I have a KZ650B from 1978. Seems to be a popular bike hereabouts. Anyhow, it has stock (original) coils and one of them has emittted some foamy stuff that hardened into a little buble adjacent to end of the horizontal bar that runs through it.
Well, that was more than 5 years ago and the machine has run ok since then. Although now it has problems and won't run when its cold.
Anyhow, can I replace the ignition system in pieces? Can I put some better performing coils on now, then replace the points etc with electronic ignition later? I keep hearing about the primary resistance for the points-style coils being higher than the electronic ones. I don't want to have to change out the coils yet again if/when I change the rest of the parts. I also want something I can bold up in the original mounting position, if possible.
Is that something that can't be done?
How can I get some coils that are really going to make some kind of difference without paying two arms and a leg, or worse, pay more for something that doesn't perform as well as what I have now?
-T