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Thanks for the reply Sonreir. Yes I am getting 12v on both spark plug caps. It's definitely possible the coils are dead but it's confusing to me why both would fail at the same time. From what I've read, the coils are grounded to the frame and the forward bolt, so I cleaned that spot and made...

Hey Irk thanks for the reply. I've been tearing my hair out this afternoon trying to figure this problem out. So what you're saying is I should be seeing voltage going into the coils at the black/white wire but not coming out from the yellow / blue wires? So Since I'm seeing voltage at the...

Yes I have checked the connections in the following chain: Battery + -> solenoid -> red wire to ignition / red/white wire to reg/rect -> ignition to coils -> coil blue/yellow wire to pamco green/white wire + coil to spark plug caps All of the above are showing ~12v Shouldn't the pamco be the...

One other thing I forgot to mention: When I was checking the plug caps, I get 12v WITHOUT the start button pressed, but the voltage drops to 10v WITH the start button pressed. This is really confusing to me, because I should be getting a huge jump in volts with the start button pressed, not a...

Yes I meant 12v at the plug cap. Previously I was getting ~4v at the starter pole of the solenoid but now that the solenoid is turning the starter motor over I'm back to getting 0v at the starter motor pole without pressing the start button. Thinking through this I'm getting myself confused...

Sorry I should clarify that the 12v at the boot is WITHOUT pressing the start button. I fried a multimeter a couple years ago testing volts at the boot with the start button pressed so I'm not going down that road again. Sorry if this is a dumb question pdj but when you say check the wire to...

I know this is such a basic question but is there a writeup anywhere on tracing electrical problems back from the plugs? I'm wondering if the new boots are at fault since I KNOW I had spark when I took the engine apart for the rebuild but now that I've put new boots on I'm not getting spark on...

So I don't have a spark at either plug. Im using brand new plugs and new new plug boots so I don't think those are the issue. I verified I'm getting ~12v to each plug boot without pressing the start button, so I don't understand why I'm not getting spark on either plug? If I have 12v at the...

So I was just outside trying it again and I literally just bounced on the seat and saw the neutral light come on much brighter than it has before. Tried the starter button and at least the starter is turning over fully now. But still no ignition. I'll recheck the big things, check...

Irk - I was wondering if the battery isn't dead as well. Battery is fairly new, less than a year old, but some of the issues make me thing I'm right on the border of not having enough CCAs: -When I push the start button, the neutral light turns off and then 1-2 seconds later slowly comes back...

Ok so I was just checking it again and out of no where the starter engaged - but VERY slowly and sluggishly. Starter would crank but would turn the cam like 1 rev every 1-2 seconds and would stop after 1 turn. I closed the seat and tried kicking it a couple of times just to make sure the...

Thanks for the help pjdjones. I rechecked the volts with the starter button pressed and here's what I got: -Battery is showing 12.8v without starter button pressed - fully charged -Neg multimeter to neg battery terminal, positive multimeter to battery post on solenoid shows 12.6v -Neg...

Ok common things being common I just want to confirm my hookups to the solenoid are correct: -One pole has just the starter motor connection -One pole has battery and harness hooked up to it -Two smaller wires coming off of the solenoid -One is black and is connected to a four-way...

Thanks for your help Sonreir. Corroded start button is definitely possible, the bike has been sitting for about a month while I work on it. Is there a way to systematically work through the solenoid circuits? It's confusing to me why the starter motor pole on the solenoid is getting full...

Thanks for your help irk. This is probably a stupid question, but when you say check ground, is there anything besides making sure the ground wire terminals are clean and making good contact with the frame / battery? Is there a specific ground for the neutral switch or does it just run off of...