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Offline Bubba0374

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Who makes good points?
« on: January 01, 2010, 02:03:30 PM »
Recently I have been looking into replacing the points and condensers on my cb500.
I have have heard that some are really crap and I would like to make sure to get a quality set. any suggestions?
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Re: Who makes good points?
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Re: Who makes good points?
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2010, 02:35:41 PM »
its funny you post that. The reason i am asking is i cant find the TEC (Toyo Electrical Company) or ND (Nippon Denso) points anywhere. I see Daiichi everywhere anyone use these?
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Re: Who makes good points?
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2010, 02:38:07 PM »
Schizz is on a similar quest.  Here is his post:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=63248.0
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Re: Who makes good points?
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Re: Who makes good points?
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2010, 04:13:26 PM »
honda dealer for oem?
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Re: Who makes good points?
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2010, 04:50:50 PM »
Forum member "hondaman" has kits for these bikes, drop him a pm as his systems are far superior to the originals..

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Re: Who makes good points?
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2010, 04:54:42 PM »
You can get them from david silver spares - thanks Deltarider!

"David Silver has TEC. www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/parts/part_70781/ and www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/parts/part_70782/"

Cost about $45 bucks a set for the set shipped. If you buy the whole points assembly, you may or may not get OEM points, as it says non-oem.

I don't know if the points are the same for both the 550 and 500.

If you find somewhere cheaper, let me know.



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Re: Who makes good points?
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2010, 04:55:20 PM »
Quote from: retro rocket on January 01, 2010, 04:50:50 PM
Forum member "hondaman" has kits for these bikes, drop him a pm as his systems are far superior to the originals..

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The hondaman ignition works with points, so you still need them.
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Re: Who makes good points?
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2010, 04:56:54 PM »
If his are better then wouldn't it a good idea to contact him to find out where he gets the points from?

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Re: Who makes good points?
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2010, 05:07:33 PM »
His ignitions do not replace points, they plug into the bike near the coils (if I'm not mistaken), and reduces the levels of electricity that runs through the points themselves. The Hondaman ignition itself is an "extra" you add to your ignition, does not replace any existing equipment.

He did a write up on the differences between tolerances of OEM and the cheepo points, and did purchase both sets from somewhere, so he may have a good source for the OEM points. It would be worth a PM as you said.
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Re: Who makes good points?
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2010, 06:47:46 PM »
I got mine from my local bike shop and bought the plate complete, Cheaper then all the parts separately. I believe it is genuine Honda.
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