- Sun May 03, 2020 10:16 am
#89729
Hi all, new to this forum so please be gentle.
I’ve just bought a 2000 500 kick start bullet from India to restore and play with. I checked it all over, did normal, oil change etc and even though I’m going to look into the engine further I thought I’d give her a kick and low and behold she went first kick, happy days.
Yesterday I decided to fit the new ignition and also power box as I have them on my 350 and had no issues.
Now here’s the part where I get lost as electrics are not my strong point.
To begin with I had no spark as I had done the same as my 93 bike but then I realised that the 500 his a stop switch so I then wired into the old wire from the old distributor, got a spark but won’t start, won’t even fire, I check the spark again and if you kick it, even after it stops the spark just keeps going and going.
The battery is fully charged, I’ve even moved the earths to see if that made a difference, used the plug cap and even the 350 plug just to see if it stopped it but it’s still the same. I then fitted the power box to see if that would help, still the same.
I’m now at the end of my limited electrical experience so I was hoping someone may have had this before and could explain in basic language what to do.
Thanks in advance
David
I’ve just bought a 2000 500 kick start bullet from India to restore and play with. I checked it all over, did normal, oil change etc and even though I’m going to look into the engine further I thought I’d give her a kick and low and behold she went first kick, happy days.
Yesterday I decided to fit the new ignition and also power box as I have them on my 350 and had no issues.
Now here’s the part where I get lost as electrics are not my strong point.
To begin with I had no spark as I had done the same as my 93 bike but then I realised that the 500 his a stop switch so I then wired into the old wire from the old distributor, got a spark but won’t start, won’t even fire, I check the spark again and if you kick it, even after it stops the spark just keeps going and going.
The battery is fully charged, I’ve even moved the earths to see if that made a difference, used the plug cap and even the 350 plug just to see if it stopped it but it’s still the same. I then fitted the power box to see if that would help, still the same.
I’m now at the end of my limited electrical experience so I was hoping someone may have had this before and could explain in basic language what to do.
Thanks in advance
David