after asking on forums those who have done this mod I have bitten the bullet and fitted the stick coils, I have wired the coils in series, my bike now starts better, doesn't have the low rev miss which I had before, and the top of the engine looks better, I have a couple of pics
yes I know the valve cover needs painting, that will have to wait till I move and get a garage built or the warmer weather.
as to the original coils one of the caps pulled off which I have now snipped the end of the lead off, but on no3 the lead had a bit of corrosion
after snipping the end off I rescrewed the cap back on and the centre pin decided to shear off!!