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awesome, Just glued up the rare earth magnet ill let the epoxy set for awhile before i run it. I should be able to plug the regulator back in and start it up normally correct? Thanks again for all the info this is a great place

OK, I unplugged the regulator and it starts right up and runs just fine maybe better. plug it back it and it dies.. What in the heck did I do? or did it just die on me, And how do I fix this. I cant ride with this unplugged right the battery will evenutally die correct?

thanks guys I will try unpluging the regulator, and I will also check my wiring although I have all my lighting working but my bike was running before I messed with it so its worth a look.

I'll just get right down to it. So i just finished wiring up an led tail and turn signals to a perfectly running 81 xs65o with stock tci (which is kick only), only to find that when I give her that one two kick I get a nice blast from 650cc of pre detonation right to the kicker which is now...

Thanks for your quick response. And also for a wealth of good information. I am reading all of these bulletins. But now that you mentioned the neutral detente I went and checked it ,and it was actually pretty loose. which explains why neutral has been shifty on me lately, but idk how it be...

Well.. I lost my first gear, the bike jumps rapidly in and out of gear. I recently rebuilt the tranny for this exact reason but I had it running fine all winter. I started after I hastily dropped my 81 xs650 into 1st gear at a high rpm on warm up, I seemed to immediately have destroyed a...

I have a similar problem with my 81. I rebuilt the motor last winter and I've just been getting around to running and tuning the bike. I have re-torqued the heads a couple times and have gotten the motor from leaking from everywhere to a point where a small pool of oil develops just under the...

I am having trouble figuring out the ignition switch , I know the brown and red wires coming from the ignition and reg rec are suppose to be connected to the positive side of the ignition switch.. Im just not sure if that's on the switch itself or somewhere coming off the starter solenoid..any...

I am doing the same procedure on my bike.. and am asking myself the same questions

bike looks great so far..stock fenders and swing arm?