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I have just finished a complete ground up restore of a late model 84 FXR evo.
This is my first go at electronic ignition. I have no spark. We have toned out all the wires and all are showing up as good. We traced them and they are all connected as the schematic shows. We changed the ignition module but still get the same problem. how do I test the ignition timer? Any ignition gurus out there?
If I remember correctly, I think you can run a jumper from the battery + to the coil + side. That by pass the key off/on, the handle bar on/switch and the circuit breaker, It's the white wire side of the coil, It should start. If not you have a bad pickup, coil or ignition module. May be a bad circuit breaker.
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