Honda CB550/CB750 Electronic Ignition install.

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@DillonHuffmanOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Can you put up a video on the process for dialing in the carbs (sync, idle mixture, slides, etc) on these engines?

@lyenrouillon9010 4 ай бұрын

love the sound. I'm probably going to change the muffler on my CB 750

@Jaxdp65 4 жыл бұрын

Love that sound reminds me of back in the early 80s how our cb750f sounded with kerker exhaust

@robdot1964 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a Dyna S for my 70 Goldwing. This video answered ALL of my questions! Thanks Taylor

@leegraves101 8 ай бұрын

I put one on my 75 GL and it makes a big difference. Install it and forget it

@somerandomguy3868 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta say nice job! Pretty straight forward install, looking forward to the test ride

@dyske- Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to film and edit the process along with concise explanations! I don't even own a CB or a bike with points, but your videos are very informative and easy to follow! I hope you are doing well. Take care!

@btordxc 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the excellent instructional video. This is the 3rd install I've done of this Dynatek electronic ignition on various Honda SOHCs but this time I wired it to the back brake wire as you suggested rather than use the dodgy clip that comes with the Dynatek. It was much simpler and cleaner using your method.

@daveco1270 4 жыл бұрын

I needed this video 9 months ago. I used the red wire with the splice connector that came with it....so far no problems. I connected it to one of the black and white wires coming from the coils. I used a timing strobe to fine tune it.

@Kevin_747 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work. I have a CB650 patiently waiting for refurbish. I use the Dyna S on Vtwin HD's. Dirt road simple and reliable.

@BlackHeartModer 4 жыл бұрын

You earned a follow with this video. Great explanation and execution.

@cb175s 2 жыл бұрын

You can definitely here it firing on all four cylinders after the ignition swap. It sounds great with points too of course But you can definitely here a different sound. I bet it screams now. Great information Great video Thank you for taking the time to share. Awesomeness

@bair395 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. I'm doing samething on my 78 very helpful would like to see more videos on this bike.

@MauryMMarques Жыл бұрын

Thank you for filming and sharing this video.

@cliffordmcdonald8054 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos man. You to a good job of getting to it without a lot of fluff. Keep it up.

@supersonique001 4 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial and great up grade on the prehistoric points system! Bike sounds awesome by the way!

@ClassicOctane 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@wg3191 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best channels I've found is here ...

@shedenvy691 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work great content keep them coming love watching your channel.😎

@danaowen9014 4 жыл бұрын

loved the sound the bike makes.

@banditnev 4 жыл бұрын

Well I'm an oldie and I agree with you I wish they had Electronic Ignitions back then.

@daveco1270 4 жыл бұрын

I wish you had made this video before I put my Dyna ignition on my bike last year. I like the way you did the red wire. I used that blue splicer that came with the unit. So far it's worked great, but another option would've been good.

@ogribiker8535 4 жыл бұрын

Been using Dyna S ignitions on all my old Z and GS builds and they are the nuts!. My old Z650 has both dyna S ignition and dyna coils and it always starts the moment you hit the button, if you know anything about old Z's you will know how long they normally take to start. Good vid 👍

@justinhiebert214 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos have been a huge help! I’d buy you a beer if I was in Texas. I’m building my first bike, a 78 cb750ss and I was wondering if you have more 750 video.

@mattlaird4679 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid, just installed dyna s on my 1978 cb550. It has never ridden this well.

@chrisyoonful 3 жыл бұрын

hey Matt, were the dyna S an easy install or did you have to do anything special to mount them?

@mattlaird4679 3 жыл бұрын

Yes easy, everything required was in the box incl instructions,combined with this vid was straightforward. Just needed to static time afterwards with a lamp or continuity tester. There's a vid for that on here also 👍

@kensmith9334 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and very helpful! Still have the old point system on my 1978 750K, but thinking about converting to electronic ignition!...Thanks :)

@TheLoveFindersBand 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Very impressed

@davidlackey4873 4 жыл бұрын

nice vid...I ride a triumph speedmaster,but I have a 72 cb500 that's been sitting under a tarp,kinda for about 15yrs...been watching your vids,subbed,now I guess I gotta start project restore...thanks, I think.

@rickjames8510 4 жыл бұрын

the dyna ignition comes straight from the factory at 180*. For certain Suzuki gs models the mechanical point mechanism only has timing marks on one side, so once you only adjust timing for the 1-4 and the 2-3 is done as well. Super awesome upgrade and well paired with the dyna coils

@geoffreybelk5968 4 жыл бұрын

you say well paired with the dyna coils... you need to change the coils if your gonna upgrade to the dyna ignition or can you keep the factory coils. Thinking about the Suzuki GS450L.

@JDnBeastlet 3 жыл бұрын

Great instructional video - thanks!

