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British Bikes / 1920s/30s carbs
« on: December 19, 2023, 08:28:02 PM »
Back in the 20s and 30s  some bikes had the amal or amac mounted with the body and throttle slide horizontal . was this just to save height ? and were the carbs specials or just the usual with different float bowls .Geoff

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British Bikes / royal enfield 355 1929
« on: November 30, 2023, 05:13:49 PM »
I have owned the bike for 40 years and have finally  tried to get it on the road [last used in 1940] It is the twin port ohv model .with AMAC carb and Sturmy archer gbox. I have set the cam timing such that the valve overlap is equidistant either side of tdc. Set the mag to spark at about  tdc. I get it to fire but not for more than about 5 seconds. The carb is 2 lever [big lever goes to big slide .little lever to little slide. I have not had a bike with two slides and am not sure of basic setting for starting .If I ever get it running properly riding will be a challenge with lever throttle and hand change! Is there any body on this forum with knowledge of model 355 or some basic settings to get it to run properly. cheers Geoff

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