i have checked the coils with an ohmeter...if i recall, the primaries were about 1.1 or 1.2 ohms...i wasn't sure about how the secondaries were wound, so i don't think i got meaningful results...decided at that point just to swap coils from side to side...great idea on the scope...did it, and could clearly see the ignition pulses to the LH coil...nothing to the RH coil...thus my assumption is, bad coil AND bad igniter...thanks for the suggestions...the kickstand kill switch wouldn't affect just one side, would it?

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