1978 kz400 electronic ignition

eaglecrash2
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Re: 1978 kz400 electronic ignition

18 Nov 2008 17:53

Thanks a whole bunch for all the instructions too.

'77 kz650,'06 Vulcan 500ltd, '07 ducati 1098s, '03 bmw m3, '85 carrera, '71 911s, '06 s2000, '03 suburban, '76 triumph TR6
sold: '69 honda 250, yr(?) 50cc honda moped, '52 Beechcraft Bonanza
Long Beach, California

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Re: 1978 kz400 electronic ignition

18 Nov 2008 21:40

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loudhvx wrote:

bountyhunter wrote:

I'm not sure what kind of "electronic" ignition it is, you might want to find an aftermarket CD ignition. I have one on mine and it puts out a lot more spark energy using the stock coil. CD's can be made to work with either stock points or magnetic pickups. Mine uses points but the points last forever because there is no voltage across them.

Are you sure it's CD (capacitive discharge)?

That would be pretty rare. .

Not rare at all back in the 80's when I bought the CDI and put it on the bike. It is actually a unit for a car but it works with any points style ignition setup. It's definitely CD.

1979 KZ-750 Twin

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