Question: Ignition Coils --

[GeorgeS]

Just a though, or question, Can the Ignition Coils from a 1st Gen Bike, be Installed on the 2nd gen Bikes ???

 

Why?? There have been many reports of coil failure on the 2nd gens .

 

And, very few reported failures on the 1st gen bikes.

 

As, the 1st gen coils do not fail, and are cheap from Salvage Bikes, could they be used on 2nd gen bikes ??? ( Also, its easy to replace the Plug Wires with out replaceing the coils, on the 2nd gen Units )

 

??? Any comments---

[pegscraper]

Yes they can, and they'll bolt right in place too with maybe some slight bending of brackets. But the connectors don't match. You'll have to solder the correct connectors to the wiring harness to do it. And VMX coils are the same thing as 1st gen coils, which gives you more places to find them. But Venture coils probably go for less anyway. And yes, there are plenty of tales around of VMX and 1st gen coils cracking and failing. Some of the VMX boys right now are swapping on the coil-on-plug units from other bikes that use them. The jury is still out on whether there are any real advantages or not, but the price is sure right.