need help with a gs450 cdi unit

[Guest]

Hello all, New here and I'm at a loss, I have an 86 gs450 and I need to wire it. I really need to know which pin is which wire on my cdi unit, didn't come with the plug. Any help would be great, even a picture of a plug that I can use as a reference would be tremendous help. Thank you in advance. The cdi has one plug with 8 pins, two rows of four.

[tom203]

Some one will know for sure- lots of 450 owners here! In meantime, plan to get familar with Basscliff's knowledge emporium. Here's a wiring diagram link- be patient, it might not load quick

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

[Steve]

Since you will not find the term "CDI" on the diagram, it might be helpful to know that you are looking for "Ignitor unit", and it is the brown item near the bottom of the right side in the diagram.

The electronic box found on all GS bikes from 1980 and up is not a CDI. It is merely a set of transistors that replaces the points.

Unfortunately, "ignitor" is also a poor choice of words, as it does not really "ignite" anything, it only opens the circuit that feeds current to the coils.

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[86gs450]

Ok so which wires go to which pin? I know its the ignitor unit, I just need to know which wire goes where. I have to do them individually.

[86gs450]

My igniter looks exactly like this picture, I just need to know which wire goes to which pin on the igniter itself

[pete]

Going to need someone with a similar year 450 to chime in... the earlier models had the wiring coming out of the box, not just a connector like that, and I'm only familiar with the earlier ones...