Yamaha coils

[Bob Burns]

Is there something magical about the coils on a 94 Virago 1100? One of my truckers needs a coil for the front cylinder and he sends to think there's nothing on the aftermarket that will work.

-Bob Burns

[chris....@gmail.com]

unlikely... if the chap is handy with a multimeter at all, have him measure the primary and secondary resistances.  that info can probably be cross referenced to discover a $13 replacement coil that will work. I remember a Kevin Cameron article about Ignitions (CDI vs TDI vs points vs whatever) and his main theme was that there is no such thing as performance ignition parts, only adequate or inadequate for the system as it is designed.  It has stuck with me, and my intuition would be that there are many aftermarket coils that would be adequate for a 94 virago.  

but of course i do not own one and like ChatGPT, these statements should be evaluated before being accepted as fact