorm, it stopped around Tucson. Ran it hard until I got home, never missed a lick. On average the outside temp was over 100f for the whole trip. Next day the bike wouldn't start. That's when I went to Pazon, it has never let me down. I think that with the entire unit inside the points cavity and the Arizona heat isn't a good fit for a Tri Spark.

Too be honest Arizona heat isn't a good fit for humans.

 

[marshg246]

I had several Tri Spark units in my Commando. Lived in Phoenix from the 50's to the 2010's! I had issues with every one of them all replaced under warranty.
The last one I had worked great until it didn't. I was over in New Mexico when I got word late at night, that a family member had passed away. Before daylight I hit the road and right into a rainstorm, it stopped around Tucson. Ran it hard until I got home, never missed a lick. On average the outside temp was over 100f for the whole trip. Next day the bike wouldn't start. That's when I went to Pazon, it has never let me down. I think that with the entire unit inside the points cavity and the Arizona heat isn't a good fit for a Tri Spark.

So, this happened long ago?

To me it's interesting that I've used/installed 372 of them and the three that were returned as bad are running fine in bikes today. My experience with them only goes back to Oct 13, 2016 and all I've had included the test button and the first ones I received were rev "E".

My experience with Pazon is only three bikes - all brought to me for no spark which proved to be the Pazon being bad. I do not trash Pazon even though 100% of those I've touched were failed and replaced with Tri-Spark.