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Sometimes ignition problems show up like that. You have some corrosion or a break somwhere that prevents the spark from reaching the spark plug. When you rev the bike up you make more power at the stator, which suppies the coils more power for making spark. All of a sudden you have enough voltage to jump the gap that is preventing the spark in the first place and the bike takes off.....

Clear as mud?

Often times this problem is with 25 year old plug wires that are all cracked and funky.
 
I think there is only the one fuse on this old girl. I didn't know the plug boots screwed on the ends of the wires. I'll check those after work this afternoon. The points and condensers are new. I checked the coil connections when I replaced the points. Funny thing is I also put four brand new plugs in at that time as well, but just like anything else, I suppose one can go bad quickly.
 
HiSPL;

Thanks for the reply. The problem wouldn't switch cylinders in your scenario, would it? Don't get me wrong, I'm not discounting your theory, just trying to understand. Looking at the coils, are the plug wires able to be changed, or are they part of the coils themselves?
 
The plug wires are not replaceable separately from the coils. If there's a poor connection at the plug connector, it's possible that just removing and refitting it to the plug could make it better, or worse.

Now that I think about it, the end of the connector that connects to the plug is screwed into the connector, and that can work loose as well. Use a flat-bladed screwdriver to make sure those are tight.
 
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