Motorcycle Repair: ignition timing-72 bonneville, military bikes, motorcycle mechanic

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Can you give me the pionts and plug gap for a 72 bonneville 650,oil in frame?Thanks a lot,Chris,Bob Burke.
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Hi Bob.
 Considering what you have there, I would recommend www.repairmanuals.com for the repair manual which will have that info.  Order yourself a repair manual.  I say that because of 2 things.

1)  I don't keep tuneup specs for any bike that I haven't owned.

2)  The repair manual will answer almost every question that you could come up with concerning the bike.

Sorry I can't help you further.

Good luck and ride safe.
FALCONTHE ANSWER IS 0.002INTAKE,AND0.004 EXHAUST.LET ME ASK WHAT KIND OF HELP SITE YOU GUYS RUN,IF YOU ONLY KNOW ABOUT BIKES YOUVE OWNED?WHAT A WASTE OF TIME.GET A REAL JOB,BOB.

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Hi Bob.
 Many of the experts in this group function as mechanics as an occupation.  I am one of the experts in here that is not a motorcycle mechanic by trade.

 As far as your statement about getting a real job, everyone on this site performs this service for free.  We all have real jobs, including myself, and we get NO pay for doing what we can to help other riders who are more mechanically challenged than ourselves.

 As my profile stated, I am an expert in general maintainence and a few unusual situations that few riders run into.  With that information and experience, I have been able to help folks all along the motorcycling spectrum, from newbie riders with their first bike, to experienced riders as well as one young Marine Corps mechanic in a Motorcycle unit in Iraq, who had a very unusual problem with the military bikes he had to work on for the war effort.

 We can give you all sorts of advice over this medium, however, we cannot hold your hand.  That is why, if you are going to work on your own bike, you should have things like the repair manual and as many of the proper tools as is practicable.  Even experienced mechanics refer to the manual for specs, since not all bikes have the same specs.

 Perhaps it would be more prudent, the next time that you need specs, that you contact an expert who's profile indicates clearly, that he is a mechanic with experience and/or references for your specific bike.

 In the mean time, since you have taken the opportunity to use this free site, you should not look a gift horse in the mouth.

Good luck with your bike and ride safe.
FALCON