help with wiring.1980 gs1100e

[chris209]

N Hey gs heads. I have a 1980 gs1100e I'm rebuilding. Little background. Got in a trade in complete parts. Have most of bike put together. Need some help with wiring. Does anyone have a accurate wiring schematic in color or black and white for my year bike. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also can anyone recommend a good aftermarket all in one ignition system?

[BassCliff]

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[koolaid_kid]

chris, I suspect you will find your wiring diagram on BassCliff's web site. I recommend you download it, take it to a copy center, and blow it up to a larger size so you can read it and trace the wires. (I use 11x17 because it folds in half and becomes 8 1/2 x 11, which fits in a standard folder or manual.) I usually make several copies and then use multiple highlighter colors to follow the wires stem to stern.

[chris209]

Awesome. I appreciate the help. Koolaid kid. Awesome idea about blowing up the schematic. And color coating myself. That will help a lot.

Bass cliff thanks for the links. They helped with some other questions I had. Keep up the good work. Much appreciated.

[chris209]

which is better and why. Please explain.

I have read a lot about the ignition systems thanks to the awesome research done here. I probably haven't stumbled upon it yet. I have the 80 gs1100e I want to change the stock ignition system. What is better to run on my bike for everyday use and why. the dyna s ignition system.or the dyna 2000 system. What are the pros and cons. Some input from the legends of the site would be much appreciated.

thanks a bunch

[posplayr]

I never changed my stock ignitor even though I have and wired the gs1100ed for a dyna s. first things to improve is the voltage to the coils with a coil/ ignition relay mod. The get more sparky coils ; I like the accel coils and wires but the dynas work as well. If you want more the do the dyna 2000 for the rev limiter but till the coils/wires and proper voltage will give you full potential of a generally stock bike