1962 Model 50 coil position

My '59 Wideline model 50 has the coil mounted on the head steady.

Duncan

is across the fame in front of the battery box. HT cable left side.

Well that's where it is on mine...

Cheers

...with Jonathan.

So do I.     David, welcome to the club.

You should have a small bracket welded to the frame enabling the coil to be mounted as per Michael's excellent photograph , at least my slimline M50 has.

Regards John O

Same as Jon on my slimline. 626 carb as well.

Photo

The original coil should have been the large one. MA6-12 52mm.

But if the later smaller one 17M12-6 40mm is fitted I can supply a 'standard' coil clamp but you would have to furnish a straight bracket to take this to the frame lug.

Can anybody post a picture of the bracket on the frame cross tube?

My 1961 M50 has never had this, at least it didn't when I first bought the frame in 1986, so I fabricated my own clip to mount the coil on the n/s frame tube to keep the HT lead as short as possible and put the coil in a good airstream, but I always thought that the original set-up used the tank strap bracket in the middle, what did the original  lug look like?, I'm curious.

Thanks.

Coil mounting lug (re-purposed as an earthing point)