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thanks guys appreciate the help and i will be doing the scotch brite pad thanks :D

i have a '77 xs650d just trying to figure out how ones self simply removes the gas cap seal to replace it? please and thank you. just trying to know how to do it before i actually do it.:thumbsup:

i have chrome bars and i took the switches off and i could not visually see anything i mean there was a little corrosion in there on the contacts but they were still shiny where they made contact hmmm

so i have 12 volts to the main switch but when i turn the main switch key on i drop down to .35 or whatever volts i started 1 by one unpluging wires till it jumped back to 12v and when i unplugged the light on off switch wires it jumped back but i still have no electric start no horn so im a...

so i followed the wiring diagram (thanks) and i found that the reserve lighting unit smelt fried i tried the whole jumper wire from the blue/black to the blue/yellow and still nothing you are correct this is an exercise for sure.

i have a 1977 xs650 and i replaced the headlight with a smaller 5 3/4 headlight and the speedo for a 1.9 in speedo and the red wire with a yellow tracer going from the key ignition switch to the headlight on and off switch has a bullet style connector on it and this wire just starts smoking and...

So I was haveing a wire melting issue I found the connector its at, it is the red yellow striped wire going from the key ignition switch to the headlight on/off switch I still can't figure out what is causeing this I have been playing with grounds but yes nothing all I have done to the bike is...

thatd be what it looks like i enjoy it alot..... when it runs haha

okay i will try that stuff, p.s. gggGary haha thanks i thought pennywise would fit well since this stuff is new to me, its a 1977 MAXI MAROON im leaning towards a cafe with it but not fully.

ok thats a good idea i shall try that thank you.

smoking wires yummmmm so i recently deleted my tach and speedo but i replaced the speedo with a 1.9 inch speedo, so i got rid of all the tree with the neutral light and all that good stuff and put a new 5 3/4 inch headlight with the h4 bulb now to the point, i got it running again but...