I've never heard of the colour tune system. Anyone else using that? Is the color of the spark a good indicator of proper idle mixture?  

@wobbly Great suggestion! I'll build one of those and give it a try. Thanks!

I went through this thought process on carbs earlier this fall and decided to stick with my Bings. I just got them back from being rebuilt by Charlie ...

All good advice. Thanks! I think for now, I will hold off on this. The points and condenser are working ok, so I guess I shouldn't be poking around ...

@8053 It was all necessary in my opinion, the charging system had a lot of issues.

Hope that you all had a nice one!

@wobbly Excellent advice. Thank you!

@wobbly Normally, I would agree with you. However, I got this bike from my cousin when he passed away. He was notoriously cheap and I'm finding a lot ...

@8053 Thanks for the info! Basically, I'm replacing everything else with the charging/ignition and was thinking maybe I should replace those as well.

@8053 Yeah, my gauge needles are bent and broken, so I can't get an accurate tachy. Need to get the gauges restored!

Thanks guys! I'll check out the bulbs first. Richard, you are full of airhead wisdom!!