R80 ignition modifications
I have a '84 R80ST that has been heavily modified to be more like a monolever version of a post-'88 GS. I'm taking this bike on a long trip to South America and have been looking for a way to make my ignition system a bit more reliable as the hall sensor can and ICU are known weak points. A trusted source recommended that I convert over to the 1979/1980 points can setup with a 3 ohm coil. He ran it on his bike for 15 years without problems and said that quite a few RTW travellers have done the same mod with success. Also, the points and condensor used in this can are the same used on VW bugs, so that makes finding spares easy - especially in south america. Anybody here have any experience with this modification?
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