Where to buy ignition cable?

[Nobbsie]

Can anyone give me a point in the right direction where i can buy some by the meter in auckland?
Know and good auto electrician?
looking for some good quality stuff

[nodrog]

Can anyone give me a point in the right direction where i can buy some by the meter in auckland?
Know and good auto electrician?
looking for some good quality stuff

Nothing will be better than something that is manufactured to fit your motorcycle.

[mossy1200]

Can anyone give me a point in the right direction where i can buy some by the meter in auckland?
Know and good auto electrician?
looking for some good quality stuff

Join Date:27th January 2014 - 16:10 Bike: 1991 Gsxr 400 GK76A Location: Welington Posts:60

You sure you want an Auckland supplier?
You spelt Wellington wrong in your profile also.

Im onto you...:nya:

[Nobbsie]

Up in ak for work,
Thanks guys your so bloody helpful

[bogan]

Nothing will be better than something that is manufactured to fit your motorcycle.

Gen purpose lead made and purchased by meterage, might not be for a motorcycle...

[FJRider]

Nothing will be better than something that is manufactured to fit your motorcycle.

Good quality parts are available at most auto electricians ... at less than a quarter the price of specific make/model made up parts.

He's from Wellington (translation: Always looking for a bargin)

[nodrog]

Gen purpose lead made and purchased by meterage, might not be for a motorcycle...


Good quality parts are available at most auto electricians ... at less than a quarter the price of specific make/model made up parts.

He's from Wellington (translation: Always looking for a bargin)

What I really mean is -

Any lead that has been manufactured with the 2 required ends on, is going to be far better than some Tard trying to make one.

[Nobbsie]

My bike didn't come with the ends on from the factory, so this tard is going to make some

[bogan]

What I really mean is -

Any lead that has been manufactured with the 2 required ends on, is going to be far better than some Tard trying to make one.

Yeh 100%, HT lead core is way way trickier to properly terminate than normal wiring.

[nodrog]

My bike didn't come with the ends on from the factory, so this tard is going to make some

oh, you have a Lego motorcycle?

[FJRider]

What I really mean is -

Any lead that has been manufactured with the 2 required ends on, is going to be far better than some Tard trying to make one.

It entirely depends on the ability to replace/attach the new High tension leads on/to ANY specific motorcycle coils ... regardless of the quality of the product.

[FJRider]

oh, you have a Lego motorcycle?

Close ... a suzuki ... ;)

[nodrog]

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[Paul in NZ]

My bike didn't come with the ends on from the factory, so this tard is going to make some

Back in the day.... we bought coils of copper cored HT leads... We could get a variety of end to suit what ever old shit box we were fiddling with or even loop a few strands around the top of the plug... For an old speed twin or summat that was sweet...

GSRX needs a bit better especially if you are riding it in the rain etc...

Also - the size varies, the types vary and the end tend to be rather more diverse... Is it screened? Resistive caps?? Look - I'm not wanting to make this hard but factory is your safe bet - decent auto electric outfit next and work down..

[Nobbsie]

I understand where you are coming from but there is no replacement part for the lead alone. I would have to buy the coils. my coils are fine.
So hence looking for cable.
The only thing i can find online is people doing the same just replacing the cable

[FJRider]

I understand where you are coming from but there is no replacement part for the lead alone. I would have to buy the coils. my coils are fine.
So hence looking for cable.
The only thing i can find online is people doing the same just replacing the cable

Some coils do not lend themselves to just replacing the leads.

Joiners are a weak link.

[mossy1200]

Just Fairings in Hamilton are wrecking one. Idd buy a complete second hand set. Ebay has a few places selling also. Bandit 400 coils will be the same I would say also but you would need confirm that.

I would guess the factory HT lead is not the same size as you could purchase off the role and you will never get a good connection at the coil end if this is the case.

[Paul in NZ]

I would guess the factory HT lead is not the same size as you could purchase off the role and you will never get a good connection at the coil end if this is the case.

Exactly - the coil is configured to work with a certain type of lead. Plus is unlikely to be waterproof anymore.

[caspernz]

Be cheaper just to replace the bike, especially since your inexperience of things mechanical/electrical is shining so bright...

Failing that, stick to replacing bits as a set on your current bike, either from Ebay/a wrecker/aftermarket supplier if you can't find a new version.

[Nobbsie]

Found some for any future readers of this:
http://www.bikerbargains.co.nz/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=711

[Yow Ling]

it's just electricity, Suzuki doesn't have special electricity. if Suzuki has copper core leads then you have the right thing, if suzuki used suppressor cable then that's what you should probably use, just go to repco or super cheap and buy a car spark lead and chop it up, plug ends and joiners just screw on, if you are desperate to waterproof the join put some silicone grease in it

[Reubix]

I had the GSX400X Impulse, replaced 2x HT wires from an automotive electrician. I provided the sparkplug end caps and that was it. Worked well and was the perfect length, cheap too.

[F5 Dave]

Strange things 400 suzukis. People seem to love to put car type cable on them. Then a while later have some mysterious misfire. Seen about 3 instances on Impulses & GSXR400s

Back to copper & fault free. As they said on that site the OP found some, good old fashion copper is what the small coils can cope with. They can almost cope with carbon leads.

[Nobbsie]

Hey Dave
how reliable would you recon those old coils are do people upgrade them to newer ones?
Or is there not much point because they do the job?
Cheers

[F5 Dave]

Like all the electrical parts on an 80s-90s Suzuki; barely adequate. If you can keep the regulator system in check I'd be happy. But everything is 20 years old. I'd keep the std parts as long as possible.