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zute · 07-27-2008

Ok, the bike started acting up again, this time a hell of a lot worse than last time. The shop says it's the same ignition coil that they replaced 2 months or so ago, but this time, they seem to think that there is a wire that is corroded further up into the wiring harness. They want to replace both the main and the sub wiring harnesses ($360) plus the junction box ($100) and the ECU ($810). I'm looking at ovr $1250 in parts and another $600 in labor. They charged me $500 to replace the ignition coil last time, and they just charged me another $120 to look at it again to give me this estimate. Needless to say I did not let them do the work and have picked up the bike to take it somewhere else for a second opinion.

Can anyone tell me if this sounds ridiculous or is it the right decision? Unfortunately I do not have $2000 to put into the bike right now. Again, the symptoms are, when the bike warms up (usually between 5 and 15 miles), the Fi light comes on intermittently (although it's been staying on a lot longer lately) and when it does, the bike hesitates, loses power, lurches, and backfires. When they replaced the ignition coil, it seemed to run better, but I still felt that it lacked power and almost seemed like the second coil was also going bad.

If you are in the Northern VA area - steer clear of Champion Motorsports in Sterling, VA!

07-27-2008	#9 (permalink)
zute Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9	Is it the Ignition Coil again or a Corroded Wire? Ok, the bike started acting up again, this time a hell of a lot worse than last time. The shop says it's the same ignition coil that they replaced 2 months or so ago, but this time, they seem to think that there is a wire that is corroded further up into the wiring harness. They want to replace both the main and the sub wiring harnesses ($360) plus the junction box ($100) and the ECU ($810). I'm looking at ovr $1250 in parts and another $600 in labor. They charged me $500 to replace the ignition coil last time, and they just charged me another $120 to look at it again to give me this estimate. Needless to say I did not let them do the work and have picked up the bike to take it somewhere else for a second opinion. Can anyone tell me if this sounds ridiculous or is it the right decision? Unfortunately I do not have $2000 to put into the bike right now. Again, the symptoms are, when the bike warms up (usually between 5 and 15 miles), the Fi light comes on intermittently (although it's been staying on a lot longer lately) and when it does, the bike hesitates, loses power, lurches, and backfires. When they replaced the ignition coil, it seemed to run better, but I still felt that it lacked power and almost seemed like the second coil was also going bad. If you are in the Northern VA area - steer clear of Champion Motorsports in Sterling, VA!