kehper variable ignition
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I know, and can see the real benefits of an electrical ignition retard unit. I still find it hard to try to come to terms with the idea / consequences of an electrical malfunction that if I'm running my engine at 8500 rpm suddenly reverts the timing to, say, 21/2 degrees. I need it as a fixed setting at 16 degrees and advances to 22 at 1500rpm. You need failure setting to be 16, not 21/2.
Way Too many modern electrical components built at/to minimal price resulting in too many electrical component failures.
Without lovely wizardry, tell me a brand of stator plate, flywheel or BOG STANDARD CDI (ala old school black Ducati) as a combination that will give me, and my customers, 100% reliability, ignition-wise? (I'm advised the best brand on the market is running at 5% failure rate )
When thats accomplished, we'll look at 100% reliable, and safe default, gadgets.
I would prefer that our available components were 25% higher priced in component manufacture and didn't fail than did a fancy job if/ when they worked and didn't f*ck my engine if it broke down.
It doesn't tend to be the £400 kit or the £250 crank or the £300 clutch, it's the £5 plug, £20 CDI, £2 HT lead that lets us all down.
Way Too many modern electrical components built at/to minimal price resulting in too many electrical component failures.
Without lovely wizardry, tell me a brand of stator plate, flywheel or BOG STANDARD CDI (ala old school black Ducati) as a combination that will give me, and my customers, 100% reliability, ignition-wise? (I'm advised the best brand on the market is running at 5% failure rate )
When thats accomplished, we'll look at 100% reliable, and safe default, gadgets.
I would prefer that our available components were 25% higher priced in component manufacture and didn't fail than did a fancy job if/ when they worked and didn't f*ck my engine if it broke down.
It doesn't tend to be the £400 kit or the £250 crank or the £300 clutch, it's the £5 plug, £20 CDI, £2 HT lead that lets us all down.
Ill defiantly buy another kheper as Ive done many 1000's of miles on mine and both have not let me down in terms of retardation.
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I Totally AgreeB-Race Tuning wrote:I know, and can see the real benefits of an electrical ignition retard unit. I still find it hard to try to come to terms with the idea / consequences of an electrical malfunction that if I'm running my engine at 8500 rpm suddenly reverts the timing to, say, 21/2 degrees. I need it as a fixed setting at 16 degrees and advances to 22 at 1500rpm. You need failure setting to be 16, not 21/2.
Way Too many modern electrical components built at/to minimal price resulting in too many electrical component failures.
Without lovely wizardry, tell me a brand of stator plate, flywheel or BOG STANDARD CDI (ala old school black Ducati) as a combination that will give me, and my customers, 100% reliability, ignition-wise? (I'm advised the best brand on the market is running at 5% failure rate )
When thats accomplished, we'll look at 100% reliable, and safe default, gadgets.
I would prefer that our available components were 25% higher priced in component manufacture and didn't fail than did a fancy job if/ when they worked and didn't f*ck my engine if it broke down.
It doesn't tend to be the £400 kit or the £250 crank or the £300 clutch, it's the £5 plug, £20 CDI, £2 HT lead that lets us all down.
TS1 and PX stay in the garage (future barn finds) out on the GTS 300 when I go out on a scooter.
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Kheper is made and designed in France. I believe Olivier has a day job and is making these on the side---not exactly a mass-produced corporate enterprise, outsourced to the cheapest LMIC.B-Race Tuning wrote:Way Too many modern electrical components built at/to minimal price resulting in too many electrical component failures.
Kheper website wrote:Unlike many scooter part manufacturers today, ready to trade quality for profit, we carefully design our product with the best and most durable components available (coils, capacitors...).
Agree! Never had a problem with mine. I'm waiting for them to be back in stock so I can be 'defiant' too.Eden wrote:Ill defiantly buy another kheper...
One problem I have had with both the khepers I have is the bracket breaking.
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That rubber mounted or bolted to the leg?
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