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I had the same Mikes' XS red electronic ign. on my 76xs6/750 big bore. Had separate ground wires back to the neg. batt. terminal, Fabbed up a small ally scoop to funnel more cool air to the coils. Was getting 14.4 V in the charging circuit and still the same problem. Tried 3 different coil set...

Chased down and located a short to the ign coils on my 76 xs650C,Just replaced the speedo with a rebuilt unit. Speedo cable snapped. Have been hunting on speedo repair posts and can't find which way to set my cordless drill to test the speedo before I sacrifice my last cable. Can anyone please...

It's insane out there and texting and smell phones are making it deadly.In 2010 I got rear ended on my bike at a flashing light pedestrian crosswalk . Fortunately the elderly couple crossing dodged the carnage. Totalled my bike and beat me up even though I was in leathers. The woman got a 200...

Thanks a lot. that is what I'm fabbing up now.

Thanks a lot fella's I have some sheet aluminum in the garage that will do just fine ,. I'll make one for each of the coils. Then on to the wiring . Sure appreciate the help.

Howdy squad. I just got a set of the green XSPerformace Green tower coils for my 76 XS. Not a great wiring guy. No instructions and it looks like the one spade connector will have to be replaced with a bullet connector. Also it appears Flat metal tabs need to be fabbed up to work on the stock...

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That's a beauty Mick. Thanks a lot for the generator heads up. These things seem to be almost bomb-proof according to long term owners. Other than basic maintenance and replacement the routine wearing parts like fork seals,brake pads, master cyl. rebuilds etc. So many great looking bikes in...

How old is Your fuel? Is the bike stored in a cold garage where water can accumulate in ethanol based gas? Possible sediment in the tank and or fuel taps. Do You have inline fuel filters? Go to the very start of Your fuel supply and work through the easy most obvious stuff first. I've learned...

Naturally another Yamaha. Absolutely cutting edge all the latest tech like carbs,fairing mounted choke and fuel tank switch, a vacuum adv. ign. 1988 FJ1200. Got it 5 years ago. I'm the 2nd owner. It's about to roll up 30,000 K's (18,000 miles). I lucked out here. original tool kit,owners...

Hey Freddy .Sorry to hear about your frustrating problem. Just a heads up. this summer I bought 5 boxes of NGK plugs from a well known distributor I've dealt with for years Both for my RD400 and xs650c. Sometimes quality control problems hit. Out of the 20 brand new plugs 5 were defective right...

Hey Folks. thought I'd throw this out there for ya'll . I picked this go through socket set up years ago. I believe I got it from XS650Direct. The great thing about it is A guy can hold the adjusting screw while getting a good grab on the locknut.Thre is a small thumbwheel 1/4" rachet for the...

What a beauty ! I agree with the comments on the silver frame.Adds so much to a great lookin' build.

A small tip an old timer gave me years ago Mule after I'd learned about flying spring loaded parts is to Take anything like that apart in a large or extra large size clear plastic bag to contain the flying parts and also see what you are doing. Never forgot that one . I keep a box of Large...

So true. I ordered a wiring harness for my rd400 from Texas. From the good folks at Economy Cycle for a reasonable 134.95. With postage and currency exchange on the Canuk peso it nailed my c.c. to the tune of 250.51! OUCH. It's a pity We can't use snow & ice as Our currency this time of year.

Whoops My bad on that. I got a call from an old riding buddy and he mentioned Mikesxs was back to shipping to Canada and informed me XSdirect was gone. I should have followed up and checked. I just did . I apologize profusely for that mistake to one and all. Guess I've been breathing waay too...

Well this is a bit of a shock. Good luck in Your retirement Pete. A real shame about the pocket picking of Your brilliant idea for the systems that supported our old hardware. Also recently found out xs650direct closed the doors as I have been busy resto'ing 2 stroke rd yams lately. Happy for...

Good plug there rsor . Best bike shop in town .Great staff. They have had my bizz since 1979.

Hey Leigh Have You tried Fortnine for tires. they are Canadian and have warehouses in the east and west of Canada. I'll paste on the site for You. Small world I grew up not too far from Where Your at. Ameliasburg. https://fortnine.ca/en/catalogsearch/result/?q=tires

Interesting information Azman. thanks. FYI folks I have dropped the price to275.00. Not sure how to edit adds but I would like to let you all know.