I belive the worst that could happen has...

[hjfisk]

Wired up that way with the ground to the positive side of the battery I'm surprised you made it as far as you did with out problems.

[Squadman33]

Fried wiring

Too bad dude !! Prior to buying my 81 850 GS, I found and restored a 78 Kawa KZ 750 Twin, on inspection, I found the ground wire coming out of the R/R was held by ONE thread !! and the stator wires brittle and cracked. My 2 cents...After your sad story and my experiences, Trace and Inspect all wiring components on an older bike before riding it. When you start the bike for the first time, put a multitester across the + and - on the battery to check for voltage/ charging. It should run over 14 volts or so. A LOT of wiring problems can be traced to bad or poor ground. Ride safe.

[duaneage]

Check the fuses, they probably put 30 amp or more fuses in there. If that is the case, then a fast one was pulled.

[sedelen]

Man, what a bummer, faulty maintenance by the former PO.
At least you found what caused the problem and now it's just a matter of straightening it out. You can make it better than it was before! I'm really surprised it didn't happen sooner, had it not had a meltdown, it could've taken a while to troubleshoot to that fault.

[Jedz123]

Thanks Guys.
YEah a WTF goes to the PO on the wiring job... I'm sure if the R&R was grounded this whole fiasco wouldn’t have happened.
I'm currently back on the market for a volt meter, mine is broken but I do have a test light. All the Fuses are 30 amp... So yeah Not cool with that either... I pulled all the tape off the main harness and have been looking for scorched or frail wires; it’s looking to be in pretty good shape!
Eric's care package arrived today! I plan on pulling out the old stator this Sunday. I also am replacing all the relays and Junction boxes then too. I hooked in the CDI but am having issues. It’s from an 80 GS550E and I have an 82 GS550L... Checked over the wiring Diagrams and the wires are the same colors going into it but some go to different places. I did however get a pulse with the test light on the right ignition coil Harness. Coil is fried though no spark at all. Left igniter harness is weird for I get the power off the orange white power wire but no ground and no pulse under crank. I'm guessing the wiring for the CDI box is off or the pick up is damaged. I ordered new used coils specific to my year and model. Also have a new R&R in the mail…
I think I’ll be able to fix this guy right up no problem… Also been grinding all the rust off and polishing up all the chrome and aluminum I can with the bike stripped out…
Keep you all posted!

[sedelen]

Sounds like you'll be on the road in no time. Hope all goes smoothly from here on out.

[7981GS]

Happy to hear that they arrived on time.
I just hope that you can change any plug ends that might be a little different in the harness.
I am running a harness from a 79 GS1000L in my '82 GS1100G so I know you can make it work.
(Yes, a points harness in an electronic ignition bike)
At least those two 550's are both electronic ign.
The stator looked great and the other parts were just dirty.
We are all behind you.

Eric

[Jedz123]

Happy to hear that they arrived on time.
I just hope that you can change any plug ends that might be a little different in the harness.
I am running a harness from a 79 GS1000L in my '82 GS1100G so I know you can make it work.
(Yes, a points harness in an electronic ignition bike)
At least those two 550's are both electronic ign.
The stator looked great and the other parts were just dirty.
We are all behind you.

Eric

Thanks Guys! your all the best! I'll keep you posted on any developments. I've made custom ECU wiring harnesses (wire by wire) for custom engine swaps for fuel injected cars(mostly Subaru's with the EG33) re-wiring my ignition system is a cake walk in comparison.
Keep you all posted! Thanks again Eric!

[Jedz123]

Well worked on the Ignition system on the bike a couple more hours today. So I was having issues creating a constant ground/pulse under crank off the left coil harness. So I went through and through the entire harness and followed good wire all the way to the healthy signal generator (thank god!) to the CDI. So out of curiosity I installed the old CDI just to see what I couldn't figure out... Well the situation switched! Now only the left side will give a ground and a pulse under crank and the right side is dead with no ground or pulse. I think both of the CDIs are partially broken... LOL I was thinking I could use both CDIs to get both sides to pulse... but I'm just better off getting a new CDI huh. What are the compatible models?
Thanks...

[cableguy]

You should know better than to try this sort of thing on Friday the 13th

You what would look great on that bike? The cafe fairing you sold me last year! I'll even give it to you because you've had enough bad luck with that bike already. I won't be using it and shipping it would be a pain. Take it please.

[Jedz123]

LOL
Lee we have been passing that fairing back and forth.. Yeah I'll deffinitely take it back! How about this time I come to you. Off Sunday shoot me a PM and I'll swing by!

[Jedz123]

OK SO Coils came in today while I was at work, I plan on hooking them up tonight and seeing if I can't get a spark.

I was looking online and I can't seem to find a Ignitor for my bike for less then $200 Shipped. :/

So if the stock system can't be revived I was looking into this as a viable option
DYNA S Ignition system
http://compare.ebay.com/like/120885300452?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&va r=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y
From what I can gather I don't need an Igniter for this setup... Can anyone shed any light on this? Experience with these guys?

Keep you updated of my progress...

[7981GS]

From what I can gather I don't need an Igniter for this setup... Can anyone shed any light on this?

That is what I have heard from people on this site.
Contact Posplayr to get the facts.

Eric

[Jedz123]

So I folded... I worked on the bike for the better part of 4 hours after work tonight trying to get the sucker to spark... No dice. I'm about 98% certain that both of the ignitors I have are toast. I also believe the pickups may have been compromised... So I purchased a Dyna S Ignition system after doing some heavy research about it's compatibility with the bike. Many people have used them on the same year and model as my GS550L so I belive this will cure the ignition headache...
My R&R came in! So I plan on doing that some point Monday or Tuesday, Stator is coming out and slapping on the Stator from 7981! I have run through the other circuts and we are looking really good! Just replacing light bulbs, gotta crack the dash to get to the dash lights but all the bulbs work, directionals works (grabbed a simple cheap 2 prong flasher from the auto store). Hoping by the end of next week she will be rolling under her own steam!
Pics to come of the progress! But I'm hitting the hay now.

[Jedz123]

I got my Dyna S in today!!! I made a custom ignition wiring harness for the new coils and and Dyna. After finally sorting out all the burnt wires,blown lightbulbs and replacing almost all the electrical components the GS550 Fired up and now works 100% electrically!!! 14.2 volts at 5,000rpm at the battery!!! She held an idle for about 10 minutes then it died out, stayed alive if you kept the revs up. It's a Carb issue, pulled the carbs and there filthy. No biggie going to go through all the mega welcome stuff. Checked valves and all to spec. So after cleaning up the carbs bike will be ready to ride everyday again!
Thanks again for evrything you guys!!! Your all awesome!