Yes, I used do the same back in the day , Rizla tab worked well. Cheers Gary

You are welcome John.

Hi Colin, will try that, great idea

Hi James - Not quite sure what you mean here, if you place the crank align marks T/14 s "F" mark and ajust the postion of your points with a srewdriver by levering them clockwise or anti clockwise, and them lock them in place you should have it , now check with the bulb system you should have it bang on as you rotate the crank. Hope this helps Gary

@@garyspracticalworkshop357 Hi Gary thanks for replying! So what I mean is I get it aligned to T/14 with the bulb, start the bike, then when I check it again with the bulb, the t/14 mark is now too far advance. I'm not sure how but the T/14 timing seems to be slipping everytime I start the bike after setting the timing.

Hi James - Sounds to me as if your timing is slipping out some where, I would be inclined to check the auto advance unit behind the points mounting plate, also check all the screws are tight on the points backplate and one more thought would be to check the timing cam can move freely , fine oil only on this . Hope this helps Gary

Mark the high point of the cam lobe with a sharpy marker on the crank nut, then work on setting the points gap, 14 thou, then set the crank to T1/4. Now connect your bulb up, back turn the crank the light should be on, and as you turn the crank clockwise as the T 1/4 lines up the bulb should go out, repeat for T 2/3 adjust the timing points plate so that bulb work on setting the points gap first. Hope this helps Gary

@@garyspracticalworkshop357 Will take another stab at it, this time with a bulb. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@@toyetoyetoye no trouble....

The inginition must be on as well as the kill switch.