Trying to get the electrics sorted...

[Guest]

So, I have been re-routing my wires basically stock since I pulled the harness to clean. I have some liquid electric tape (Kind of a nifty invention if I do say so myself) to clean up some of the missing areas of tape which I have been doing the past few times I have been working on the bike (When I have the time, I will go through the whole loom and put shrink wrap on as much as possible).
I just have some questions I want to be sure about:
- If I try to start it, just to see if my starter button works, without my carbs on it could something potentially dangerous or bad happen to the bike?
- What are the advantages of upgrading to dyna coils from stock coils? (my idea for this bike is a cafe racer and will have, briefly, upped main jets soon replaced by stage 3 kit, pods, and 4-1) Also, what ohm would be correct? I looked in the manual and only gave ignition timing. I have read the 3ohm coils could burn points (I honestly don't know what that means, but sounds bad )
- Solid vs suppression wires?
- I want to get a gel battery so I can eventually mount it how I want relocating it eventually under the rear fender. Are there any problems you have had with gel batteries? I was thinking about getting this to try out.

[Steve]

I will just add my input in color.

I just have some questions I want to be sure about:
- If I try to start it, just to see if my starter button works, without my carbs on it could something potentially dangerous or bad happen to the bike?
No problem, as long as there is nothing in the intake tubes that might be sucked into the engine.

- What are the advantages of upgrading to dyna coils from stock coils?
Higer voltage, better spark.
(my idea for this bike is a cafe racer and will have, briefly, upped main jets soon replaced by stage 3 kit, pods, and 4-1) Also, what ohm would be correct? I looked in the manual and only gave ignition timing.
I have read the 3ohm coils could burn points (I honestly don't know what that means, but sounds bad )
Yes, 3-ohm coils can burn points, but your bike does not have points, so get the 3-ohm coils. If you are getting Dyna coils, they are green.

- Solid vs suppression wires?
You will need suppression somewhere in the system. The parts in question are the wires, the caps and the plugs. Stock wires are solid, caps are suppressor, plugs are non-suppressor. You can also get suppressor wires and plugs, but you only want ONE suppressed item in the line.

- I want to get a gel battery so I can eventually mount it how I want relocating it eventually under the rear fender. Are there any problems you have had with gel batteries?
I have never used a "gel" battery. Many times, what is advertised as a "gel" battery is simply a sealed battery. With older technology (things might have changed), a true "gel" battery would have proper voltage, but would not have cranking capacity.

I was thinking about getting this to try out.
That one is advertised as a "gel", would be interesting to open it up to see if it is truly a gel battery or merely an AGM (absorbed glass mat) battery that is using a more-familiar term to promote it.

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[Bonehead]

Thanks Steve! Your posts are always straight to the point and extremely informative

Time to take advantage of Z1's sale on Dynatek

PS this is my 100th post

[Steve]

Thanks Steve! Your posts are always straight to the point and extremely informative

Well, when I am addressing someone named "Bonehead", I wasn't sure I could put it any other way.

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[Bonehead]

Well, when I am addressing someone named "Bonehead", I wasn't sure I could put it any other way.

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Precisely why I chose this name