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Hello, pulled the boys 83 XS650 out to get it ready for the season. Key on, press start button, nothing. Not even a click. Jump across the starter solenoid, rur-rur-rur! Ok, starter is fine. Check the trigger wires on the solenoid. Blue/white shows continuity to ground when start...

Can someone walk me thru how the Kickstand interlock works? Bike used to start in neutral on the kickstand. Now it won't; have to pull the clutch in for the starter to spin. (worked fine for years; then intermittent this spring, and now not working at all. I tested the kickstand switch...

Sons '83 XS650 is making a turbocharger whine. My first thought was cam chain tensioner has shed its rubber or something. Short video below. I'd love a 2nd opinion! What does it sound like? What's the fix? I seem to recall there's 2 sliders in there, one is easy to change, one difficult...

My son picked this bike up about a year ago. We had a couple of family road trips planned, and this was supposed to be my middle son Chris's (age 17) ride for those trips. Circling Nova Scotia thru Maine was one. Route 11 from NY to New Orleans was the other. IMG_1071 by michael delage, on...

A few months ago, a member posted a picture of a set of sport bike rearsets that were purchased for another model bike, that were a direct fit to an XS. (Thinking a Kawasaki?) I've looked for hours, searched keywords, tried using Google's "site" feature, but no luck. I can't remember if it...

As the title says; any ideas what could cause this? Ignition sputters exactly in time with the light on; either side causes this. Runs fine briefly when the light is off. Runs fine when the signal is cancelled... I checked the wiring, and did find a chafed spot on the turn signal wire, and...

Hello, my son picked up this 1983 XS650 for a project. It's running badly. Compression was good, 145/149. The symptoms seem like a failing electrical; won't rev past 2,500rpm, acting like it's hitting a rev limiter, and the battery doesn't charge. Pops, spits, backfires when trying to rev...

Hello, I'm making an '83 XS650 Heritage Special into a cafe-style bike with my son. Does anyone know if an early '90's Virago XV750 tail light will fit on an '80's XS650? I've only run across one reference here on the forum, and it was also someone wondering if it would fit. The reason I ask...