electrical gremlin?

[ddewey78]

Ok, so i sorted my last problem with an air leak out, now another issue. The bike started intermittently cutting out, very minor at first, but eventually acting like i was pushing the kill switch. I disconnected the switch, but still acted up, even completely dying a time or two. It seemed to mostly do it under a load, not too much at idle. new plug, same deal. I am thinking coil possibly? Am i on the right track?

[Sandblaster]

Cheapest items first is always a good choice.
However, do you have a ohm meter?
If so you can test your coil to see whats up.
If it's good, you can test your stator.

[Kuma]

Start with checking all grounds, then look for broken insulation on wires.
plug wire and cap, stator, coil, CDI that is about everything unless you have a plugged vent in your gas cap

If you have another bike around that you can swap parts with that helps to locate problem areas too.

Where are you located?

[ddewey78]

I ordered a cap and coil, because 1 I'm lazy, if I'm gonna tear it down to check it, its cheap enough to throe a new one in, and 2, with 3 500's it won't hurt to have a spare. I'm located in California, San jose area.