I have had my Trispark for four months now.
I find it superior to the previous three other electronic ignitions I have had over the past 21 years in a number of areas.
I live in New Mexico, and have regularly ridden hundreds of miles in a sitting at temps over 100 degrees, with NO "issues" of any kind.
1) No, or little kickback on starting.
2) Virtually immediate idling without having to hold the throttle very long. Don't know why this is, but it is a very pleasant feature.
3) I like, a lot, the entire unit inside the points cover. The less connections, the less finding a hiding place under the tank or along the frame somewhere for the separate units, the better.
Simplicity of design.
4) Don't have any dyno hard figures of comparison, but the motor just seems to run smoother and stronger, without any feeling of the slightest hesitation anywhere.
5) It is made in Australia, where is gets very very hot, it was tested there first. Yes, a couple of people have had a build issue, or possibly an internal issue that caused it to fail?
That is a very good record, considering quite a fair number have sold, all over the world. From my understanding, the units were replaced and no further failures reported.
I would be very surprised if any new mechanical or electrical offering would be go through its initial public sales without ANY issue at all. Trispark has certainly stood behind it.
6) The "heat" issue: The unit is intentionally designed to be installed in very high heat under the points cover on a Commando. There is no specific language from Trispark for any
need to vent the cover. To me, this means heat is not an issue to the people who make and test it. It is an issue to people what want to make it an issue, possibly because they are rightfully very happy with something different and have not tried a Trispark, and so look for or hope for, others to try it first and report a failure so they can say I told you so.
We do not know if the heat from being inside the points cover caused a failure, it could just as likely simply be a poor internal plastic mold in a batch.
A failure, therefore, cannot be deduced as necessarily because of the location or "heat", as a bad mold batch would have presented itself ultimately anyway.
7) Price. yes, at $300 it IS a lot more money than a boyer or whatever else. And if I were not 60 years old, and not be able to afford $300, then yes price would be an issue. I am lucky, having $300 less net worth does not change anything at all. Twenty years or more ago, I could not have said that.
I want the best of everything for my Commando, I ride it every day. I believe the Trispark is the best ignition for my bike.