Series 1 Jota Neutral Switch location

DaveB

DaveB

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Folks, I’m doing the wiring on my brother’s grey Series 1 Jota. Tim Parker’s book is of no assistance in regard to the location of the neutral switch. I want to wire it into the instruments. Can anyone advise so I can at least start looking in the right direction? Being series 1, of course gear change is on right hand side.
 
Is there no exploded view of the crankcase and gear box in the green book?
However, neutral switch is screwed into a central recess under the bottom rear of the crankcase under the half drum guiding the selector forks.
There's surely a parts list in the library of this forum.
Neutral switch location is the same on the 750sand triples.
Paul
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Ralph Alan at Motalia (near Norwich Norfolk UK) has managed to remanufacture the neutral light switches, 350 of the bleeding things, 10 so far are finished as protpotypes and have tested out as realy OK. I have not seen or (obviously) fitted one yet, was just cherwing the cud with fungus face earlier today.
CLEM
 
piranha-bro2 said:
You quickly develop a sensitivity to where to find neutral without having to look at a light.
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That's as maybe but, for me, since the Triple doesn't have a generator light, the neutral light shows that power is on.
Especially useful if the ignition switch is playing up and as an aide-memoire to turn the ignition switch off.
Also gives an indication if the battery is low, before you hit the starter button and weld the relay contacts together.
DAHIKT
 
I would struggle without my Nutral Light; it works pretty well, only not working if I get a false neutral higher up in the gears, and that's a pretty rare event. I am hoping the coming clutch rebuild of the Atlas results in that bike finding its actual neutral. Its light works great, but finding neutral with the engine on not so much.
 
The Sock said:
That's as maybe but, for me, since the Triple doesn't have a generator light, the neutral light shows that power is on.
Especially useful if the ignition switch is playing up and as an aide-memoire to turn the ignition switch off.
Also gives an indication if the battery is low, before you hit the starter button and weld the relay contacts together.
DAHIKT
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Know what ya mean. I installed a voltmeter idiot light into my dash ... not only tells me when the ignition is on but also if i'm over or undercharging. Brilliant, inexpensive little device, made by a clever fella in the UK - Eclipse.
 
piranha-bro2 said:
Know what ya mean. I installed a voltmeter idiot light into my dash ... not only tells me when the ignition is on but also if i'm over or undercharging. Brilliant, inexpensive little device, made by a clever fella in the UK - Eclipse.
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I've got one of those, Quentin, but I use it as a piece of test equipment.
Don't really want it fitted to the bike, too much information.
 
CLEMTOG said:
Ralph Alan at Motalia (near Norwich Norfolk UK) has managed to remanufacture the neutral light switches, 350 of the bleeding things, 10 so far are finished as protpotypes and have tested out as realy OK. I have not seen or (obviously) fitted one yet, was just cherwing the cud with fungus face earlier today.
CLEM
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That`s interesting to know Clem ........ but 350 ? ...... How many does he expect to sell ?

I reckon in a hundred years time , there could be 500 completely shagged out Laverdas left on the planet , but with 350 of them still having perfectly functioning neutral light switches ....... :) ...............
 
After I had those charging problems that Jon W helped sort I fitted a volt meter to keep an eye on what was going on. After 3 months I removed it.
Same as the Sock, too much information.
As for neutral lights, same as the Sock, I use it as my ignition on light. It's a simple system, it's fitted and it works.
I don't need it to tell me the bikes in neutral as my gear change works well and my right big toe knows when it's selected neutral, which on the motodd is 1 click down from first
 
I bought a green coloured one, but mostly don't notice it; it gets a glance every now and then. The Atlas is getting a 3-in-1 LED, voltage, time, and Ambient Temperature. I also wanted Altitude, but couldn't find that. Maybe one of those Pushbike Trip Computers. Me odd, never. Watching all those YouTube videos of world travels mentioning their Altitude in high mountain passes or temperature passing through. The time is because we have School Speed cameras that are active from 60 to 40 at certain times.
 
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