Convert Your Harley Davidson Motorcycle To Points!

Tip from a kick only pro of 52. Always follow thru with the kick even when it fires. There’s a kicker disengagement at the bottom of the kick to prevent kick back and injuries. Please don’t do the bounce kick. On your rapid return, your kick gear is engaged. Subject to engine kicking back on you if it misfires.

I am a total noob and this breakdown of what it is, how it works, then how to put it on is exactly what I need. Love the podcast and stoked to follow the channel.

Don’t forget to gap spark plugs to .028” when running points. Only electronic ignitions run .040” Also I have a maintenance video of the flyweight assembly on my YouTube channel if anyone needs it!

I've been waiting on a video like this for a couple years now. I want a kicker backup for my Evo and simplicity as far as wiring and ignition. I bought all the points components to have on me in case my current electronic ignition crapped out 300 miles from the house on a late Sunday night and I needed a quick and cheap roadside fix to get me home.

Watched this vid & figured I’d give points a shot. Slapped the points ignition & a new coil on today & my big twin evo fired right up. Thanks man!

The electronic modoule on my 1984 Softail died without warning in 1992. At the time, in order to repair it, I had to "upgrade" to the then current electronic ignition. $500 in 1992 might as well have been $500,000 for me (college student). A Blue Streak points conversion kit was $50. I made the decision to "go retro" and I ran those points for 11 years WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS! When my 1999 Softail had an electronic module failure, I already had a new conversion kit on the shelf waiting for just such an opportunity. My 1999 now sports points ignition and I am very happy. My 1984 Softail is currently being rebuilt and it will also sport Blue Streak points again. ETA: My 84 Softail has a 4 speed with kicker and I never had any problems using the kicker with the electronic ignition. I love the music made by a Big Twin running drag pipes and points ignition.

Been around bikes since the early 70s, good video, I was told by a automotive engineer years ago that if you understand tuning points, you can make more power with em,, they had to show the e p a , that they were working on smog

I had a 12 year delay on doing this, exactly what I needed. Well done.

So glad i found this channel. Its nice having a reference when you feel stuck. I tend to overthink everything so these videos help a lot. Thanks bro

Ive been wanting to do this for my 95 Sportster. I like the simplicity and reliability of it

A couple thoughts if you don't mind. Electronic ignitions turn a transistor off and on to mimic the action of the points. A popular misconception is that electronic produces a "hotter" spark. Bullshit. The advantage of electronic is there is no maintenance. Once set, the timing is always spot on. Points have a rubbing block that wears. If you keep up with maintenance that is not a problem. You are correct about carrying parts for roadside repairs. Points rarely fail, but electronic failures can be the module or the sensor or both. Several hundred dollars bouncing around in your bags is inferior to emergency point reparigging"ir parts. Hell, years ago my moving contact arm broke. Stranded across the street from a junkyard I stole points out of an old car and after some "rigging" I was on my way. Cool video , grease.

THIS is a good video on how to time a cone shovelhead or evo.... every video i see fails to mention that you have to advance the mechanism if you're going to time it to the advance mark on the flywheel. good job.

Smart play is to carry your points setup as a backup on trips if you convert to electronic ignition.

Thanks for that video man. Doing the conversion from electronic to points on my sporty, and I see where I went wrong..awesome vid

just did this to my evo sportster. thanks for the help.

These are the best videos Cannot wait to see what else This channel brings. Proud to be a lowlife!!

We didn't get into this because it was easy, we got into it because we thought it was easy. And now we are addicted 🥴🤣😭

What kills most people trying to run electronic ignitions is the dead revs. They all come programmed with 3 dead revs. Which means the plugs wont fire for 3 revolutions of the motor. So when people prime, then key on and kick three times they are likely flooded before the plugs fire. You have to get/make the programming cable and set the dead revs to zero. This allows the plugs to fire immediately. I do this for all my kick bikes and they are all one kick bikes. Points for back up is a great idea though.

I’ve run points for 50 years. I’ve tried several electronic ignition that claimed to be great for kick. They never worked. However, I tried a “Rawhide Electronic Ignition” system for Shovelheads. I’ve got to say, it really woke my bike up. I still carry my point plate with me though.

I'm that guy....my 82 shovel's converted to points for 37 years for the same reason you're converting, but my 86 evo fl is ultima electronic. I carry both a dyna pickup & mechanical weights set up, and an extra ultima. But I also carry 50 lbs of tools and spare parts. Enough to do a top end or final drive belt. Nothing wrong with points. Never had an issue (with some regular maintenance) other than some failed condenser's. Cheap china or mexico made condenser's are the biggest problem today....good luck and keep on wrenching!