Tbishop82
XS650 New Member
Hey everyone. I Just brought home a non running 81 XS650. Apparently it had been sitting for a few months but ran before that. I cleaned the carbs, charged the battery and gave it fresh gas. It took quite a bit of cranking but finally started and after warming up it seemed to be running pretty well. The next day it was hard to start again but once warm I took it for a spin and seemed to run pretty well. The battery is only getting about 13v at 2500 rpms so started looking around and found I have no points and no auto advance unit. This is probably a dumb question but it wouldn’t run without those unless it has an aftermarket electronic ignition right? I’m not sure where to look to find whatever it is that replaces the stock points system. Any help here or advice on how to improve my charging would be appreciated!