Lighting Coil

[hughes]

Hey Dudes,

Anybody know where I can get a lighting coil for my 87 500. I have seen lighting coils for newer 500's but not sure way they would not fit on my 87 500's stator plate. Any idea's

[gowen]

The '87 and the '89-'05's have the same ignition plate and so forth. YOu should have no problems.

[doordie]

Hughes,
I found this on internet www.electrexworld.co.uk  

[hughes]

Thanks for the info guy's. After looking at these light coils I am wondering where they mount. I have two ignition coils know on my stator plate. Does the lighting coil go in between the other two? Do I need to drill and tap some holes on the stator plate?

[Spider]

Hey Hughes, I read somewhere that a few of the older year models had lighting coils from the factory. That was one thing I didn't save and can't remember where I saw it. If you look at the tech page for the L31 coil it only shows one ignition coil and one light coil. Yours might be one of the years.

Dale

[gowen]

Thanks for the info guy's. After looking at these light coils I am wondering where they mount. I have two ignition coils know on my stator plate. Does the lighting coil go in between the other two? Do I need to drill and tap some holes on the stator plate?

Hughes, I have some bad news: Your coil will not accept a lighting coil. It uses both coils to know when to generate a spark and for timing. It is not possible that I, or anybody else knows. The good news is: (not Geico) according to KXTaz (an older member here), he had an '87 and he got 'er done by purchasing a '90+ ignition system (stator, plate, flywheel, coil, cdi (ect ect) (they changed drematicly from '90 and up) it will work. That is what he did.

If you are intrested, I switched to PVL a year back and won't go back stock, so I have an entire system if you are intrested. It is swapable without any issues.

[gowen]

FYI: http://www.pitbull-racing.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=341&highlight=lighting

Find KXTaz's post.

[hughes]

Thanks Guy's for all the info. Gowen how much do you need for the ignition system? I am still putting my bike back together right now. But I might add a ligthing number plate up front after I get her back up and running. Thanks Again Guy's.

[gowen]

Just pay shipping and take it off my hands. It needs some cleaning up as it has been laying around the garage, but it has a new stator on it (read the jetting thread). Consider making your own lighting coil. Rick has an article aobut making his own. Good read. PM me if you want the system.

[hughes]

Done Deal.

[gowen]

you got mail

[demographic]

Not wishing to tread on any toes here but I don't suppose theres a flywheel going spare?

If so and it's new enough (92 or later) I will happily pay for it.

Regards Scott.

[Johnniespeed]

The Moose lighting coil bolts right onto the 04 stator plate, but sits too high. I had to mill off about 3mm to get it to clear the rotor.  It does light the Acerbis number plate light very nicely,I added the voltage stabilizer too. The moose price was reasonable.

[aaroncosbey]

ah - i've been looking into lighting coils as well.
Think i would need this one: http://www.electrexworld.co.uk/x1446.html

are they straight forward enough to install?

[demographic]

ah - i've been looking into lighting coils as well.
Think i would need this one: http://www.electrexworld.co.uk/x1446.html

are they straight forward enough to install?

depends if you want AC current for your lights (easy but no battery so they dim and brighten with the revs) or DC, in swhich case you need to isolate the coil from the stator plate (otherwise known as a pain in the arse buty gives you DC lights and they don't dim with the revs.

To be honest I would not reccommend them.

The one on mine is pretty poor anyway and I really want one of the E-line accessories ones.

Not cheap though