Hi, I'm new to this site but I'm hoping someone on here can help me.

I got a 1990 pre-diversion XJ600 a few months ago and it ran fine for a month and then one morning just wouldn't start. It was running OK the evening before but that was it the next morning.

It turned over & over until the battery was nearly flat. Recharged it over night and tried again but no good.

A friend looked over the electrics and said it was the CDI as all else looked ok except there was no spark. £90 later for another CDI and still no go! (That will be on Ebay when I get the bike going again!!)

I'm now working my way through the Haynes manual of reasons for not starting and would like some help. I'm no mechanic, just a born again rider so please don't think I will be offended by very simple suggestions - except: is the stand down or the kill switch off! Its more the electrical wording that is doing my head in!

I have found this:

Ignition Coil Primary Resistance: 2.2 Ohms (book says 1.8 to 2.2)

Ignition coil secondary resistance: 32 k Ohms (book says 9.6 to 14.4 K Ohms) May be a prob or me not testing right bit.

Pickup Coil should be 81 to 121 ohms - what the? What are pickup coils and how do I test them? This is one thing that a couple of bikers have said could be the problem.

Any hints or tips or just Haynes translation are very welcome.

Cheers

Andy

A hello in the proper area of the newbs section would be a good start. You have posted this twice, both in the wrong places, and haven't bothered to say hello to us.

Post a hello in the proper part of the newbs and then put this in the workshop are (bottom part of the first page) and I am sure people will come along to help.

Cheers.

pick up coils are to do with the generation of electricity, they will be found ( usually) on the LH side of the bike. essentially they are 2 magnets held in brackets roughly 180 degrees to each other. kinda like points ( but with out the fiddly crap) the pickups sit on the outside edge of a disc , the disc spins with the bottom end, you can see the disc separate ...behind bolt number 3 bottom rh corner.... as the disc spins, it has a raised lip which passes juuust in front of the magnet. this distance you can set and move...( GPz 900r was .5 mm) but i have found they either dont need it or that really isnt the problem. theres not much too em.... i hope this helps thats about as much as i know..... if your not measuring incorrectly that resistance does seem a bit high.... "Ignition coil secondary resistance: 32 k Ohms (book says 9.6 to 14.4 K Ohms) May be a prob or me not testing right bit...." hopefully someone else has some more info.

Hi " make shure the Cdi has a good earth, . clean surface, coz it looks like everything else is working,,

Sorry for putting it in the wrong place! I'll have a look at how to move it or delete and start again in the right place when I get a chance.

Cheers for the couple of replies so far though.

I've had the RH case off and can see the copper coils, its just what to do about it now.

Cheers

Andy