ANalog…Uh?

My IT skills are negligible, sure, I can do the WiFi thing.. occasionally, but OBD ports and algorithms really heat up my urine. Fortunately fixing wiring issues on old bikes is generally a matter of finding a faulty component (generator, rectifier, switch etc.) and then either fixing it, cleaning, re-soldering, replacing detents and springs, or maybe all of the above! In the final analysis fixing it with a new ‘un! Sometimes the latter is the only way, but I do treat it as a last resort… I’m tight! And so it came to pass that Ray texted me with a brief tale of woe regarding his BSA. It’s a 650cc Lightning and ironically, Ray bought it on my 16th birthday, June 9, 1965. He’s owned Larry The Lightning for almost…

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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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