winchman Report post Posted Friday at 01:54 PM (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 Friday at 01:55 PM by winchman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian0304 Report post Posted Friday at 04:22 PM 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 ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug Report post Posted Saturday at 05:24 AM 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted Saturday at 05:52 AM 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted Saturday at 05:56 AM Hitchcock's don't have any parts for it as its 1934 and two stroke, so too early for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian0304 Report post Posted Saturday at 06:34 AM What Lucas mag is it ? They didn’t change much -my trials bike electronic BTH fits my 20’s Sunbeam that was Lucas originally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted Saturday at 10:14 AM 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misscrabstick Report post Posted Saturday at 12:36 PM 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmitchell Report post Posted Saturday at 06:31 PM Message sent. Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted Saturday at 08:03 PM 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winchman Report post Posted Saturday at 08:05 PM 1 hour ago, jimmitchell said: Message sent. Jim Replied thanks for your help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
