Picture: Hole rubbed in the coil
I have been pretty lucky with the REB. It has never given me any problems on the road that I couldn't deal with and I have always ridden it home. Some of this has to do with my superior mechanical skills of course, but mostly it is because I have been fortunate enough to discover problems before they become ride enders. First came the broken throttle cable two days before I planned to haul the bike to Kansas City and do some riding in Missouri. Next was spotting a frayed clutch cable before it snapped. I replaced that one with the factory supplied spare.
Today I finally got around to pulling the coil with the intention of taking it to Auto Zone to be checked because the spark seemed weak. Once I removed it I noticed the hole in the above picture. It had been rubbing on the bracket that holds the chrome air box. Oil was leaking out and it was apparent that failure was imminent. Another long walk home adverted. Superior mechanical skills or dumb luck, you decide.
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