Lluber
Noob
Hey guys,
Im having a issue w/ burning up coils. I have a PMA installed, and initially I had a set of mikes green monsters. They fried. I wasn't fully sure what the cause was. First thought was water damage as the coils are up front I have no front fender and a few rides in the rain. I checked the coil terminals and they were corroded, I had assumed that was the cause. I replaced those coils with new Dynatek coils. At the time I ordered them I did so at the advice of a friend who also helped me rebuild the bike to its current (IMO amazing state) I now realize that dynatek says not to run the 3ohm coils on the street. So thats mistake #1 on my part. however the bike ran beautifully for a while with those coils then she started getting finicky.
For the last few months I've been getting a bad flat spot at 1/4 throttle, then boom the bike blasts. I had just replaced the coils a few months earlier. Maybe my carbs are fouled up? Well I attempted to chase down the flat spot by adjusting needles (now running adjustable) but after much cleaning and adjusting the flat spot is still there. So this week I got to working on the bike again and thought maybe its electrical (again) Pull the coils, pull the plug wires (rusted and corroded AGAIN!!) I've tested the coils and they are bad. Possible that they got water logged my garage has a nasty leak, I thought the bike was out of the way of the leak but it had been getting rained on during Los Angeles monsoon season this year. I do think the coils should be able to stand up to some water/rain but maybe I'm wrong. Ive seen a few other threads going into detail about running coils. Links to other threads/ideas greatly appreciated. Im not the most mechanically inclined but I'm good at following steps and moving slow . Pic of my pride and joy for some attention.
Im having a issue w/ burning up coils. I have a PMA installed, and initially I had a set of mikes green monsters. They fried. I wasn't fully sure what the cause was. First thought was water damage as the coils are up front I have no front fender and a few rides in the rain. I checked the coil terminals and they were corroded, I had assumed that was the cause. I replaced those coils with new Dynatek coils. At the time I ordered them I did so at the advice of a friend who also helped me rebuild the bike to its current (IMO amazing state) I now realize that dynatek says not to run the 3ohm coils on the street. So thats mistake #1 on my part. however the bike ran beautifully for a while with those coils then she started getting finicky.
For the last few months I've been getting a bad flat spot at 1/4 throttle, then boom the bike blasts. I had just replaced the coils a few months earlier. Maybe my carbs are fouled up? Well I attempted to chase down the flat spot by adjusting needles (now running adjustable) but after much cleaning and adjusting the flat spot is still there. So this week I got to working on the bike again and thought maybe its electrical (again) Pull the coils, pull the plug wires (rusted and corroded AGAIN!!) I've tested the coils and they are bad. Possible that they got water logged my garage has a nasty leak, I thought the bike was out of the way of the leak but it had been getting rained on during Los Angeles monsoon season this year. I do think the coils should be able to stand up to some water/rain but maybe I'm wrong. Ive seen a few other threads going into detail about running coils. Links to other threads/ideas greatly appreciated. Im not the most mechanically inclined but I'm good at following steps and moving slow . Pic of my pride and joy for some attention.