DaveO

Sorry @gggGary missed your question. The coil is not an exotic. It was the coil that came as part of the Boyer kit at the time. I've...

I probably will go with a relay. At the minute I'm curious to know how much proper voltage will improve things. I'm also pleased to be...

I'm almost ashamed to show you under the saddle. I've always wondered what all that extra wire is for. I'd always meant to attack...

Well, the ignition switch has good continuity and so does the kill switch. But with everything inside the headlamp shell re-connected up...

@GLJ I had the red version on the Triumph. I suspect it was goosed. Boyer will test a system for £35 (ish) but it was old and I would be...

Wow, thanks for all your comments.

Thanks. I now realise after checking the wiring diagram that the power to the ignition goes through the kill switch. Any resistance here...

Well, that wasn't too painful. Sorry I didn't get any photos of the inside of the switch, but @Its been a long time was absolutely...

Thanks @Its been a long time . Most encouraging.

Oh, dear. Not what I'd hoped for. I'd hoped for a nice chocolate box connector where I could unhook the switch. Ah, well. 51 years of...

My plan for this year was to get the TR25 (Triumph 250 single) rideable and use that to tootle around on whilst i give the XS650 - not...

The Triumph now starts OK, stops passably well, but after a short run around the block leaks like the Torrey Canyon. I've fixed two...

These appear to do it. But not Scotland, though https://www.pricepartmotorcycles.co.uk/page_2219102.html

Thanks for coming back with an update. When people take the time to do this it makes the forum much more of a historic record and...

Hope everything went OK. Dave