i have a 1969 honda trail 70....do i need a good battery to get a spark?
2006-08-24 10:50:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
That would be an SL70 ??
No , Battery Not required , Was only there to run Lights & Horn
Spark is Via a Magneto in the Engine Case .
2006-08-24 10:54:22 · answer #1 · answered by Perry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You do need a good battery to have spark on a 1969 Honda trail 70. Honda's didn't have CDI ignition back in 1969. It has what is called a "battery ignition". The battery charges the coil. When the points open, the circuit is broken The charge in the coil is sent to the spark plug and jumps across the spark plug gap.
2006-08-24 18:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guardrailjim, you dont know what your talking about.
Its probably well before your time.
It has a flywheel magneto with contact points. (PMS)
Points are a pain to set as they are inside flywheel and there is only a small 'window' to set them. System was used by Honda and others from 1950's until CDI came into use (around mid/late1980's), although some manufacturers had used CDI/TPI in the 1970's
2006-08-25 20:34:48 · answer #3 · answered by 1crazypj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no... the spark comes from the pickup coil and is controlled by the stator assembly..... long as you can spin the engine over (kickstart or push) fast enough you would not even have to have a battery
2006-08-24 17:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by gnet_162000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends. does it have a battery or a magnito? the magnito or battery will create spark. so if the battery is dead there is no spark
2006-08-24 17:56:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