winchman Report post Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) My sons just bought a 1934 Royal Enfield, the cost of bits is killing him well the few we can find, as he is a humble apprentice. Its missing the Mag Dyno thing, only one we have seen is £300 and its not working so as its only for shows and wont be having much road use we are thinking of using a total loss battery powered system, has any one done this? We have seen a few on line but it would be good to talk to some one who has done it, we are even contemplating building one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AoSJIdhsME&t=147s He just wants the bike together and running originality can wait until he can manufacture the parts he can't find.. Edited May 17, 2019 by winchman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian0304 Report post Posted May 17, 2019 Well he only needs the magneto ( the lower part of the mag-dyno combo )they are self generating and don’t need a battery. Either remove the lights or rig something up with bicycle led’s ? I have a twenties flat tanker without lights, I have used bicycle lights on the rare occasions that I think I’ll be riding late ( usually twilight coming home from the pub ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug Report post Posted May 18, 2019 Hitchcocks for parts uk lots of online parts can be found on the web from India lots can be dun with an old Enfield Drag files here to attach, or choose files... Accepted file types pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, tif, doc, xls, xlsx, docx · Max total size 3.39MB Insert other media Uploaded Images enfield[4].JPG 52 kb · Done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted May 18, 2019 13 hours ago, brian0304 said: Well he only needs the magneto ( the lower part of the mag-dyno combo )they are self generating and don’t need a battery. Either remove the lights or rig something up with bicycle led’s ? I have a twenties flat tanker without lights, I have used bicycle lights on the rare occasions that I think I’ll be riding late ( usually twilight coming home from the pub ) The problem is the correct chain driven mag is rare and the only one we have seen for sale is £300 and doesn't work, lights won't be an issue as it will only be ridden in the day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted May 18, 2019 Hitchcock's don't have any parts for it as its 1934 and two stroke, so too early for them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian0304 Report post Posted May 18, 2019 What Lucas mag is it ? They didn’t change much -my trials bike electronic BTH fits my 20’s Sunbeam that was Lucas originally Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted May 18, 2019 Not sure yet, we know its lucas and from photos the round one, that's a mag and Dynamo, its so difficult to even find another bike to even view Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misscrabstick Report post Posted May 18, 2019 If it's chain driven with a bit of engineering and ingenuity you could fit any old magneto as a stop gap, making a sprocket might be the expensive bit though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmitchell Report post Posted May 18, 2019 Message sent. Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted May 18, 2019 7 hours ago, misscrabstick said: If it's chain driven with a bit of engineering and ingenuity you could fit any old magneto as a stop gap, making a sprocket might be the expensive bit though. Tha mag sprocket well we think it is was tied to the engine with a piece of string Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted May 18, 2019 1 hour ago, jimmitchell said: Message sent. Jim Replied thanks for your help Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
