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Electronic Ignition Kits
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:22 am
by Fargo360
Has anyone retrofitted a points bike with one of these aftermarket ignition kits? I've been told that one of these would breathe new life into my old bike, but I'm just a little bit skeptical about putting something my bike wasn't designed with. If these kits are the cats meow though, maybe I'll give one a shot.
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:42 am
by Johnj
I've installed pointless ignition systems on a couple of older Sportsters and a 650 Triumph or two. They always worked and made tune ups a lot easier. Have you tried the relay power to the coil mod as discussed in the other post?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:50 am
by Big B
i've put several on Indian's when i worked at the dealership, cured a lot of problems, and never had one come back bad.
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:34 am
by HYPERR
Yeah I would do it. It's almost amazing those things(points) even work at all....especially in those old V8s with the points, condensor, and rotor!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:13 am
by Fargo360
I'm building that coil kit right now and plan on putting it on this week. I was talking to my uncle who is an electrical engineer and he said I should look at putting an electronic ignition kit in. That's how I got on the subject. But they are like $175-200, and the coil kit was 20. So I'm going to do the coil kit for now and in the future when I have $200 to throw down I'll get one, maybe next year or so. I have a $20 a month allowance for my bike (otherwise I'd buy everything I see) so I should have the money for one saved up by next spring.
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:36 am
by Fargo360
Um...if I get one of these kits in the future, do I have to "undo" this coil mod?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:00 am
by Johnj
No you wouldn't have to undo the coil power mod.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:57 am
by Fargo360
So I installed the coil mod last night. I haven't fired the bike up yet because I took the pipes off to change the rear tire. But when I go to run it, if I did it wrong...what's going to happen?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:21 pm
by Johnj
It's going to let the coils do their job
What your doing is using the weakened voltage in the bikes OEM wiring to the coil to operate a relay that that connects a new, direct power source to the coils.
My book shows a blue wire and a white wire from the coils that connect to a blue/white wire. Use the blue/white wire to power the relay.
PMs are ok.