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[andy w]

I have a worn Contact Breaker Unit on my 1960 350cc Bullet. Has anyone fitted the Indian Distributor to a Redditch Bullet, and are there any problems? Thanks.

[vince]

Hi, the Indian unit fits straight in using the same gear pinion. Vince

[Adrian]

Andy,



try and get hold of the later version for the 500 Bullet, this has the shaft running on proper bearings rather than bronze bushes, if you want to avoid the same problem further down the road. The earlier type 350 versions are easy to spot as they have a grease nipple half way along the casting.


I'm not sure exactly what contact breaker Lucas supplied for the late Redditch models post '59, but the Indian Bullet uses a copy of the Lucas 4CA points assembly (instantly recognisable for anyone who had a 1965 BSA C15!). This means you could also fit a 6CA assembly for a better points ignition, or one of the electronic ignitions readily available, including 6V if you haven't converted the bike to 12V.



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[andy w]

Thanks for the replies. I will look out for an Indian distributor to fit.
I stripped and lubed my Lucas distributor and timed and tested it today. The bike is running fine now but the Lucas unit has wear in the advance mechanism.
The bike was running rough above idle and spitting back through the carb and also sounding retarded. I think the auto advance was playing up.