No sparks...help anyody

[epounds]

Help please my 7 year old 250B cruiser just cut out on me on the way to work!  I bought her 6 months ago and was running good, there is no spark at the plugs, I checked the 12volts into the coils OK and tried a couple of new coils from a 250 virago but still no spark....boo hoo,  anybody got any tips for checking the CDI igniter unit and timing switches?  also is there any workshop manuals around that i can buy?  I was really enjoying riding again after a long layoff so please help, cheers from Dorset biker

[Rogerborg]

There's a Yamaha XV250 manual online here.

Does your model have a side stand cutout switch?  If so, that's the first thing I'd check.  Pop it off, give it a good clean, check the condition of the wiring, and try bypassing it - sorry, I don't know which wires to short, but there won't be that many combinations to try.

If I can hear you cheering from up here in Glasgow, I'll know that's sorted it.

[countrycruiser]

epunds,

Also sheck the neutral safety switch and the cut off switch on the handle bar.

[Rogerborg]

Presumably his bike cut out again in the middle of nowhere and he didn't make it home...