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500freak:
will a moose lighting coil bolt on my 87 without any mods?

Atrain:
Not sure, my K5 is a 95 and the moose catalog doesn't list one for the 87. Maybe someone with an 87 will chime in.

I had to grind the coil mount bosses on the stator plate down a little to get the lighting coil to fit under the flywheel without rubbing. Then, using a small nail, I poked a hole through the rubber grommet already there for the ignition wires and ran the stator wire through. It was easy. You will need the correct flywheel puller to get that sucker off though. Don't try prying or using a claw type puller.

Hope you find a solution...

Motorrad:
87 is different....  They did make them for the 87 bikes back in the day.. Hard to find one now.

toomany:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Wouldn't he be able to use an newer ignition (stator, flywheel, cdi, coil) and use a lighting coil for a newer bike. I've got an 87 as well, thinking about getting it setup for the street. Lights are one of the obsticles I'll need to overcome. What about using one from a Kx250 along with that ignition? I love the explosive power of the lighter flywheel (have a fww, took it off after 3 rides) and would hate to loose that by going to the newer K5 ignition.

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