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  1. jdavidakins

    Dual tower vs single tower ignition coil

    I did a quick search and didn't find all information I was looking for so I figure I will ask. Recently I ran into some coil troubles I decided to go aftermarket and tried to use a dual tower 12v coil. From my research it seems with my bike initially running single coils this is a no go. So...
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    Ignition coil meltdown

    So I had some electrical trouble with my 79 gs425. My question is has anyone used an accel aftermarket coil set up for non cdi? I would love to stay original but price wise I just cant ( a new one from bike bandit is about 230 bucks) the 2 cylinder accel aftermarket is about 110. Any opinions on...
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    Drag racing DTT style

    I'm getting ready to build a bracket racer and I figure I would document the journey. Starting off with a VT500C I picked up for 100 bucks. It's not much to look at but I guess in dragracing less is more right? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Honda shadow 500

    Alright so I am having issues getting a vt500c running properly. This thing will idle until it runs out of gas, but when you take it down the road it will bog down at about 3500. I can hear it missing on one side of the exhaust it's a v but has 4 cylinders. I thought it was bunked up carps so I...
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    Bama riders?

    Anyone out there in central Alabama?
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    Electrical nightmare

    Alright so I planned on doing some major renovations to my 79 gs425 this winter. Now that I am in the process of putting it back together I have run into some issues. I put the wiring harness back in today (just as it came out) and I can't get any lights. I can get voltage at all my connectors...
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    New member from Alabama

    Just wanted to introduce myself. I am Dave from central Alabama. I own a 1979 gs425 E I got last year and turned into my version of a Cafe. I look forward to joining in on this forum and getting advice from veteran builders.i am a huge fan of my local race tracks vintage festival, which is...
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