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Okay, thankyou!

So I got some new information, my local Mechanic ran a pressure test and got two readings of 35 and 70, he said while reading online the pressure should be 125 through 140. Any ideas on what I should do next?

Hello and thankyou for the information and suggestions, could you lead me to a link or explain how to check the ignition and valves? Cause when I think of it on my own I would assume you speaking about ignition would mean the spark plugs and the adjoining wire from them?

But something you need to understand if you haven't read my posts is that this is my first vehicle and my first motorcycle, I have no clue how to do such things that you have described and I wouldn't know even everything that would need to be done because I have never done this before. It is a...

Thanks man, I highly appreciate your input and will look into the other threads about the electric and kick starter issues I had, I am in no way shape or form planning on selling the motorcycle, even if the engine did turn out to be bad (which I'm pretty sure I know for a fact it isnt) I would...

Summary at the bottom if too lazy to read. (Picture after heavy cleaning, picture credit: Akustaka) So I have a 1978 Yamaha XS 650 with an aftermarket magnet based charging system, to the best of my knowledge...