New ignition coil, not starting though.

[Robbiearnold]

Hey yall! Two weeks ago I was riding my bike to work and everything was going great, next thing I know I lost power and my bike died. Got it started, but only made it two blocks before it died again. Fast forward to today I put in a new ignition coil and new spark plugs. My bike still does not want to start but every now and then it backfires. I thought it could be not getting enough fuel so I cleaned the carb and it still won’t start.

Any and all opinions and thoughts are appreciated

 

[Jim]

Lots of questions...
What year/model bike?
What ignition is it using?
PMA or stock charging?
New battery?
What happened that made you think the coil needed changing?

Parts for my crystal ball are backordered and I never was any good at mind reading, so the more info you give us, the better the chances of solving the problem.

 

[Robbiearnold]

Lots of questions...
What year/model bike?
What ignition is it using?
PMA or stock charging?
New battery?
What happened that made you think the coil needed changing?

Parts for my crystal ball are backordered and I never was any good at mind reading, so the more info you give us, the better the chances of solving the problem.

1980 xs650 that was chopped and bobbed, pma system, no battery. On a capacitor.

 

[Jim]

What happened that made you think the coil needed changing?

 

[Jim]

What ignition is it using?