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So I was riding a 1982 xjs650, shaft drive, to work to show it to a perspective buyer. On the way home the rear drum brakes "seized" for lack of better word. The rear tire wouldnt spin when I put it on its center stand trying to diagnose the issue. I loosed the rear brake pedal to release the...

Afternoon everybody, So I worked out my wiring issue, but the bike is still not cranking. I think that the ignition coil might be bad, still searching on how to troubleshoot that. The coil is receiving power, but the spark plugs (which are new) are not firing. So that leads me to believe...

So my build thread has a longer post on this, in short I bought a new harness, for an 81' to match the motor. I found out the bike is apparently wired for an 82' harness. The plug for the ignition unit is where my problem is. Here is the plug from my new harness, which works everywhere...

Hello everybody! I have recently purchased 1.5 xs650's (79-81) from a co-worker of mine. He bought them a few years back, one was complete and one was wrecked(parts bike) with the intention of creating a cafe' racer. I was lucky enough to catch him in the middle of remodeling his basement...