@sugarskulllyfe5890 11 ай бұрын

great video and good video angles thank you so much

@leslieryder5630 2 жыл бұрын

That sound awsome mate!!🍻

@wallerdog6 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome!!!

@wangofree 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

@trisparker 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Taylor. The garbage instructions from Dyna are nowhere near as clear as this. Installed without issue on my '76 550 and fired up immediately first time :) Maybe I'm imagining things but pretty sure it sounds/runs 10x better already.

@dallasheld9121 3 жыл бұрын

Great informative video bud thank you!

@jessies5632 4 жыл бұрын

Great video

@jooeee23 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good 👍

@TheLLentini 4 жыл бұрын

hey man, awesome video. saw it out of the corner of my eye but i see your running the rear hoop in the back. the tire will contact under hard bump. i have done it and it is not a good time; no amount of stiffer springs or pre-load adjustment will stop it. just a fore-warning.

@htmonaro1969 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video, I own a 1970 CB 500k0, that will eventually have the original engine with a 600cc kit (new sleaves and pistons in a kit). I have the same electronic ignition system you installed, which is whst attracted me to this video, however, I would like to know more about the exhaust system, as I will need to get one for the bike and that sounded awesome. My bike, when it is eventually finished will be a cafe racer, with lots of different parts from different bikes on it. It won't be a daily ride, I'm not looking for that anymore (at 62 I've had too many friends die or get seriously injured for that) but I do want to do the occasional club ride etc.

@paulpavlovic7988 Жыл бұрын

Sounds nice

@wdy2606 3 жыл бұрын

Good content, Thanks.

@GaryLordsWayMinistry 4 жыл бұрын

I had one like that and it did about 140-150 got a death wobble in it and I shut it down and never took it that fast again. But they are rippers. I wish they had those electronic ignition when I was riding them.

@luisvelarde8999 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job, always returning to these instructional videos now that I am deslindar with my rebuilt F2 with everything new but nos parkas at the plugs. I think the whole complete points plate and points itself are not helping. Thinking to move to electronic ignition as I have on my K5. Regarding the exhaust, what muffler are you using? I think with stock 4-1 pipes right?

@007mercucio 3 жыл бұрын

Great video... just one detail: Setting timing with a strobe _is_ _even_ _better_.

@MicJaguar 4 жыл бұрын

I was working on my 75 Cb550f and was going to check the timing and found someone already put the newer style in. Im going to check it after i move and see if the timing is right etc. Thanks for the video.

@billmccoy6442 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds friggin great

@ChadwickRider 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Taylor, not being able to see the lines is messing with me a bit.

@christucker5987 4 жыл бұрын

Good job. Pretty trick what you did with the factory connector for the key on power!

@jeffebinger1218 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Taylor, bike is sounding good. I've got a question about the spark plug gap and heat range, will they be affected by the hotter spark of the electronic ignition?

@joyofsaxe1211 2 жыл бұрын

Hey love the stuff you post.. I have a 78 CB 750 what is the exhaust system you have on this bike? Of course I should wait till the end of the video to ask .

@bhaggen 3 жыл бұрын

Your 69 Camaro doubles as a storage unit? Damn that reminds me; gotta get that stuff off my 66 Mustang!

@themondoone6316 4 жыл бұрын

I own a CB750A and after seeing your video I am seriously thinking about the upgrade. Would you reccomend the simple kit you installed here or one that includes the coil packs. This is of course for daily driving.

@88BuckMeister 4 ай бұрын

You made me just order one for my CB550. I can still count on you for advise? Its a big bore kit with a 650 Cam swap mod

@yourejustintim 3 жыл бұрын

You ever get numbers on the exhaust set up. Looking to do something similar but am told/read 4 to 2 is best for performance...

@hello195011111 3 жыл бұрын

I’m an old-school 305 Honda scrambler rider. I remember when the Honda CB 450 came out. Do you ever get a chance to do anything on 450 would love to see it. Thanks

@albertcantoran6367 11 ай бұрын

Where did you source the factory bullet connector from? That’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.

@NIVEADeoformen 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Taylor! Love the video, your always a huge help to the community ! I wondered if I should install the dyna ignition on my bike straight after a complete engine tear down, or if I should first put the old ignition system on to see if it will run? Any recommendation here ? Thanks a lot !

@frostygonz Жыл бұрын

I’d do old ignition system just to verify it’s all good, then swap over to the new system

@007mercucio 3 жыл бұрын

Is there any advantage to using a timing strobe, to improve on the static timing settings?

@0dium. 8 ай бұрын

i got lost where you use the test lamp to tune the advance for the 2 cylinder pairs ... when it lights up , where does the power come from ? 12v runs through the ignition plate ?

