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Aftermarket CDI units....

I just spent $500 for a brand new NOS OEM igniter. Maybe I should have gotten one of these... :-k.
 
salty_monk said:
Would be interesting for someone to try one out..... Ouch on your OEM price :(
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I'd be interested as well. Could be a good alternative.

I emailed Boyer-Brandsen and they no longer have any more igniters for the GS450. I looked at Dyna and couldn't find one (They probably do have one). I've had bad luck with eBay igniters. So I bit the bullet and settled with a NOS OEM igniter.

I really hate how there's no aftermarket support for the little bikes :(.
 
I am looking in to options for an igniter for the 83/550 right now. It doesn't seem there is anything available in a Suzuki "interchange", the vaunted Dyna "S" could be made to work (possibly) with some engineering, only Boyer Bransden has a kit but it includes coils and wires and is a pricey $277 before taxes.

Now there is not a lot of information on this site or the products and while they may work I think I'd be leery about dealing with folks in the Czech republic.....just because they are so far away. Boyer product, I can buy locally.

I would be interested in hearing how easy they are to setup and how well they work but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to volunteer at this point.

Thanks for bringing it up.

spyug
 
spyug said:
I am looking in to options for an igniter for the 83/550 right now. It doesn't seem there is anything available in a Suzuki "interchange", the vaunted Dyna "S" could be made to work (possibly) with some engineering, only Boyer Bransden has a kit but it includes coils and wires and is a pricey $277 before taxes.

Now there is not a lot of information on this site or the products and while they may work I think I'd be leery about dealing with folks in the Czech republic.....just because they are so far away. Boyer product, I can buy locally.

I would be interested in hearing how easy they are to setup and how well they work but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to volunteer at this point.

Thanks for bringing it up.

spyug
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Wow! The Boyer-Brandsen's are much cheaper than OEM. Why is it discontinued for my bike?

Aren't those 1983 GS550's prone to igniter failure more often than the other models? I read that somewhere on here.
 
Look like they could be a reasonable alternative for sure. The standard TCI seems ok for mechanical advance, although it's a bit hard to interpret.
 
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