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rotorwrench · 12-03-2010, 06:42 PM

I've got an old 47 Triumph 1800 with the 4-banger lucas distributor. I'd swear the cap, rotor, & ignition breaker set are from the 50s but they still work just fine. They've been cleaned & polished a few times but still good to go.

The motorcycle mag on my old 58 RE Indian Trailblazer is a Lucas SR2 and it was a good product for the time. The K2F mags with the rotating coil had problems with the condenser being hard to replace and what not but not badly made at all, just an unconventional design. When the original replacement parts started being made outside the UK was when problems started to happen. Out-sourcing to the 3rd world is nothing new, just a sign of hard times. Sounds Familiar!

Kerby

12-03-2010, 06:42 PM	#19
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 18,012	Re: looking for info on Lucas Flathead distributors I've got an old 47 Triumph 1800 with the 4-banger lucas distributor. I'd swear the cap, rotor, & ignition breaker set are from the 50s but they still work just fine. They've been cleaned & polished a few times but still good to go. The motorcycle mag on my old 58 RE Indian Trailblazer is a Lucas SR2 and it was a good product for the time. The K2F mags with the rotating coil had problems with the condenser being hard to replace and what not but not badly made at all, just an unconventional design. When the original replacement parts started being made outside the UK was when problems started to happen. Out-sourcing to the 3rd world is nothing new, just a sign of hard times. Sounds Familiar! Kerby Last edited by rotorwrench; 12-03-2010 at 09:02 PM. Reason: spelling