nology wires and coils

[cdav59]

ok so after a lot of sitting down and thinking it over ive decided to go with the nology coils over dyna i like the price a lot more and can get the same reliability as dyna. my question is after changing to these coils do i have to run the hotwires they have for the coils, or will going with cheaper wires affect the performance of the coil, and if i do get the hotwires will the hotter spark affect any other electrical components on the bike like cdi or anything?

 

[teazer]

Mind if I ask, what is your reasoning behind the desire to spend fairly substantial $$ on electrical components that have very mixed reviews?

When they hit the market a "few" years ago they were all the rage until magazines tested them and IIRC there was zero improvement with them. I think the issue was that if an ignition system works as designed, a "stronger" spark will make little or no difference to performance. On a very high CR race car it is often necessary to update the ignition for continuous high RPM operation, but that doesn't apply to street bikes.

Save your cash.

 

[cdav59]

what im trying to do is to turn the bike into a reliable bike it was sitting in a backyard for 4 years and most of the harness is falling apart. the bike is going to be my main mode of transportation and i want to update what i can ( and to make it look nice) especially to smaller concealable parts like the coils.

 

[teazer]

I agree totally that a daily rider needs to be stone axe reliable and wiring needs to be neat and tidy. In your position i think I'd focus on laying out thr wiring harness and cleaning up/replacing connectors/fuse panels/switches and just get it running solidly.

It is entirely possible that at some point some major components in the electrical system may need to be replaced but it's better not to throw parts at it now or in the future if that can be avoided.

Nice is nice, but over rated IMHO Yes it's nice to have a neat looking bike but a clean and reliable, but boring, bike always looks better than a clean shiny sexy one being pushed home because contacts are rusty or wires are frayed etc. I realize that you want to spend some cash on the bike and preferably on something you can point to, rather than some part hidden behind a cover, but .... you follow my line of argument?

Bottom line as always is that it's your bike to make your own decisions. I'm just trying to spend your money wisely and to spend the minimum of that cash.

 

[cdav59]

Thanks for all the advice teazer. You do have a good point about it all.. aside from spending all that money on things that will improve it slightly stock is always better and I think one thing at a time instead of dropping all that cash is the way to go.....the whole principle of these bobbers and cafe racers is to keep the cost down and use as much stock bike as possible thanks for bringing me back to see the true meaning of building your own bike that shows individuality

 

[teazer]

I like to think it's about having the most fun for the least dollars. There are never enough of either.

 

[Speedshop]

get some good copper leads and you won't go wrong. You don't need super expensive.

the thing to avoid is carbon 'string' used on most cars. I had this in one of our test units - I was checking it for electrical safety over the hols and decided to replace the HT leads in it for some off cuts in our bin. WOW what a difference, I hadn't noticed the output from the unit dropping off but it was clearly and audiably better when I replaced the old carbon lead for copper.

 

[Nebr_Rex]

I agree with teaser,cover your basics first.
To many people cutting up or changing things just for looks.
And braided wire plug wires are a economical improvement.