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Posted by Rayvan on April 30, 2007, 12:16 pm
> Greetings,
> I am currently trying to resurrect a 1979 Honda CB125 (6v ignition)
> and am having difficulty with the spark. I'm new to motorcycles and
> have done the usual "guesswork". Anyway, the points were screwed up
> and I replaced the unit and am now trying to figure out what else
> could be the culprit. I've heard coil from everyone, however coils
> rarely go south and I'm unfamiliar with how one goes to check one
> out. I've done the traditional "hold the finger on the lead"
> technique and it has juice, however when one holds the plug on the
> outside of the block I only "see" a spark every 10-20 revs of the
> kickstart... I've also done the traditional ether and hillside
> coasting method to no avail... the engine simply doesn't want to
> fire. I do however get the neutral light to blink when kicking so I
> know there is juice... however nothing (to my knowledge) getting to
> the plug (consistently). SO! What techniques does anyone recommend
> such that I can narrow this down before investing in a coil? Is there
> any way to test the coil and if so how?
>
> Any insight from you older gear-heads is MUCH appreciated!
>
> Regards,
>
> Steven
The green neutral light needs to be lit up all the time. Not just
while kicking. Replace tha battery, it's dead. I'll bet it fires right
up after that.
--
Rayvan
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