Spark Plug Reference Chart
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Spark Plug Specification Chart
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Right click and select 'Save Link As...' to download the file to your PC)
GOT ANY TIPS?
Share some of those workshop secrets...
Riding is only half the fun - working on the bikes is part of the whole mystique of vintage motocross.
But we all know that vintage bikes require special care. And sometimes we need help when working on that repair or restoration.
So, if you would like to pass on any reference material, or links to websites that you think might be useful (general or bike/brand specific), please send them to webmechanic@classicscramble.org.au and they can be put up for all the members to share.
Article: How you can read spark plugs and select them
"Stay with motorcycling long enough to swat a few gnats with your nose and you will at least begin to realize how much there is to know about spark plugs. Bikers like to tinker, and will replace spark plugs even if they don't venture anything else. And in just replacing plugs the motorcyclist becomes acquainted with the fact that there is more than meets the eye. The first thing you have to learn is..."
To read the rest of the article by Gordon Jennings click here.
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Article: Two-Stroke Oil Premix Ratios - Is Less, More? Is More, Less?
"Zen philosophy says "less is more" and we'd agree that probably is true of sermons, rhubarb tonic and irreversibly platonic relationships. However, we do have doubts about the efficacy of Zen in the art of motorcycle maintenance, particularly when it involves applying the less-is-more precept to two-stroke engine lubrication. This places us among motorcycling's heretics: majority opinion insists that oil is the enemy of two-stroke performance and advises..."
To read the rest of the article by Gordon Jennings click here (or right-click and select Save As)
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