Coil Pickup

1980 KZ750E. #1 and #4 aren't firing. Tested the coil pickups and that specific one is not registering. Can't buy one alone anywhere on the net, only the whole ignition ($125 or more). Checked my local yard and they don't have that specific one. Does anyone know if other plates and pickups will work or are they pretty specific to the year. And. Does anyone have or know where I can get that specific part. Thanks.

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationThis incomplete unit on ebay seems over-priced with not-so-great seller feed-back.



Per kawasaki.com, pulsar coil part no. 59026-1007 is common to:
KZ650-H1 (CSR) (1981)
KZ650-H2 (CSR) (1982)
KZ750-E1 (1980)
KZ750-E2 (1981)
KZ750-E3 (1982)
KZ750-H1 (LTD) (1980)
KZ750-H2 (LTD) (1981)
KZ750-H3 (LTD) (1982)

I don't know whether the individual pickup coils are common among other models.

At these prices, would consider a new Dyna-S ignition (which eliminates the igniter), plus Dyna solid core plug wires (caps included). New ign coils might also be necessary for correct ohms, but maybe not such a bad idea either.

Click > $125 Dyna-S at Z1E

See how easy it is for me to spend your money? :lol:

Good Fortune!

I made this up for the older ,bigger 4's, but probably applies to other air cooled models too:
Ohm Checking Pickup(Pulsing) Coils

The pickup coils on the Kawasaki’s with the factory supplied electronic ignition can sometimes fail or become intermittent due to heat and vibration.

1.Trace back from where the pick up coils are mounted,(under a right side CD sized cover) locate and disconnect a small 4 pin connector. Using a multi-meter set on OHMS and range of X 100 check between the BLUE and BLACK wires(#1 and #4 sparkplug wires) for between 360- 540 OHMS.

2.For #2 and #3 sparkplugs the wire colors will be YELLOW and RED, again 360-540 OHMS.

3.If the pickup coils are suspect of failing due to heat, they can be stressed using a hair dryer without the need of the engine running.

4.A replacement set of pickup coils might be obtained from a dealer who serviced the police Kawasaki’s.

5. If replacement pickup coils are not available, your next choice would be to order a Dyna “S” electronic ignition system from www.z1enterprises.com It replaces the IC igniter with a smaller module located where the mechanical ignition advancer was mounted.

6.Check the small 4 pin connector that the pickup coils connect to

The ones off the early kz550's should work too, but you may have to make the wires longer. As long as they look exactly the same as yours, the individual pickups should be swappable, and should be the same electrically.

Yeah that single pickup on ebay is way overpriced.

thanks for the help 'again'. Was hoping to find a replacement for not much $$$ (less than $125), only because I'm not sure I'm going to be keeping the bike (not that I don't want it running great for the next owner) just that this is one of three bikes, you know the routine. Z1 is probably the safest bet that is for sure,. used electronics can be money down the drain.

KZ1000 pick ups should work as well.
I've bought a few pick ups off ebay over the years (kz1000, kz650, GPz750) and they all seem to be swapable.

My Dyna S arrived. I want to solder my old wires onto the new Dyna. Can anyone tell me the correct wire to wire color or does it matter? On the old set up Black and Blue were to the left pickup and yellow and red were to the right pick up. On the dyna I now have white and red coming from the left pickup and black and red coming from the right pickup. Thanks in advance.

I'm not sure what is the correct way for the Dyna S, but if you get it wrong, you can just turn the rotor magnet 180 degrees to compensate.