honda 200 big red not firing

[Adam6604]

hey guys ii wonder if you can help me out,
i have a ... 84? honda 200E big red, but im getting no power to the coil,
and no fire.
i tried a new CDI but that didn't help.

any suggestions?

[84honda200s]

did you try timming it in ? also check the gap on the pulse generator .. if thats all good it could be the stator ..

[Thorpe]

Start checking the grounds... (turn the kill switch on?)

[EarlyBronocGuy]

hey guys ii wonder if you can help me out,
i have a ... 84? honda 200E big red, but im getting no power to the coil,
and no fire.
i tried a new CDI but that didn't help.

any suggestions?

Make sure it's in neutral.

Make sure the kill switch is in "run".

Remove the spark plug from the engine, make sure the wire is connected tightly, use a a test wire to ground the base of the plug to the engine case, and crank the engine over - there should be spark visible across the plug gap. If there's not, try a new plug. Still no spark, break out the multimeter and start testing wires.

First one I'd test would be the high-voltage plug wire from the coil to the plug - remove it and test it for continuity. It should be a short (zero ohms) or very close to it. I had a bad spark plug boot (the 90 degree bend at the plug end) that was open, took me a while to figure that one out.

[ATC250ES]

I have an 83 200e big red that has the same problem. I hope you get yours going so maybe I can try some of the same things.... good luck there with yours.