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deltarider:
What is the word for the extra 'skin' around the OEM HT plug wires. I need them in black for my spark plug wires, ID 7mm, preferably in silicone quality. I don't know the word (sleeve?), let alone where I can find them. BTW, I don't need them numbered (my bike originally never had them numbered). I just need them as an extra shield against dirt, grease and whatever.

Trigger:
Tube, wall, sheath, conduit and so on >>> https://www.venhill.co.uk/semi-rigid-black-wall-tube-0295-inch-x037-inch-nfl45.html

SteveW:
I found silicone tubing on EBay and used that.

paul G:
I used the silicone tubing as well as it needs to be the .5mm wall thickness.
Cant remember where it was from but Ash gave me the link. :)

deltarider:
Thanks gentlemen. I consider replacing the green 3Ω Dyna coils by the OEM TEC coils that I've kept stored. The only good thing about the Dyna's are the Dynatek silicon wires and plugcaps that are superb. But... there are also things against: you need the R sparkplugs that I'd rather avoid and those silicon HT wires are thus supple that they can wave quite a bit in the riding wind. You could sheath them with a somewhat stiffer tube and therewith hide the yellow colour. The wires of the OEM coils are stiff as a dead parrot. Mine need new sheaths. Although I haven't bench tested them yet, resistances are within specs. I have no doubt they'll still function. Although the 3Ω Dyna coils in theory can store quicker and more energy, I never noticed any difference in practice. Also every time I had the tank removed, I hated the looks of them. Where the stock coils are modest, the Dyna's are - like so many American consumer goods - very bulky. Next spring I could do a comparison test. 

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