-=> JAY EMRIE wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 WC> GM> I can't afford one of those newfangled vehicles with a computer.
 WC> GM> Mine still has the standard carburettor, distributor with
 WC> GM> mechanical points and Kettering ingnition.

 WC> OW> Excuse my ignorance but what is  Kettering ignition ? standard points
 WC> OW> condenser coil distributer ?

 WC>You've got it.

 WC> WC> I liked vehicles with points and a few simple tricks
 WC> WC> allowed you to really get mileage out of them.

 WC> GM> Yup, me too.

 WC> OW> Me too
 WC> OW> To me pointless ignition is just that,  pointless!

 WC>When you're stranded you're stranded there's no fixing the new
 WC>stuff on the road.

 JE> I don't know about that. I drove a 79 Ford van towing a
 JE> trailer over 150K. It had electronic ignition - no points.
 JE> I always carried a spare ignition module with me. Never
 JE> needed it, but did bail out a fellow RVer that DID need one.
 JE> Actually I guess I was lucky - the only spare part I ever
 JE> needed was a fan belt, and I carried lots of spare parts.

I was never stranded with any of my bikes, except the last, all but
the last which didn't have points.
The Yamaha XS 1100 Special however had no kickstarter or
points. One day the battery fell to about 11 1/2 volts and the
computer refused to even try to start the bike.
Took acquiring a new battery to get it going again which is not
something I'd carry a spare for on the bike.
Fortunately I was but three blocks from home at a
laundramat.
 
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