shphillips
XS650 New Member
Hello to all on the forum,
Bought a '82 Heritage Special that was not running and spent several weeks getting it going. Now it runs well and is a pleasure to ride. I rode a friend's XS650 back in circa 1980-82 and liked it then. Now it's even better. The cycle is mostly original and has just under 10K miles. It has aftermarket Mikuni VM34 carbs with filter pods, the Heiden oil filter cooler kit and aftermarket mufflers that look pretty close to OEM. Most of the rest looks original and in fairly good shape considering the age.
Thanks to the users for their excellent posts on solving problems & starting issues. Very helpful info. Thanks to "sleddog83" for his write-up and schematic on the TID12-03 TCI and to "bpeckm" for the TCI troubleshooting guide. The TID12-03 in my cycle had two problems: a bad Zener diode and cold solder joints. To start with I was fighting multiple issues and so bought a second used TID12-01 on eBay. It's the original 6 pin version for the XS650 without the side stand relay interlock addition. I wound up tracing the circuit board and drawing up a schematic. Have not found this version schematic on the forum and would appreciate input as to where to post the TCI schematic for electronically minded users. Do I start a new thread on TCI's or add to an existing one? Please advise.
Thanks, Scott
Bought a '82 Heritage Special that was not running and spent several weeks getting it going. Now it runs well and is a pleasure to ride. I rode a friend's XS650 back in circa 1980-82 and liked it then. Now it's even better. The cycle is mostly original and has just under 10K miles. It has aftermarket Mikuni VM34 carbs with filter pods, the Heiden oil filter cooler kit and aftermarket mufflers that look pretty close to OEM. Most of the rest looks original and in fairly good shape considering the age.
Thanks to the users for their excellent posts on solving problems & starting issues. Very helpful info. Thanks to "sleddog83" for his write-up and schematic on the TID12-03 TCI and to "bpeckm" for the TCI troubleshooting guide. The TID12-03 in my cycle had two problems: a bad Zener diode and cold solder joints. To start with I was fighting multiple issues and so bought a second used TID12-01 on eBay. It's the original 6 pin version for the XS650 without the side stand relay interlock addition. I wound up tracing the circuit board and drawing up a schematic. Have not found this version schematic on the forum and would appreciate input as to where to post the TCI schematic for electronically minded users. Do I start a new thread on TCI's or add to an existing one? Please advise.
Thanks, Scott