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There may be a relationship between your hot alternator wires and failing spark.The hot wires suggest an abnormal current draw somewhere in the electrical system.The key to finding the source of a high current draw, is to divide and conquer. Try to remove segments of the electrical load by unplugging connectors, and isolating branches of the electrical circuit.The fault is not necessarily in some ignition component. I can imagine something not ignition related, drawing down the battery voltage which then causes ignition failure.The problem may be temperature related, and rears its ugly head after a part gets hot.Divide and conquer!SlickEDIT: a good first place to look is your regulator/rectifier. Charge up your battery with an external battery charger. Then disconnect the reg/rectifier leads, and run the bike on battery alone and check for problems. Completely isolate the reg/rectifier when making this test.
There may be a relationship between your hot alternator wires and failing spark.
The hot wires suggest an abnormal current draw somewhere in the electrical system.
The key to finding the source of a high current draw, is to divide and conquer. Try to remove segments of the electrical load by unplugging connectors, and isolating branches of the electrical circuit.
The fault is not necessarily in some ignition component. I can imagine something not ignition related, drawing down the battery voltage which then causes ignition failure.
The problem may be temperature related, and rears its ugly head after a part gets hot.
Divide and conquer!
Slick
EDIT: a good first place to look is your regulator/rectifier. Charge up your battery with an external battery charger. Then disconnect the reg/rectifier leads, and run the bike on battery alone and check for problems. Completely isolate the reg/rectifier when making this test.
