BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Act on the adjusting screws as indicated with arrow in fig. 16, keeping in mind that when
the brake lever or pedal are in their resting position the wheels should rotate freely.
Notice - The braking action should begin immediately on operating the respective
controls.
TIMING CHECKING AND SETTING
1) Place the gear change in .« neutral »; remove the rubber plug fitted on the flywheel
magneto slot and rotate by hand the rotor until, through the slot, the contact breaker unit
is discovered (fig. 18).
2) The contact breaker points « A » should start to open, as shown in figure, when the
extremity of the coil is at a distance of 2 - 4 mm. (0.078 - 0.15) from the respective pole
shoes.
3) By rotating manually again the rotor, the. max. opening of the contact breaker points
« A » should be 0.3-0.5 mm. (0".011 to 0".019).
4) If what is carried out at the points 2) - 3) doesn't verify, loose the screw « B » and act
on the trace
C », by means of a screwdriver: then displace the contact breaker bracket until the above
mentioned conditions are obtained.
After these operations tighten the screw « B ».
Notice - In order not to alter the mechanic engine timing (spark advance) don't dismantle
the backplate and don't release the fasteners inside the crankcase.
Fig. 14 - Removing spare wheel from vehicle