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I've just finished installing my pamco kit with the e-advancer. i've wired it up as per these instructions http://www.yamahaxs650.com/installation.htm I tried to fire it up tonight but it wouldn't start. i got about 3 backfires when i first started so i moved the timing a little one way...

I'm sure it's been mentioned several times but I can't seem to find the answer when searching the forum. My question is do certain years not have the mechanical advance locating pin? my bike is a 1977 and it has the pin. it's too tall but I saw in another thread that you can just file the pin...

My buddy and I were starting to play around with the timing on my bike today and we had the mark at idle between the lines of the "F" area but when we revved the bike up the line travelled to the right towards the TDC mark as opposed to the way that I expected to the left towards the full...

I've recently purchased a 1977 xs650 from a friend with 35,000km's on it. So far I've pulled the carbs apart and cleaned them as well as I can (torch tip cleaners throgh the jets, checked the diaphrams, cleaned out float bowls etc), sorted out the charging system (new battery, new plugs, new...