Frank reminds me of my Father. He knew these Triumphs inside and out. Frank did a wonderful job on our bike. It started with 2 prime kicks and then the key turned on it fired. We dialed in the carburetor and it runs great. I wholeheartedly recommend Frank if you’ve got any trouble with your classic English Motorcycle.
I have Air Force tools from my dad!! - For his ol' Air Force ratchet - Snap-On truck tried to "offer" me a new replacement unit as well! ^_^ Silly Snap-On guys! I still have the whole set of 3, small to large. Thx for the in-depth video big guy!
Wanted to congratulate you on your ingenious top dead center tool, should make something like this for myself years ago. But I never worked on British bikes as a job/trade, only on my own. I learned long time ago, Boyer box could fail like that and made this assumption watching first part of your film yesterday. I don't know who wired this bike but connectors used for it aren't good enough in my opinion and can fail relatively quickly.
Well said - i took notes from his previous video explaining the TDC tool he made :-) The Box : Vibration from mounting location perhaps? Bad crimps/ connections possible as well.... HaPpy NeW YeAr
Nice job in sorting the sparks out. With the ignition parts you have removed, have/will you run tests to narrow down the culprit? Or not bother because the client will be charged for the replacement parts & given the removed parts back should he want them?
You are completely correct in that as a business I really do not (usually) try to figure out why or which each part failed. If the corrective action is new parts and the bike is fixed, I'm happy, and the client is happy, and there's usually another bike waiting for my attention. And, as I had three of the Boyer boxes sitting idle and not doing anyone any good I did not charge for it.
Yes agree more tests more cost for the client but what I was thinking, if the client didn’t want the old parts, what bits are actually good & worth keeping as spares. So the tests are for personal info only.
I agree with you. I always offer the old parts to the owner. Some take them, some don't. If they don't I sometimes do "autopsies" on the mechanical parts to see what's inside and how they work. I've done relays, flashers, switches, starters, filters, and a whole bunch of other parts just for the heck of it. I made the ignition test system, and have the mag pulse generator just so I can test ignition modules. That's how I knew the three Boyer boxes I had were good. But for the life of me I can't remember how, over the last 20 years, I ended up with the three boxes. I expect they were gifts from folks who didn't know if they were any good, as I have never parted out a bike.
Frank reminds me of my Father. He knew these Triumphs inside and out. Frank did a wonderful job on our bike. It started with 2 prime kicks and then the key turned on it fired. We dialed in the carburetor and it runs great. I wholeheartedly recommend Frank if you’ve got any trouble with your classic English Motorcycle.
I have Air Force tools from my dad!! - For his ol' Air Force ratchet - Snap-On truck tried to "offer" me a new replacement unit as well! ^_^ Silly Snap-On guys! I still have the whole set of 3, small to large. Thx for the in-depth video big guy!
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I have the same test light, received it same way.
Love our dads! I think of him every time I use one of his tools.
Wanted to congratulate you on your ingenious top dead center tool, should make something like this for myself years ago. But I never worked on British bikes as a job/trade, only on my own. I learned long time ago, Boyer box could fail like that and made this assumption watching first part of your film yesterday. I don't know who wired this bike but connectors used for it aren't good enough in my opinion and can fail relatively quickly.
Well said - i took notes from his previous video explaining the TDC tool he made :-) The Box : Vibration from mounting location perhaps? Bad crimps/ connections possible as well.... HaPpy NeW YeAr
Nice job in sorting the sparks out. With the ignition parts you have removed, have/will you run tests to narrow down the culprit? Or not bother because the client will be charged for the replacement parts & given the removed parts back should he want them?
You are completely correct in that as a business I really do not (usually) try to figure out why or which each part failed. If the corrective action is new parts and the bike is fixed, I'm happy, and the client is happy, and there's usually another bike waiting for my attention. And, as I had three of the Boyer boxes sitting idle and not doing anyone any good I did not charge for it.
More tests cost extra ;-)
Yes agree more tests more cost for the client but what I was thinking, if the client didn’t want the old parts, what bits are actually good & worth keeping as spares. So the tests are for personal info only.
I agree with you. I always offer the old parts to the owner. Some take them, some don't. If they don't I sometimes do "autopsies" on the mechanical parts to see what's inside and how they work. I've done relays, flashers, switches, starters, filters, and a whole bunch of other parts just for the heck of it. I made the ignition test system, and have the mag pulse generator just so I can test ignition modules. That's how I knew the three Boyer boxes I had were good. But for the life of me I can't remember how, over the last 20 years, I ended up with the three boxes. I expect they were gifts from folks who didn't know if they were any good, as I have never parted out a bike.