poor tickover

[cableguide]

Just wondering what the secret is to a good steady tickover. Have never been able to get my A7 to idle nicely.

[BSA_54A10]

First is a magneto cam that is actually 180 deg
I have seen some that were nearly 15 deg out.
Then the cam needs the same lift on both side as well.
Having done that you need to look at the AA unit, it must advance and retard freely with matched springs ( again very hard to find )
After that you turn to the carb
If you still can not get it to idle smoothly look closely at the cam and in particular the cam lift.
Not odd to have them all over the place.

[cableguide]

Appreciate the reply.
SRM ground the mag cam so hopefully thats ok...looks like Ive got a bit of work to do..Ill let u know how it goes.
cheers
cabe

[KiwiGF]

When my bike had a problem with idling my first thought was a worn slide causing air to bypass the jet. In my case i was right and a new 376 monobloc carb from Burlen fixed it.

just my opinion but check the slide for play fore and aft, at just above idle. Play should be minimal.

it  is also worth checking for air leaks elsewhere eg manifold gasket and cable entry points on carb top.