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My 81' H has a new problem. the headlight cut out a few times the other night. Now when i start the bike it takes about 5 seconds to come on and it usuallt stays on. I have a LED volt gauge letting me know my charging system is good with a full battery. My fuses are good. I cleaned the...

Last spring i was working on my bike i had the tank off and it tipped a little and gas leaked out of the fill cap and took some paint off. I'm about to approach a local shop about painting the tank and i'm wondering what i should ask for? I want the original new ruby red paint color but i don't...

i recently installed the pamco ignition with the green monster coil. i started getting shocked..first at my fingers as they touch the controls then yesterday at my knees on the tank. Every time it happens is when i put my hand near the choke and ground myself. Would installing the green...

I have an 81 H and bike went from running fine to mostly no spark. I'm trying to find and check all connections in the ignition system. bike has new coil,new voltage regulator,battery is new and fully charged. right before bike died it would slow down every time the turn signal came on and...

Just out on my 81'H and pushed it home half mile. recent work-installed new rotor(electrosport);new brushes,new battery, and cleaned carbs.After new rotor was installed the bike ran ok for about 30 miles then was sluggish throttling up until i let out the clutch,then sluggish dissapeared and it...

I have a 81' H that i picked up last fall and had my first bit of trouble with my charging system. I had to put in new brushes. I have a new battery and found out the rotor was shorted. so i installed new rotor and right now things are good but my question is about what else i can do do upgrade...

I was out riding with a friend the other night and he mentioned that it would be safer if my bike had two amber light next to the headlight so people would know that its a motorcycle. I had the thought of adding two small amber lights(led?) tapped into the headlight and mounted on the front...

I was wondering if anybody has installed an oil temp gauge on their bike? If so,any input how would i go about doing it? Thanks. DT

I'm just wondering if anybody has ordered mirrors from mikes xs,because i just went for a ride with my new set and the slightest breeze pushes them around and makes them useless. There's no way to tighten up the pivot point at the top(ball and socket). I'm more interested in seeing if someone...

Having an issue with the turn signal flasher on my 81 H. The right side turn signal blinks fine and the left side just causes the flasher to buzz without any light up. Time to replace the Flasher? Could an electrical short cause the buzzing? Just called a yamaha dealer...$120. for the...

Front brake rotor from a mid seventies xs650. its in perfect shape. $25. includes shipping. thanks DT

I bought a brake rotor for the left front side of my 81' H from e-bay recently. It was listed as a late seventies xs650 and it matched the overall dia. and the bolt pattern was the same. When I got it in the mail it had a thinner braking surface,but I thought i could live with it, but the left...

I just read on a website that stated the swingarm pivot bolt had failed at the threaded end and actually broke off(more than once). I just installed the bronze bushings and had never heard about any bolt problems. Has anyone ever heard about this or swapped out the bolt for a different type...

First let me say thank you to everyone for sharing all this info. This site has been a huge help to me as I'm going through my 81 XS650H project I picked up recently. I had the same bike in the mid 80's and always regretted selling it. I wish you guys were around then!! Heres a few unanswered...