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One of my friends just got a 1979 Honda XL100 to fix for another friend. The bike has been sitting and is missing the battery (6 volt) and when we checked for spark it didn't get it. On some old bike the battery was needed just for a spark, is this one of them?
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i do belive it is one of them from the best of my recolection, and i thought they used a small 12 volt battry, there like 20$ at napa for a battery
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Originally Posted by mywifeknowseverything
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Never heard of that before... a battery needed for spark ?.... wow.
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82 ATC - 200, plain jane, almost mint. ( Sold, 03-17-2005)
84 ATC - 200 ES, Jimmy-Rigged, don't ask.( Sold, 03-17-2005)
85 ATC - 250 SX, Pride and Joy, Bottom-Less Money Pit.
84 125 M - The Mini-SXnot running yet. but won't be long.
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becuse its a closed circuit system (loop) you need the battry or else the current cant go though
1985 Tri-Z-
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oh.. then just close the circuit... without the battery !
Currently :
82 ATC - 200, plain jane, almost mint. ( Sold, 03-17-2005)
84 ATC - 200 ES, Jimmy-Rigged, don't ask.( Sold, 03-17-2005)
85 ATC - 250 SX, Pride and Joy, Bottom-Less Money Pit.
84 125 M - The Mini-SX
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The more people i meet.. the more i like my DOG !
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bridge the gap withs something and see if it sparks, my XL250 has a dead battery in it that only has enough juice to power the neutral light after half an hour of riding, but I leave it in so the bike will run. The battery is just there to keep the lights from dimming while idling or cruising at low RPM
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Im about 99% positive its one that needs a battery, and Im about 80% sure its a 6v system.
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Thanks for the responces. I ordered a battery from denniskirk, $10 and it is listed as a 6 volt.
1984 Yamaha YT 60 Tri Zinger(current project)
1983 Yamaha YTM 200 (rear suspension kit)..... long term project
2004 BMW R1150R
1972 Honda CT 70
2007 Lifan 110
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i have an xl100 and a cl100. both had batteries but the wiring was so screwed up i rewired them so they will run with out a battery.
so to answer your question no you don't need a battery if you change the wires around.
but for $10 get the battery.
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and the older ones are they are 6 volt. so you will need a 6 volt charger to charge the battery.
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First of all to tell you have to find out what type of ignition you have to have. since its honda its going to be behind other makes(not honda bashing buth there bike were behind) if it has an internal rotor for a charging system then yes you need a battery unless you can kick it fast enough to use power from the headlight. But I don't think you would need a battery since the 79 honda 400 hawk i had didn't but then again it had cdi. it could be the points are dirty scrape them off and try it.
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