@manikfernando4026 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video big thanks. Just wondering where the cdu unit is

@ethanarmand6901 4 жыл бұрын

Building a 750 cafe racer and to help me out a bit can you tell me what tires you have and where you bought them. Thanks

@MichaelSmith-fo1kj 3 жыл бұрын

Do you use the Dyna Coils over some more generic coils like the ones from Mikes XS? There’s a huge price difference, but the e-ignition makers tend to push you that direction and blame any ignition faults on budget coils.

@calom4823 8 ай бұрын

I gotnthe same bike and im thinking about puting this .

@mtb_landin 4 жыл бұрын

You make it look easy.. well now I want it on my old cb750.. Did you upgrade coils or cables, I heard someone mention the resistance should be different when using dyna ignition..?

@doomsayer559 4 жыл бұрын

You can use stock coils. But for aftermarket you want anything over 3ohm. Dynatek recommends 5ohm.

@vespasandengines Жыл бұрын

Do you need the advance arms and springs for the dynatek to work? Can it work without it? I have the Boyer ignition and the springs and arms have been taken off

@Mudfacetony 4 жыл бұрын

Will this also install method transfer to the CB 400 F2 (1977)?

@franklinnieto8211 2 жыл бұрын

initial diag was no spark on any cylinder…Caps read at 4.8. Primary 4.9 secondary 16.6. I added new plugs as well and new battery. When I tried do the timing test with light it wouldn’t turn on when the marks lined up or at any point when I rotated on either 1-4 or 2-3. Do you think the condenser is bad ? I cleaned off the points. Btw the switch was in the on position. Any help is much appreciated I’m trying to get this cb750 to start.

@Timotheousturalyon 4 жыл бұрын

Does this replace the ignition control spark units on 1981 cb750's ?

@robdot1964 3 жыл бұрын

That was a 79 Goldwing!

@daveco1270 3 жыл бұрын

QUESTION: Did you cut off that plastic connector that turns the two red wires into one red wire? Curious how you rigged those up since there's two wires (assuming you're not using the extension). Did you crimp both red wires into one male bullet connector or did they each get their own? I have my Dyna hooked up and working great, but I used the crappy blue splicer it came with (spliced into the black and white wire near the coils) and I'm thinking about rewiring it with proper connectors now that I've gotten better at doing wiring. I have a couple different ideas that would work. Your way seems simple, I'm just a little confused about not using the extension that turns the red wires into one wire. I wish we could've seen the way you had those wires set up before you plugged them in. I have a four way connector that I think could work if I give each red wire it's own bullet terminal.

@marvindavis8705 Жыл бұрын

There is one setting that was left out of all the installs on You tube. That is the space between the magnet on the rotor and the 'pickups' on the modules. If set too far out the corresponding cylinders will misfire. I set mine but forgot what the setting was, maybe forty two thousands?? can you confirm the range??

@davidt9039 3 жыл бұрын

Am I able to use the original coils with an electronic ignition? My bike is a 1970 Honda CB 750.

@donaldcameron8909 3 ай бұрын

Old guy here , And like electro 😂 lgniters.

@xrayromeopapa2070 6 ай бұрын

my light comes on soon as I jab it in the blue or yellow wire. still trying to figure out whats up with my coil wiring. but coils are good, just no spark. Im trying to make sure the dyna s point plate is correct. just cant seem to be able to test it the way you do because the light is already on. so its suppose to be ( key on ) not ( key ignition ) ? I have blk/white and solid blk on the harness not sure whats supposed to be key on or ign, im using the dynatek coils.. its like im the only one in the world with this set up because not one person has shown exactly how they how dynatek coils wired up to stock harness,,, fml

@juanc9622 Жыл бұрын

Can i install the disk pulse whit de original CDI? In a Suzuki GS550

@jakefin6891 4 жыл бұрын

Do they make these for a 72 cl350? If they do, can you recommend one please.

@callmewes5121 4 жыл бұрын

Do you know if this would be the same install for a 84 cb700sc

@irishrover63 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds great, wonder how that pipe would sound on my 1992 Honda CB400SF?

@supersportimpalass 4 жыл бұрын

Probably would sound quite nice. I bought the Delkevic header and Cone Engineering silencer for my 550k and it sounds pretty awesome but is quite loud though. Tough to beat the sound of an inline 4 with a 4 into 1 exhaust imho especially if it's a Honda SOHC.

@bobrichardson6065 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 1981 honda cb650 i had power for 3 days now i have no power the battery is good and i replaces the fuses still no power can you please help me with advice i have fuses on the handle bars i couldn't see any by the motor is there one if so do you know where and i turn the key nothing now no power at all

@marshalwilkie9640 2 жыл бұрын

would it also fit on a 1980 honda cb 900c or would it be different

@askeron9227 2 жыл бұрын

Hallo i am from Germany and i have a question. how strong is the battery in the 750? I also have one with a 12V 12Ah battery but that's not quite enough

@caseycrocker8279 2 жыл бұрын

You think this would go on a cb400f The website has it listed for cb500 and up

@ekess123 2 жыл бұрын

@Classic Octane what is the name of your battery tender? Cheers M8

@edemkingsley1686 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Ghana and need a new crankshaft for my honda cb400 super4 or used engine

@rod-von 2 жыл бұрын

did you keep the ignitor unit?

