Everything you wanted to know about magnetos but....
A vintage Lucas magneto
I was searching the web one day for some information on antique motorcycle magnetos and found this wonderful PDF on a German vintage motorcycle website. It's interesting that this PDF was the only part of that website written in English. That tells me this article must be pretty darn good to include it.
Apparently, this was a booklet originally published by Classic Motorcycle, but I don't know when. In case you don't know, Classic Cycle is a great magazine with wonderful articles on bikes you won't see too often on this side of the pond. You can follow this link to take a look.
Apparently, this was a booklet originally published by Classic Motorcycle, but I don't know when. In case you don't know, Classic Cycle is a great magazine with wonderful articles on bikes you won't see too often on this side of the pond. You can follow this link to take a look.
If you've ever wondered about the inner workings of a vintage ignition system, in particular the magneto, you'll find this wonderfully written and illustrated primer to be extremely helpful. Thanks Classic Cycle! It was certainly worth the price of the subscription! And because they give this away (see last page), I didn't feel bad sharing it with my friends.
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