Ron L
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It turns out the bike has an updated electronic system; that’s good! The Boyer box connections are as follows: The red wire splits, one goes to frame ground, and the other goes to the plus (+) terminal of the left side spark coil. The black wire goes to the plus (+) terminal of the right side spark coil. The white wire goes to terminal three (3) on the indicator light panel at the handlebar. The white on black and yellow on black wires both go to the old points/condenser area. Does this all seem correct?
Did the original factory setup have a positive ground, but the new electronic system has a negative (-) ground?
This is an electronic ignition unit only. If the red wire goes to the frame and the positive battery is a red wire (edit- Oops, forgot it is e-start. should have a heavy black cable from positive terminal of the battery to the engine cases), then it is still wired as factory, positive ground. If you have a good battery you can quickly test the ignition system by placing both plugs on the cylinder head (I suggest you use new plugs if the original plugs are questionable). Turn on the key and cycle the kill switch while watching for spark. Both plugs should spark. If not test the white wire for 12 volts with the key on. If you do not have 12 volts at the white wire, you will need to check the key switch.
The electric starters on these models are noted for being weak so if yours is not working, that is another story.
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