Author Topic: How can you tell when your CDI unit has failed? (Read 2669 times)

El Dopa · « **on:** January 25, 2007, 03:20:14 AM »

There's a lot on this board about failing CDI's and carrying spares. All seems like good advice, but....

...if you're stuck in the middle of nowhere with a bike that won't go, how can you tell that it's the CDI that's fritzed, and not a 'something else' type problem? What are the symptoms?

gsxr400 racer · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2007, 09:35:28 PM »

power to your coills proper oms to pick up power to the cdi battery charged good plugs and still no spark

doqq · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:07:03 AM »

how would i test power to the cdi? Which wires am i probing?

gsxr400 racer · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2007, 10:54:08 PM »

Im not gonna do all the work for you brother get a manual and trace the wires from the hot(key switch ) to the cdi ,cdi to the coils ect......Just highlight the wires that go to the cdi on a sheet of paper or the actual manual my manual looks like a rainbow brite comercial!
cheers