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I'm looking at the same purchase, the pistons are to be used in a 1980 XS650 Special II, but I am more worried about the diameter of the pin. Did you end up making the purchase? Did it work out for you?

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It was the coils, i was testing for continuity between the fuse wire going to the bike (without a fuse in the slot) and ground. It was beeping and i started removing the TCI box, nothing, but when i took off the red/white coil wire it broke the connection. I bought a new set of coils and it...

After the first initial start, the bike ran for 2-3 min then shut off. I checked the fuses and the Kill Switch fuse was burnt out. I changed it and tried again. The moment I flip the kill switch to the "run" position the fuse burns out. What i'm going to attempt now is buy a bunch of fuses and...

I changed the fuses to blade fuses and took of all the wiring for the push button, electric start and it worked. I removed the starter relay and just left the main wire from battery to the 20A fuse, grounded the right hand control with kill switch and i kick started it. Worked on the first try...

What i meant to say by "coils" is that i tried the originals and they were fried, i bought a new set and didn;t work and i tried another OEM set from another XS650 that didn't work. So.. just the number of coins that i used. It only has one. I checked for voltage at the starter relay red/white...

Good afternoon everyone, i have been trying to get my newly rebuilt engine started and i'm having problems sorting out the electrical system. The model is a 1980 XS650 SG. I set up everything and connected all the wired except for headlight, signals and left handlebar control. New coils as...