I have failed as a father.. Can't get the sons bike started.

dorT500 · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:45 pm Post subject:

The rightside coil....which cylinder do you have it on?

Vesparider · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:53 am Post subject:

No. I'm going to do like every warm blooded male does.. Find an alternate set and try those. LOL

Haven't even looked at the bike since yesterday. Going to reread the manual and do a comprehensive search and destroy on the troubleshooting. Just as soon as Trent brings the manual back from his mother's....

Vesparider · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:50 am Post subject:

Its got plenty of spark. Just for giggles I removed the plug wrapped a stripped wire around the base and held the other end to ground... YEP. It's got plenty of Spark/bite...LOL Nice and intense spark across the gap and my heart..... LOL Gonna piddle some more on it tomorrow.....

Vesparider · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:52 am Post subject:

yamasarus · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:15 am Post subject:

I purchased a T200 that would not fire and I traced it down to the points grounding out on the stator. Easy to check with a continuity light. See if the coils have power with the points open. Then closed becomes a ground. Installed new points, timed it and away we went. Another possibility if you had the points wire removed, are the insulators in proper location.
I hope this helps.

dorT500 · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:16 am Post subject:

Any updates on the GT250? popcorn

Vesparider · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject:

No not yet. Been working on my Ducati exhaust and the fork seal on he 185. Trent is here on wednesday. Thought we would keep trying then.. I'll be resting my leg till then.

Will let you know just as soon as it fires up.

dorT500 · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:34 pm Post subject:

Seems like there are only three new things added to this bike since it was running before..

Points. Condensers?

Powdercoating

New Battery

Have you checked this new battery? Maybe even put the old good one back in after charging?

Rizingson · Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:17 am Post subject:

Haven't heard if the bike fired up yet, but I wanted to mention that on a T250 the right side coil fires the left side plug. That is how my 1970 T-250-II scrambler came wired. When I bought it the previous owner, who couldn't get it to start, he had changed coils because one had split/cracked. It turned out to be bad points on one cylinder but I made sure he put the coils back in properly. Just track the wires from the points to the primary side of the coil and make sure the coils secondary wire is going to the pistion near TDC when that point side breaks open. Hope you have it up and running quick.

mitchberry · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:08 am Post subject:

. i just realized i responded to yet another -very- old post.... i gotta stop doing that