speeedracer27
XS650 Member
Recently added a 1975 XS with a side hack to my stable. Bike sat for 10 years, in a garage. It's in pretty good shape, no corrosion, altogether pretty clean. I plan on taking it apart, cleaning it up, replacing whatever I need to replace and reassembling. Have decent compression, wiring is in pretty good shape. No rust, and NO SPARK. I went through the usual systems checks. Points look decent. Coils test at 4.3 ohms and 37,000 on the plug caps. All of the connections in the headlight are OK. Switches are OK, still no spark. Been years since I messed with points ignition. Really don't want to waste too much time with it. But I haven't moved to dismantle anything else trying to "find" the probelm. The real question is, do I spend any more time chasing down the gremlin or do I just take everything apart (really want to do that) and order an electronic ignition set-up? If so, what's the best system? (PamcoPete seems to be out of the game). I'm not doing a full restoration but want a clean & reliable ride. If anyone has suggestions or a set-up to sell, please let me know.