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Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: brooksie on February 23, 2007, 07:03:40 AM

Title: 1961 royal enfield crusader
Post by: brooksie on February 23, 2007, 07:03:40 AM

Can anybody tell me what the tappet setting should be on a '61 royal enfield crusader and also the points setting.
Many thanks.

Title: Re: 1961 royal enfield crusader
Post by: L.A.B. on February 23, 2007, 07:55:57 AM

For standard Crusader (1956-62):
Valves = 0.004" inlet/0.006" exhaust.
Points gap = 0.015"
Ignition timing = 0.015" retard.

Info quoted from 'Royal Enfield The Postwar Models' by Roy Bacon (Niton Publishing).

Title: Re: 1961 royal enfield crusader
Post by: brooksie on February 23, 2007, 04:41:30 PM

Many thanks i'm off to the garage now.