Just swapped in a pair of Honda 1000 coils last night. Fired right up nicely. No time for a spin then so this morning I started it up and was greeted with backfiring from the pipes, won't idle (just winds down and dies), then hard to start, now no start. Pulled plug #1 and the spark seems weaker than I would imagine it should. I did remove the ballast resistor and connected the wires together. Anybody have any hints where I should start looking? (aside from the obvious of putting the original coils back in). I was especially careful in routing the secondaries and paid close attention to the primaries. Basically I an an electrical luddite so any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. (1980 SG)
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Coil help, please
1980 XS 1100 Special
Mostly stock & original
Added Yamaha fairing (w/ 8-track!)
Torpedo bags
New paint (still) pending
Stainless brake lines
Tkat forkbrace
Coils from Honda 1000
Previous bikes:
1968(?) 350 Harley Davidson
1977 Yamaha 650Tags: None
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My bad - when I had the tank off of course I shut off the gas. Works much better when you move the petcocks to Prime to move some gas through. Going for a ride now.1980 XS 1100 Special
Mostly stock & original
Added Yamaha fairing (w/ 8-track!)
Torpedo bags
New paint (still) pending
Stainless brake lines
Tkat forkbrace
Coils from Honda 1000
Previous bikes:
1968(?) 350 Harley Davidson
1977 Yamaha 650
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Which Honda coils did you use?1995 KZ100P
Pods, jets, pipes, cam adjuster, oil cooler
1977 Ironhead - custom build
Hot engine, custom frame, KZ front and rear, high torque starter, alternator conversion, Progressive shocks, Thunderheart wiring, Dyna ignition, oil cooler, Dakota Digital instruments, etc.
Sold all my XS's to Eastcoaster but still love to keep up with you guys. This is the best cycle forum on the web.
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Originally posted by Aches n Pains View PostWhich Honda coils did you use?1980 XS 1100 Special
Mostly stock & original
Added Yamaha fairing (w/ 8-track!)
Torpedo bags
New paint (still) pending
Stainless brake lines
Tkat forkbrace
Coils from Honda 1000
Previous bikes:
1968(?) 350 Harley Davidson
1977 Yamaha 650
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According to Andreas these were off a 2002 Honda Shadow Spirit VT11001980 XS 1100 Special
Mostly stock & original
Added Yamaha fairing (w/ 8-track!)
Torpedo bags
New paint (still) pending
Stainless brake lines
Tkat forkbrace
Coils from Honda 1000
Previous bikes:
1968(?) 350 Harley Davidson
1977 Yamaha 650
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