Does anyone know anything about honda shadow motorcycles?

Question

I have recently purchased a 1984 Honda Shadow that was not running. I am trying to figure out why I have spark on one side of the bike and not on the other. The coils are supposed to be new. The plugs are also new. I have also tried a new ignitor box. I dont know alot about bikes so any information about this would be helpful. THANK YOU

Im sorry the bike is a 1984 Honda shadow 700

Answer 1

-Always give year, make, engine size and "model #" when asking questions.
-When you say you have spark on "one side", do you mean one cylinder? Each cyl has 2 spark plugs - left side & right side.
-If you mean one cyl, the pulse generator (inside L crankcase cover) will cause that problem. You'll need a shop manual (for specs) and multi-meter to test it.
-The coils are "supposed" to be new. If you want to check them without any testing equipment - Remove the good coil from the bike. Connect the wires from the bad coil to it and check for spark. As long as the bike is apart, check the bad coil the same way. Connect "it" to the good coil's wires.
-If you meant one spark plug on the same coil isn't getting spark, the spark plug cap could be bad or not making a good connection to the high tension lead. Unscrew a known working spark plug cap and screw it into the "no spark" wire. You can also cut a 1/4" of wire off the end of the high tension lead before screwing the cap on (in case the cap isn't making a good connection).
-That should be enough to check, to keep you busy for a while.

Answer 2

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