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- Former '82 GL1100 "The Slug"
I am in the process of rebuilding my old '82 wire harness. My current '82 bike has an '81 wire harness with the '81 coils with no ballast resistor. The engine is an '83.
I have the original '82 coils which are not cracked, but they were out in the weather for 12 years. The wiring is brittle and needs to be replaced. My concern is that the wires to the ballast resistor are also brittle. Can the ballast resistor be replaced? Do I even need the resistor? My bike runs like a champ right now without it, but the '81 and '82 wire harnesses are different.
Opinions?
I have the original '82 coils which are not cracked, but they were out in the weather for 12 years. The wiring is brittle and needs to be replaced. My concern is that the wires to the ballast resistor are also brittle. Can the ballast resistor be replaced? Do I even need the resistor? My bike runs like a champ right now without it, but the '81 and '82 wire harnesses are different.
Opinions?