Then I installed the (supposed to be better) 4-pole ignition solenoid it went south after another 5000 miles.
Then I bought the 07 bike and yesterday, after 5000 miles it went south, too....aaarrrggnnnnnn
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I bridged the ports and the bike brought me home, but that ignition solenoid is nothing more than another source of trouble, and I still don't understand why it is so much better to have the solenoid going south than the ignition switch...the result is the same. Both can be bridged, but will give you trouble sooner or later. Even the ignition switch, standing alone, seem to last longer than the solenoid. I know of some real old clutch bikes with the original ignition switch who rode more than 50000 miles and never even heard about the need for a solenoid.
Question:
Is there something better available than the stock unit from the factory?? Something bullet proof from MSD, Painless Wiring, Powermaster or Bosch?
I ordered a new one from Andy, but there must be something better available out there?
Olaf