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It's the stock TCI. So that makes sense on why both need to be grounded to start the bike and get it running. But after that I can unplug 1 and it will continue running? But only one. When I unplug the left plug it will continue. The right it will die unless it's under throttle.
Dumb question. How do I tell why type of coil it is? Mine is like a cylinder/drum with 2 wires coming out of it. Doesn't seem like it they can be unplugged from the coil either.
Now I'm very confused. I was able to ride it home with no issues. So either the right plug wire being loose was the issue (which was opposite to my issues) or me pulling and plugging things a bunch fixed it
I replaced the entire wiring loom and it had a new battery. I'll start pulling voltages everywhere else once I get some time. The caps are showing 5.5k ohms. I also made sure they were screwed snuggling now. Still problematic.
The original caps and wires. It's bizarre to me that it will run on the left cylinder under throttle. If I unplug the good plug while under throttle it will stay on and if i touch any metal on the bike I can feel the zapping of the spark.
When I take the plug out. And put it on the block and start I see no spark. But when I get it really close it will spark without touching. The spark will not be inside the gap
I swapped plugs. And wires. Still isolated to my left cylinder. When I touch the block, unplug my right. I get shocked. Almost like my right is the ground for the entire block?
So this just started. I felt half my power so I check my ignition. Bike would run when I pull my left side - die when I pulled my right (and kept my left). I tried to see if I had spark and I can't seem to see one. I switched plug wires and the left cylinder seems to still be the problematic...
I also need to do a top down detailing. I'm going the rear swingarm bushing and shocks, rebuilding the front forks, and plan on trying to hit the frame with some paint. So I will wanna break the washer out to just degunk EVERYTHING. Outside of a car wash when I first got the bike last year -...
Ok I feel like this is a dumb question. But I just got my clutch rod oil seal and I want to slap that baby in. Only problem is - there is so much built up oil it's hard to clean with detergent and a spray bottle rinse. I wanna just power wash it to blast it all away. Only reason I havnt done...
Well shoot that looks unfortunate. I was hoping the bearing kit would be better + easier to install. I do not have a press and heating/cooling and bashing a metal bushing sounded like a PITA. 🤷♂️
I also wanna redo my swing arm bushing. I see the copper ones are typically the way to go. I also see the ALL BALLS bearing kit on amazon for the same price (54$) as the copper ones. Any thoughts about those? To me the bearing kit would be best bang for buck since it comes with new...