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by johnkiniston
Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:08 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: 1989 SB50P No Spark
Replies: 6
Views: 3119

It's Running!

It Starts! I changed out the Exciter Coil from the one from 'Timmy' and swapped the CDI box with my Elite 80 and it'll kick over and run. The Funk of Forty Thousand Years came out of the exhaust, * it still is coming out but its running! Now I have to debug the poor performance and bogging down. Nex...
by johnkiniston
Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:12 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: 1989 SB50P No Spark
Replies: 6
Views: 3119

Re: 1989 SB50P No Spark

johnkiniston. Compare resistance readings for the stator coils - exciter and spark trigger with another SB50 owner. Honda gives a pretty large range for the coil resistance checks - and I've found bad coils that checked out ok from the service manual resistance checks. OK Now this is interesting. P...
by johnkiniston
Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:45 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: 1989 SB50P No Spark
Replies: 6
Views: 3119

1989 SB50P No Spark

Howdy, I just picked up a 89 SB50P and I have no spark. I've swapped out the cdi for a known good one from an Elite 80, I swapped out the coil for one from a Spree. I did the tests in the manual: Ignition Coil Primary - pass Ignition Coil Secondary - couldnt get this one to work, tried three coils (...
by johnkiniston
Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model Identification
Replies: 3
Views: 1471

Re: Model Identification

I just got the vin, it's an 86 spree. d*** not what I was after.
by johnkiniston
Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model Identification
Replies: 3
Views: 1471

Model Identification

Can someone help identify what model bike this may be from this singular picture?

Tall request I know but its a bike I'm looking at trading for on craigslist.