I've got no spark on an 82 gs450

[brumby]

I recently bought a new gs450 (I think there is a T in there somewhere...) as a project. At first I wasn't getting it to turn over, now i fixed that but i'm not getting any spark... I kinda new at all this and would appreciate some tips.... I have a book that explains some diagnosis stuff but the wires on the chart are the wrong colors on the bike, so I'm not sure if i have the wrong harness or what..... Any tips? If you have pictures of your wiring for the igniter unit or distributor that would be great!

[tom203]

Head to Basscliff's site before he finds you... here is a sample

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/storagecliff/images/electrical_odd-n-ends.html#A17

or this wiring diagram

https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=2370b62ddf9f0c6b&sc=documents&uc=3&id=2370B62DDF9F0C6B%211030#cid=2370B62DDF9F0C6B&id=2370B62DDF9F0C6B%211031&sc=documents

[BassCliff]

Greetings and Salutations!!

Hi Mr. brumby,

The electrical system troubleshooting tips are a good place to start. See the electrical section of my little website. But I'm sure you've got a lot of other maintenance that has to happen too. See the maintenance lists in the "mega-welcome". Skipping steps or taking shortcuts will be frustrating at best and dangerous at worst. Here's the "mega-welcome".

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Help! Your Bike Won't Start
DON'T DO THESE THINGS
Help! Your Bike Won't Run Well
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[pete]

Hi Brumby, welcome!

On BassCliff's site, get the Clymer and Haynes manuals downloaded.

There are tests in there to check if your ignition is ok or faulty.