750 ignition coils on a 550?

[Anonymous]

Hey guys and gals, I'm wondering if the ignition coils from a same year 750 es will work on my 550e? I need to replace at least one of them and I got a guy with the 750's for a great price. He seems to think they will work but he's a general bike guy. I'm sure being GS specific someone will know.
Thanks a whole bunch

P.S. He also is pretty sure the fairing peices will fit on mine as well. (he's got full fairing pieces from the 750 and thinks I can fit them on my 550)
I only asked because I'm running an 1100 headlight right now and want to get the original rectangle and fairing assembly back.

P.S.(again) Has anyone heard of the 550fs or F anything? This parts guy seems to recall an F model that was even more sporty than the ES.

[earlfor]

Re: 750 ignition coils on a 550?

The coils from the same year 750 should work just fine on a 550. Coil mounts are pretty standard, so they should bolt right into the original mount holes.

Earl


[quote="komdo"]Hey guys and gals, I'm wondering if the ignition coils from a same year 750 es will work on my 550e? I need to replace at least one of them and I got a guy with the 750's for a great price. He seems to think they will work but he's a general bike guy. I'm sure being GS specific someone will know.
Thanks a whole bunch

[Billy Ricks]

The '83 and up 550s, 750s, 1100s, and 1150s were all available with and without the fairing. The '83 750 E had a small bikini fairing and the ES had the frame mounted fairing.

[Big N daft]

Re: 750 ignition coils on a 550?

P.S.(again) Has anyone heard of the 550fs or F anything? This parts guy seems to recall an F model that was even more sporty than the ES.

Full model list was as follows

GS550 L - Custom style naked
GS550 E - A mini bikini fairing
GS550 ES - Bikini Fairing with lower panels down to top of Cylinder Head
GS550 EF - Full fairing, which consisted of the ES fairing plus extended lowers to envelope the front of the frame/engine, I can only presume that you have got the FS suffix from the fact that they are "Flippin Scarce".