Ignitor Woes

[Anonymous]

Well the ignitor on my 81 Gs450L went out the other day, and I figured isnt wasn't a big deal cause I could just buy a new one. Well turned out a new one cost $375 which is more then I paid for the bike. I've been calling around some bike yards as well as keeping my eye on ebay for a used one, but Ive had no luck yet. Is there an ignitor off of a newer bike that works or an aftermarket companies that make one? Ive had a couple companies tell me that my options are only to find a used one, or buy a brand new one from suzuki, but one of my friends swore he read somewhere that you can make one off of a newer gsxr work, but I haven't been able been able to find anything in my search to back this up. Help Please! Its getting cold in Minnesota and my riding days are numbered for the year.

Thanks

Luke

[snark]

I don't know about making on off of a GSXR work, but Ebay is usually a good source. You should get one for about $40.[/b]

[SqDancerLynn1]

Depending on your ignitor ?? You may be able to repair it. SOme generic info

http://members.aol.com/ddenowh/TCI/symptoms.htm

[IanFrancisco]

I would check the rest of the ignition out carefully and do some testing on the ignitor before I spent any money. Do a search for "ignitor" and "ignition" here, you'll find tons of info.