http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/ Small Honda Singles Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:59:38 GMT OOWONBS@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6660 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6660 Well, have you looked down the throat to see IF the choke is even functioning?!? BillSF9c Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:53:18 GMT funholio http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6659 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6659 Hi, I have noticed that the choke doesn't help the bike start or idle, even now that it's getting a little chilly in the mornings. I have been experimenting Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:24:39 GMT OOWONBS@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6658 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6658 ... Thanks. What I meant was that I've heard the phrase "check your points", not specifically being told to check -my- points. What bike is this? Incl yr plz. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:20:25 GMT funholio http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6657 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6657 Hi Bill, Thanks. What I meant was that I've heard the phrase "check your points", not specifically being told to check -my- points. I've been reading about Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:39:41 GMT OOWONBS@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6656 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6656 They are probably saying, check your timing, as much as your points. Sparks ought not be excessive, and the points almost mirror like, IF you could see them Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:56:33 GMT funholio http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6655 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6655 Thanks Ke100 and the people who emailed me directly. I'll have a good read about this tonight. Sam Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:55:55 GMT funholio http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6654 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6654 That tools sounds wicked. Can you still get them? Is it a safe assumption the threads are still the same in the C100 range? (C100M8 Honda Superdream 100cc Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:18:26 GMT Wally Weir http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6653 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6653 Back when C100s, etc. were current in the USA, Honda had a special tool for setting the valve clearances based on a quarter turn of the adjuster -- the threads Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:43:54 GMT davisbrandaps@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6652 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6652 Hello Sam Search on Ignition timing or Points/coil Ignition. Basically the points open and close under the control of a cam thereby making and breaking an Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:34:48 GMT funholio http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6651 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6651 Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Cold, you could get away with it on my bike - maybe- but only after a lot of trial and error and using tappet noise, but to Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:45:13 GMT OOWONBS@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6650 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6650 Fingers? No. They won't fit. You need the tools. Ear? Yes. The sound comes out to the ear. This demands the engine be hot, not just warm. I mesh the two, tools Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:44:52 GMT funholio http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6649 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6649 Hi, I've heard "Check your points" many, many times over a long space of time but never understood what they are. Searching the net for "motorcycle points" is Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:50:50 GMT http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6648 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6648 Reminder from: Small-Honda-Singles Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/cal Happy Birthday SHS! Tuesday November 10, 2009 All Day Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:45:56 GMT Scott Kirn http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6647 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6647 Not hot but I do it cold all of the time. ScottK St Louis Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:42:55 GMT funholio http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6646 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Small-Honda-Singles/message/6646 Hi Guys n Gals. Is it possible, if you've had experience, to adjust the tappets and valve clearances on a fully heated (ridden hard for 4 klms) engine with