Setting points by dwell meter ... on single cylinder Hondas

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HondaApe · #1 Unread post by **HondaApe** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:52 am

Aloha All ...

I'm new to the forum and just getting back into riding cycles after 25 yrs. gone ...
Wanting to learn the ins and outs of 1976-78 small Hondas ...
ct110 ... ct125 ... xl100-125s ...
I'm retiring and MonkeyingAround with these bikes is becoming MyHobby ...

So i'll have a few questions for you who know ...

I'm looking to get a dwell meter for these bikes and what i'm seeing is meters with settings for 4,6,and 8 cylinders ...
Can this type of meter be used ??? and how ???
or what should i be looking for ???

Please explain anything you might know about setting the points with a meter ...

Thanks ... Bonzo

Johnj · #2 Unread post by **Johnj** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:32 am

Unless your good and quick with division you might as well just set the points to their proper setting which is 0.3mm to 0.4mm (0.012in to 0.016in).

TorontoBoy · Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:48 pm

I also have a swell meter for a 4 and 6 cyl car but never figured out how to get it to measure a single cylinder bike. If you find out please post.