robludwig
11-05-2011, 08:40 AM
Hey fellas I have had my 86 R for about 2 weeks now. It had a Pro Armor tether wired in but I want to replace it with a keyed ignition just as a bit more security. I got a 91 250x 2-wire ignition, since I figure it's close enough to the 250R being kick-start only, and the wire colors even match the 250R wiring diagram.
The previous owner had the tether wired into the green and black/white wires coming down from the stock kill switch. I've read other places you should do it to the coil?? Either way, the tether was working fine. So I removed the tether, and now I am back to having spark all the time.
I thought I could wire the ignition into the same place, as that is what it shows on the 87+ 250R wiring diagram (if I'm reading it right), but I cannot get it to not have spark with my keyed ignition. I'm thinking the tether and ignition don't work the same, are their functions opposite?
Can anybody give me some direction? I'm sure I'm not the only guy to want to add a key to an 86 R in the last 25 years, lol
Rob
The previous owner had the tether wired into the green and black/white wires coming down from the stock kill switch. I've read other places you should do it to the coil?? Either way, the tether was working fine. So I removed the tether, and now I am back to having spark all the time.
I thought I could wire the ignition into the same place, as that is what it shows on the 87+ 250R wiring diagram (if I'm reading it right), but I cannot get it to not have spark with my keyed ignition. I'm thinking the tether and ignition don't work the same, are their functions opposite?
Can anybody give me some direction? I'm sure I'm not the only guy to want to add a key to an 86 R in the last 25 years, lol
Rob