managed to work it out myself, turns out the plate breaks the magnetic field created from the magneto flywheel by discharching it to the earth of the engine casing, motor runs like a gem now. the clearance of the plate from the flywheel is 1mm. make sure the bolt has loctite on the thread to...
my digital camera is not workin so i found pics on the net of the side cover, this is identical to mine. the plate im talking about is not in the picture but its a gold colour plate that bolts in the top left hand corner of the inside of the housing, you can see the bolt hole in the pic. im...
hey guys new to minriders, av just bought a secondhand quad with i think a lifan motor, it is a horizontal mount and iv had dramas with what i believe to be a timing positioning plate that is bolted to the cdi housing that goes on the outside of the magneto flywheel. it is gold in colour and...