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colinpg:
hi all great to find a site with so much info. i've had a 550 chop for years but the engines siezed, manged to get a new engine and was told it was a 550 but turns out its a 500. just want to know if all the ignition and charging electrics are the same. cheers in advance.

matthewmosse:
Same, electrically speaking only clutch cable arrangements and rear engine mounting plate different but not radically and probably not too much of a difficulty on a chop anyway.

colinpg:
cheers
it'll be a while before i get to the electrics but just making sure i'm not going to have to spend a fortune on different parts.
do you think it would be ok to fire the engine up without the reg/rec connected. just want to make sure the 500 engine is running before i break the donor bike all down.

matthewmosse:
I reacon so. I start mine up on the bench with just jump leads to the coils and exhaust tempoarily fitted, engine on a block of wood to give clearence with the pipes. It's good to know tthe thing runs before installing it.

Bryanj:
OK to run with reg/rec TOTALLY disconnected, but not with generator cover off OR with reg/rec connected but no battery

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