points on a cg125!

roundaboutkin... · Derestricted Danger Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Karma :

how do i set the points right on my cg125 its driving me mad because its not running properly!

tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

I thought from the title you'd got done for speeding!!

For all of two seconds you were my hero.

But now your not
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roundaboutkin... · Derestricted Danger Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Karma :

no ive been done i have three points on my provisional its sucks and im £60 poorer ! lol

Nb · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

Try a haynes manual ? You will probably use it for something else once you've bought it. Is your cg red? I saw one on the h3 the other day being ragged across a roundabout. Laughing

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

You need a manual, there are pictures and everything.

Basically, you want the points to be JUST opening as the 'T' mark on the flywheel lines up with the timing mark. You do this by losening the screw that holds the 'fixed' (non-moving) part of the points and nudging the points gap open or closed so they will grip a cigarette paper before the timing mark and are open enough so they won't conduct electricity to a bulb as you hit the timing mark.

Then check the gap is within tolerance. As I remember, there is no way of adjusting both the timing and the points gap on a CG125. Set the timing and if the gap is too big, buy new points.

As such, static timing should be good enough. I don't see the point of using a timing strobe on a CG as the timing and gap are a compromise as it is.
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roundaboutkin... · Derestricted Danger Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Karma :

thank you and yes my bikes red and yes it probably was me i got it bac few days ago Smile

v6413 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 30 Jul 2012 Karma :

make sure your magnet is ok check ..for the governer and cam..within magnet....to set the point take it too a highly qualified mechanic who uses the proper equipment like "ignition timer" ,"timing light"...
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recman · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Mar 2012 Karma :

Is the op still here? Laughing

kotachi · Traffic Copper Joined: 26 Mar 2012 Karma :

Almost certainly not! But I did love it, saw the thread name and thought the same thing as tribal_.. I was about to start hero-worshipping
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