Ignition Timing won't synch with contact breaker plate

Spring might be crooked keeping them from lining up properly.
Steve

Thanks all! I am not the original owner of this bike so I'm doing a good shakedown, even just finished making that custom airbox for it in another post.
But back to this:

Scirocco -> right the timing mark is where it should be lining up, so on my bike it is really far behind in my opinion.

SWest -> where is this spring?

650ed -> the manual I believe doesn't go into detail on adjusting the points themselves, so (if the points were still good and not worn down) how would one get them to line up right? Adjusting that bending 'tab'?

All, I noticed they do not hit eachother flush which I knew wasn't good (you should see it from the top...they're angled! like this \| )
Also the manual states to buy a new contact breaker if the points look worn. Should I try cleaning it first? I couldn't tell that they looked worn down.

Thanks again.

If they are worn offset the spring going from the screw where the wires fasten then to the points themselves could have been the cause. Are they worn that way or just offset? That could account for them opening at the wrong time.
Steve

Honestly, all the times I've looked at them, they've never looked damaged or dirty, they just look like they are mispositioned.
I wonder how that could have happened though as I doubt the PO took a look inside anything.
I'll try and see if I can find this spring.

The spring is what makes the points close.
Steve

Patton wrote: Is the advancer functioning correctly, clean and lubed and not rusty, and not stuck in the advanced position? . . . .

Does the advancer look anything like this?





Good Fortune!

Sorry Patton for not answering the first time around, no, the timing advancer looks good and actuates when moved by hand