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i am getting 11.4 v. going into the coils and 12.3 v at the battery terminals. would it be worth doing the electrical modification i see on here all the time. or should i just wait until something happens

I would think the mod would be worthwhile. A drop of 1 volt before the coils is quite a bit.

- Nate >>

I had about the same drop in voltage and did the mod my 750 now starts alot quiker and sounds smoother I have not been able to take it for a ride yet but it seems to have made a differance.

There's been so much hoopla about this coil mod that I am thinking about doing it myself. My bike is hard to start, although it does start.

My question is this: Is there a reason to NOT do the WG coil mod?

Thanks

The coil mod involves bypassing an number of electrical connections that may be corroded. I've never had any problem identifying the bad connections and cleaning them up. If you add a side circuit you will probably help the coils but what about the rest of your bike's electrical system. As a short term fix it's fine but no substitute for good maintence.

KZCSI

Bad connections and corrosion should be cleaned. I suggest that worn contacts in the ignition switch and kill switch are not exactly the same issue. They are worn and perhaps not corroded. I suggest someone write an article on how to restore worn contacts. I actually wrote one on restoring the kill switch some time in the past but have no idea what happened to it on the old site. It is pretty much a pain as the plastic trough inside the kill switch that the ball bearing rides in wears deeper and the detents don't engage as positively as when new. The ignition switch can similarly be disassembled (watch out for small springs and ball bearings) but once in there, if the the copper contacts are worn, you can really only replace the entire switch unit. Now if you have an ignition switch and kill switch which are in good condition and all that is wrong is corrosion in the connectors, DO NOT bypass cleaning all connectors on your bike as there will be corrosion present that will dimish the bike's starting ability, the ability to charge and make other electrical components operate erratically (lights/horn etc).