I ran into problems running the stock IC ignitor setup with my ELR clone. I am using a Koso RX1 tach and speedo. I was never able to get the Koso tach to work right with the stock IC ignitor setup. The tach needle would bounce all over the place and I tried everything to fix it. The tech dept. at Koso were also unable to fix the problem.
I tried filters, tapping into different signal sources, changed coils, wires, ignitor boxes, new pickup coils, ect. The solution came when a stock pickup coil burned out. I decided instead of putting another old ignition system in I swapped the whole thing out for a Dyna S. Problem solved. Now the tach is stable and the gauge works great.
As far as the stock setup being reliable, it wasn't for me. I went through several IC boxes, pickup coils and coils. They all ended up failing. The Dyna S however I have in all my bikes now, my KZ650 has had a Dyna S in it for about 30 years and I have not had any problem with it.