@stephenroughton2792 3 жыл бұрын

Is there anything like this for a 74 Honda CB360 . ?

@calvinhamm3748 4 жыл бұрын

Hey brother what brand of silencer/ muffler did you put on there, id like to purchase the same one! Thanks for all your knowledge! 👍💪

@samuellogeman1358 3 жыл бұрын

He said at the end of the video

@cyrilleloreau1603 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know the exact model of the Dyntak? it's for a 78' cb550 Four K. Thanks guys.

@therealsixthirtythree 4 жыл бұрын

What size tire are you running out back?

@brianpiper9783 4 жыл бұрын

What tires are you using on the bike?

@cyrilleloreau1603 3 жыл бұрын

Whoa what happened? You took off the old ignation plate and in the next shot you've got the new one on there. Would have liked to have seen the transition from the old to the new.

@rh752 3 жыл бұрын

errr... he showed that in detail and very thoroughly!

@cyrilleloreau1603 3 жыл бұрын

@@rh752 Well actually, the transisiton isn't there, but I after doing the gaps and timing on my cb550, I now understand the three bolts he removes (Timing 1&4). As a noobie though it might be a little confusing and daunting if you don't know. OTherwise, these videos are awesome! Changed all my seals and gaskets on the top end with the help of these videos and now thinking of doing the points as well. Cheers.

@justinocadenas2050 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, I have an oil leak from a small hole of the electronic ignition's cover, in my 1981 cb750k. Can someone help me?

@stevefirkins1806 3 жыл бұрын

Another brill vid! Is the dyna S from the company dynatek? Here in the UK the cheapest I can find is £170 inc postage!

@daveco1270 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Dynatek is the name of the company.

@stevefirkins1806 3 жыл бұрын

@@daveco1270 cheers dave

@carthos4402 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Brother, I'm wondering if you've ever tried EFI on a CB550 or any other old Carb bike? I live in Colorado where the elevation changes drastically depending on where I'm going. EFI would help a lot but i cant find a lot of good information on how to do it for these bikes. Hope this post meets you well. Love all your work, been studying all your videos so i can work on my own bike.

@supersportimpalass 4 жыл бұрын

It would be difficult to implement only because the electrical system would have a tough time keeping up with all the added accessories.

@larscajvall5804 2 жыл бұрын

Is it a Dunstal exhaust?

@tomconnolly4585 2 жыл бұрын

So no timing light ?

@robertbawden1702 2 жыл бұрын

installed new coils onto my k7 now ive got no spark at plugs. replaced type for type.??????????? what gives please

@PeterAndersons 4 жыл бұрын

Hard starting... check the accelerator pump.

@mattihnen2764 3 жыл бұрын

Cb550 doesn't have an accelerator pump. Idle mixture needs to be rich because of this so don't try to set mixture screws by adjusting for highest rpm.

@havok531 4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever considered using a 4 into 2 system on any of your builds? Personally I think a bike looks better with a muffler on both sides.

@MicJaguar 4 жыл бұрын

Ok, i need some help. My 1975 CB550F has a Dyna S ignition on it already. Been having all sorts of trouble since i had it. I was checking and testing my timing and i found that on the left coil if i use a test light, when ignition is set to on, the light is always on no matter where i advance the engine to be it 1/4 or 2/3. If i check the right coil it comes on as it should when i turn the timing rotar clock wise. The wiring seems correct but i could be mistaken. Should i just pay and bring this bike uo to Austin and have your shop help me? I have done so much and just getting fed up at this point. Lol 😆

@ChadwickRider 4 жыл бұрын

Same for me. Wonder why nobody has tried helping

@MicJaguar 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChadwickRider i just adjusted it while it was running. Till it sounded right. But CO suggested 110 main and 40 pilots with pods.

@bdillworth88 4 жыл бұрын

HELP! After rebuilding the top end, I’m trying to set timing and on my 2-3, test light on blue wire I’m getting light where the 1-4 should be. Why? I have a dyna igniting set up too.

@daveco1270 3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever figure this out? Maybe you had the wires to your coils flipped so the blue wire went to the coil that controls 1 and 4 and yellow to 2 and 3. Edit: just realized the blue wire is for 1 and 4. So that's why you were getting 1 and 4 when you were hooked up to that wire.

@billystrelow6374 3 жыл бұрын

Flip that magnetic rotor 180