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what are some good spark plug wires for our bikes?

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I think I need to replace the wires on my bike, it has started with one side cold for awhile now, it eventually kicks in but I have a sneaking suspicion that it takes awhile to get all four running because of "electrical issues", (pretty obvious, eh?). this morning I messed around with the wire on #1 since that was the coldest, and it seemed loose, cracked, free, etc...

so I wondered what brand is a good replacement for our old bikes? I would like to go ahead and get the best, or at least really decent ($$)

any suggestions?

thanks!
 
For starters you need 3 ohm coils You have several options
Repair your originals-- The plug wire is molded/glued into the coil, MUST be replaced with solid core wire.
A good set of used- late model GSX/Bandit coils NOT the GSXR coil on plug from Ebay
Aftermarket--- Dyna green coils and wires $175 new or from Ebay
 
thanks Lynn!! I thought noone was going to respond!! :wink:

so I would think that my preferred option would be to replace/splice in new wires instead of replacing whole coils? can I just get typical replacement wires and cut their ends off? as I think the most prevalent issue is that the clips/connectors on the plug end are falling apart... just have to get the long and short connector ends?

any brand that makes a specifically superior wire?

on my 81 650G I would already have 3 ohm coils?? what guage of solid wire would I want to get? the fatter the better-->less resistance?
 
Re: what are some good spark plug wires for our bikes?

snowbeard said:
I think I need to replace the wires on my bike, it has started with one side cold for awhile now, it eventually kicks in but I have a sneaking su####ion that it takes awhile to get all four running because of "electrical issues", (pretty obvious, eh?). this morning I messed around with the wire on #1 since that was the coldest, and it seemed loose, cracked, free, etc...

so I wondered what brand is a good replacement for our old bikes? I would like to go ahead and get the best, or at least really decent ($$)

any suggestions?

thanks!
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Have you checked or replaced your caps or resistors as some people call them? They are only $4 each. It fixed a intermittent problem I had on my 1100 that I thought was coil\wire related.
 
that might be what I need to do first, it seems like the caps are in the worse shape... thanks!!
 
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