Ignitor box prices

[Machine1964]

Why is it that most stock Vmax parts can be had on the cheap, but an ignitor box can't be found for less than $150.I'm on a budget that you shouldn't have to work under.I scratch built. a nitrous system for slightly more than what a used ignitor box goes for.Ya the headlight on my bike cost over $250,but it took me almost 2 years to save for it.I can't just go out and buy the trick of the week part just because I want try it.Every part I put on my bike is there because I researched it and knew it was the part I needed.I have very few spare parts laying around because I don't have the room and most parts I take off my bike have to be sold to finance new parts.Is an ignitor made of unobtainium?Just saying.

Sorry bout the rant.It's been 5 weeks since I rode my bike and I'm missing the stress relief.

 

[PATMAX]

You just missed Alorio's for $139. Where were you? I wasn't looking for one and still saw it.
They come around reasonable bro. Keep on your toes. None said keeping a Vmax was cheap.

 

[Fire-medic]

A buck-&-a-half is cheap, to me. The dealers demand $$$ for them, so one working for that kind of pricing is cheap.

I hear ya about not being able to do what you like because of tight $. I put-off my bikes for quite awhile because there were other priorities, I just read the mags and bought stuff when I could to prepare for being able to get my bikes back where they belong. At least I have a couple where they should be, not at 100%, but usable. Continue to live within your means so you don't have to liquidate your bike to pay bills.

 

[RaWarrior]

One from yamaha would easily be double, if not triple that.

I'm surprised the box in your '92 went bad. The digital boxes tend to be pretty reliable. The 85-89 guys are the ones always looking for new ignitions.

Best bit if you really need to get one on the cheap is to troll craigslist, do a few searches, maybe find someone parting out a vmax (90 or up though otherwise the ignitor won't match). Otherwise, you're just going to have to cough up the dough. $150 for an ignition box really isn't that bad. Be thankful they're even out there for sale....bikes from that era that were only made for a couple years, ignition boxes can be impossible to find, and when they do pop up, the seller wants stupid money for them.

Otherwise you could do a custom ECU. There was a group buy of Ignitech ECU's a while ago, not sure if there are any left. They were plug-and-play aside from some simple wiring to control the v-boost also.