The Classic MotorCycle

A brief chat with... Al Osborn

None of us in the modern world can do without electricity in some form or other, and closer to our hobby of old motorcycles, electricity plays a part in igniting the fuel/air mixture in the engine, and allowing us to see as we travel the highways and byways in hours of darkness or dull weather.

The electrics of an old motorcycle are a source of exasperation to many owners, actually I’d say all owners, adding the caveat ‘though there are some who know what to do to make them work again’.

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