Topic: Boyer Brandsen Ignition

[volz1fsu]

I am getting ready to buy an ignition system for my 550 and I had stated that I wanted to go with one from Old Bike Barn. I thought the one I wanted was the Dyna-S but I looked again and found it to be a Boyer Brandsen Mark 3.  I have heard about Old Bike Barn being a hassle to deal with so I am asking if anyone knows of another supplier for the Boyer Brandsen MKIII.  Also, does anyone have some experience with one of these units?  I do not want the Dyna because it is just a points replacement, I want something that will adjust timing and all that fancy crap.

[cbjunkie]

volz - not sure if you posted this before you saw my z-1 link, but check on their site - they have a flowchart for finding the ignition and coils for your specific bike - very easy and foolproof.

the guys are very good to deal with (i thought) and were very polite in answering all my newbie questions.

cbj...

[Tim2005]

Boyer's are AOK, seem to do the job nicely imo. You could also consider a Newtronic, they work just as well, though the ignition box is a bit bigger. I have both types on my bikes , 750 & 400 respectively, there's not much to choose between them. Haven't tried a Dyna, yet, but I may do sometime soonish as I gather you can get one with a rev limiter, which could be useful for my 460/4. How' do the prices compare? For reliability, I'd invest most in coils with replaceable HT leads and buy new NGK caps for them.