Ashman's CNW starter

[ashman]

I'd LOVE to pack the e-start kit in a suitcase, jump on a plane, and carry it over personally to install and test it (plus I'd get to say I've ridden your Special).

GP if you did you be most welcome here, we seem to have a lot in common and both old school in things we do and having a test pilot that I would trust be great.

 

[ashman]

Just wondering if it might be a plan to add the manual retard mechanism that Jim Schmitt sells for the Hunt mag if it's going to be started by the CNW starter.

I used a Morris Hunt mag on my Dommie race bike with no retard 10 : 25 compression fixed 29 full advance. Started fine but with a starter motor a bit of retard might calm things down.

I run the CNW starter on my street Commando so am familiar with it. I had an initial issue with the sprag bearing 7 years ago but fine ever since. Street Commando uses Pazon ignition.

My JH starts at full advance with ease and I think it will be the same with the ES kit fitted without retarding it, but then I never ran one with a ES before, it has a big spark even kicking with a lazy kick.

 

[johnm]

My JH starts at full advance with ease and I think it will be the same with the ES kit fitted without retarding it, but then I never ran one with a ES before, it has a big spark even kicking with a lazy kick.

Yes. You may be right. But given I have experience with both magneto and electric start albeit on two different bikes it's something I'd consider. I don't think it's very expensive.

Hmm. Strike that. Just checked US$249.

A lot more than I expected.

 

[ashman]

What I have done since I installed my Joe Hunt, I did the static timing the same as stock set up 28 degree full advance and it fired up first kick I have never used a timing light on my Norton but I just advanced the JH till I got a bit of kick back when kicking it then ever so slightly retard the timing till no kick back at all, seem to have worked fine as it starts first kick every time and will keep revving right through the rev range without a miss, I ran with Jims PWK carbies for about 12 years with the JH but if I opened the throttle up to quick it would misfire but taking it up slowly to full throttle was good, now I gone back to my old Amals, I don't have any problems at all opening the throttle right up.
Jim set up the PWKs to my motor and jetted for the cam and head work but always had problems with the left carbie float sticking, not all the time but it was enough for me to go back to my old Amals, no matter trying to fix the problem of the left PWK left float sticking even doing what Jim recommended to try and fix the problem, but I found the Joe Hunt and old Amals work so much better together and the starting was so much better with the Amals, tickle then kick, fires up first kick every time, cold hot no matter always first kick.
So starting with an ES will be the same as when I kick start most of the time the JH has fired up 1/2 way through the kick, the first kick for the day is always a full kick but once it has fired up the rest of the day be 1/2 a swing on the kicker but now no kicking leg.
I been running the Joe Hunt now for 15 years and haven't touched the timing since I first installed it, in fact I am still running with the original point that came with my JH and only time I open the front cover is on oil changes I check the point and put a few drops of STP on the point cam felt to lube it, when things are running well I leave alone, I have 3 tune up kits in my spare part cabinet for the JH and 2 spare front covers.

Ashley