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Old 03-03-2011, 12:08 PM
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i have a 77 sporster with points and condenser. My problem is the points are cat walking up on the shaft and causing it to pop under throttle on occasion. What do i need to do to solve this problem?
 
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Old 03-03-2011, 03:52 PM
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I have 77 also. my advice change over to elec. ignition. never deal with points again. I did great upgrade.
 
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What is cat walking?
 
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+2 on the cat walking. ??? BTW Nice Sportster Blackcherry Low ... I had a 76 XLCH and it served me well.
 
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Thanks Larry. I had one identical to this when I was a kid like 35 years ago, just picked this one up last Sept.
 
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