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2001 220R My headlight and Tailights are very weak and surge low and lower, is this a sign of stator trouble or something else
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Perfectly normal
The stock lighting coil is only good for about 35 watts at peak

Your best bet is to run a LED taillight and rewind the coil
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Yup, at idle and low engine speeds there isn't enough output to properly power the lights, so they dim and surge. Once rpm is up a bit (maybe 3-4,000) then things should stay consistent brightness.
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thanks for the replies, the light doesn't supply enough light at any rpm, I think the coil will need replacing, i like the LED taillight idea, I've found a higher output coil online, just hate to eat 100 bucks, of course I hate to eat a tree in the dark too, thanks fella's
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there is a thread on here somewhere about rewinding a lighting coil
pretty straight forward

if someone can pull it up for you I can send you the community coil of wire :grin:
newbbewb wrote:DIYmirage has it right.


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-1996 KDX 200 plated street toy (barney edition)
-2003 Yamaha TTR125-L (wifeys bike)
-1997 KDX 220 project bike
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Here's a link to the led taillight that I am running.
http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... +taillight

There's also a very detailed post about how to rewind the coil. Think it was Slick_Nick
http://www.kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopi ... oil+rewind

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diymirage wrote: if someone can pull it up for you I can send you the community coil of wire :grin:
\threadjack

oh ,realllyyy

/threadjack
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newbbewb wrote:
diymirage wrote: if someone can pull it up for you I can send you the community coil of wire :grin:
\threadjack

oh ,realllyyy

/threadjack

pretty sure it is floating around in my garage somewhere
newbbewb wrote:DIYmirage has it right.


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-1996 KDX 200 plated street toy (barney edition)
-2003 Yamaha TTR125-L (wifeys bike)
-1997 KDX 220 project bike
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Yeah, rewind it yourself. 15$ in materials and about an hour of your time.
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