Topic: Critical grounding points on powdercoated frame

[Teddyhoeg1982]

Just Got my 1977 CB500k back from powdercoat. Looks great in gloss, but where should i pay attention to remove coating to ensure good ground connections? Should i apply dielectric grease to these contact points to hinder corrosion or just leave them exposed?

[Stev-o]

Nothin' like fresh powder!  The most important area is where your ground cable connects.  A Dremel tool makes easy work of removing the powder.

[bryanj]

Coil bracket mounting bolts and rh rear engine plate mounting bolts plus eithe side of the mounting bracket where the bracket touches frame and both sides where the big engine bolt is

[Deltarider]

Coil bracket mounting bolts [...]

It's not the first I time I read this, but I can have perfect sparks without ground. Another thing is to fasten the bolts securely. If they're just a bit loose, you'll see an interesting phenomenon: the coil will move about vehemently. Tells you something about the magnetic energy in there.