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Anyone used stick coils on there z900/1000, it's a chop/bobber with 1045 motor, trying to get rid of the coils

I don't think it would look very attractive though, stick coils are quite big and designed to be hidden down a spark plug well, not on show.

Ultim8pc wrote:I don't think it would look very attractive though, stick coils are quite big and designed to be hidden down a spark plug well, not on show.

Yes I agree, but there are some shorter versions, I believe,

You’re not getting rid of the coils you’re just moving them nearer to the plugs. You’re just getting rid of the leads.

walshyco wrote:You’re not getting rid of the coils you’re just moving them nearer to the plugs. You’re just getting rid of the leads.

Sorry I should of explained more, the coils at the moment are under the seat, I want to move the coils to shorten the leads, if there where some asteticly pleasing stick coils that would be great, if not, I will have to make space under the tank/headstock area, is it that bad of a question? ???

Most stick coils are designed to run in conjunction with electronic ignition. They depend on the current supplied to fire them correctly and the resistance is usually different to the Z OE coils. You could fit them on stock ignition, but even with aftermarket stuff you'd need to check the parameters will work.

I have seen examples where even correctly wired, stick coils would not spark the plugs on non OE systems. Some need an ignition amplifier to power them. A Google search will return you most of what you need to know ;)

Thanks Charlie