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QUESTION:
Can the • Answer Man"
solve the great Spanish Ameri can my stery: Wh at does the
word ·Cemoto" (on the Bultaco trademark) really mean? F.B.-Cost a Mesa
ANSWER: · CEMOTO" is n offic ia l
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1 have a 1965 Bultaco
PurSang.lti s timed correc tly. 1 use Torco oil mixed 20-1 i n
regul ar gas. The bike misses as
though it were fo uling a plug, but
this i s not the case. The condenser
is mounted in the open and is a Mall ory. Someti mes when it is running
this way it will catch and go li ke
mad on top end but never as well
as it shoul d. T he condi tion happens
as the bike becomes hott er such as
when runni ng up a wash. I've tri ed
assort ed jets, plu g ranges and etc. ,
to no avail.
This same problem has been experi enced by other riders of my acquaintance. D. W - Pal m Sprin gs.
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HONDA PARTS TE :~:58
Wilmmgton Discount Cycle Center
1505 Avalon, Wilmington, Calif.
ANSWER: The problem is undoubted-
. ly e lec t ric . .F irs t pos s ibil ity is a bad wind in g in the low
tension coil. Though all ri ght at low
sp eeds and when cold , as those
conditions cha nge the windings may
chafe or rub and produce the breakdown you are suffering . .A s econd
possibil ity is loos e wires behind
the magneto that a re contacting (rubbing) the shaft or flywhee 1.
If those loos e wires aren't the
problem then back to the coil . T he
only way to chec k this out properly
is to plu g in a new unit . Do not j ust
c onnect one parallel to the old one,
it mus t be disconne ct ed entirely and
a new one installed•
Since you mentioned · up a wash"
I assum e you're a esert rid er . Many
PurSang rid ers hav e .ins ta lle d a co mplete seco nd ignitio n sy stem - coil
and condenser in con junction with a
switch. When a s eve ntually must
happ en on deser t trails , an ignition
system fails , a flick of the switch
just keeps thi ngs going fine . Tha t
sur e beats pus hing!
QUESTION:
1 woul d like to know if
it' s possible and how
you would go about setting up a total
l oss i gni tio n sys tem on a Hodaka
and a Bul taco · Sherpa" 125. I 've
read about yo ur views on T otal L oss
I gnition in the Aug ust 3, 1967 edition, but since then I' ve received in formation about the Judson "CycleTron . · It claims to put a better spark
than a coil and not decreases at
higher rpm. Would the change still
be a waste of time and effort? G.S.Greenbrae, Calif.
ANSWER: I sur e wish we knew what
type of ridi ng you us e the
Bul taco and Hodaka for. If it' s for
a ny scramble s , de s er t e tc . , I would
without hesitation s ta te tha t re gardless of coil effic ie ncy a to ta l los s
ignition system would be a was te of
time and effort. The Judson " Cyc leTr on" is a coil a nd a very effic ie nt
one . I hav e s een a pair of the m us ed
for drag racin g ignition set-ups, but
that is vi rtua lly the only pla ce I can
recommen d for a T .L. igniti on.
In whate ver ignitio n system you
origi nally s ta rt with , all compone nts
except the break er poi nts and cam
must be disconnected or done away
with. T he J udson coils have a six
volt primary windi ng; thus your machi ne must have s uch a battery voltag e rating. A twel ve volt battery will
do, if you use a 6 volt droppin g resistor in series with the positive
battery lead . .A compl et e se t of wiring instructions ar e included with
the J udson units, but again I do not
recommend the tota l los s unle ss
your us e of the cycle is very limi ted!
QUESTION:
I own a 68xCI 00 Moto
Beta wi th the standard
Cerian i fork s. 1 woul d like to remove the dust covers and i nstall the
external seals that are used on a lo t
of current .scramblers. Does Ceriani
or any oth er company make such a
s6"1l for thi s unit? R.W.-Whittier, Cal .
ANSWER: Th ere is already an e x-
ternal s eal under thos e
boots yo u wis h to remove . No ot her
type of se al is manufact ured. I heartily re commend you l eave the boots
in pla ce. Despite the e fficie ncy of
this seal , some foreign ma tter s are
going to work into the bushings a nd
demand an overhaul before the du e
time with boots in pla ce.
QUESTION: Why
does an engine run
rich when the weather
is cold and damp? I find that my bike
is still rich even after it's fully
warmed up. B.D. - San Jose.
AtISWER: A s the weath er bec omes
cold and damp the fue l/ai r
rati o is greatly e ffec ted. A good example is to imag i ne yo ur engi ne intak e port is virt ually j us t tha t when
the valve is closed . Now, which
holds more air , an empty jar or one
half full of water ? Exact ly , the empty one!
But, when th e air is da mp your
in tak e has a quan tity of wate r that
j ust will not a llo w as much air to
combi ne with the fuel your ca rburetor
je t syst em is providin g. As a re s ult ,
you ha ve a rich mix regar dle s s of
temperature!
Woodland Washington
--~ Champi onshi p Scrambles
March 24, 1968
Open Expert Class
Emil Ahola
NORTON
T rophy Dash
NORTON
Emil Ahola
Visalia Ramblers Mota-Cross
1st Open Expert
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