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loaded it in the back of my truck and parked them both in the garage for the winter :(

When I was 15, my first street bike was a 1980 650 Special. It served me well and helped me get several moving violations. I truly loved that bike. Fast forward about a hundred years... When I saw this 81 XS650 Heritage setting neglected I knew I had to rescue it. And rescue it I did; Seals...

Nevermind. I had the tank off last night and routed the main harness incorrectly, the front end turned hard to port, and it pulled on the harness. I need to disconnect the battery, remove the tank, route the harness correctly, open the headlight and fix the loose connection. ...the problem was...

I was warming up my 81 XS650H this morning when suddenly it just shut off. The starter still cranks the motor, but it's not firing. The neutral safety light, horn, and turn signals all stopped working too. Fuses are all good in the fuse box. I did have a battery charger on it when it happened...

It sure is. Spread the word!!

The 'Coov has it's charms as well.

Title and VIN tag say 1980. Manufacture date is 5/80

It's a 1980 Heritage. I'm in the Cd'A area. Pic is a couple years old, but that's still exactly what it looks like.

I went to the storage unit today and figured it was time to fire up the lil XS650. Pulled the choke knobs up, turned on the gas, turned on the ignition and hit the button. ...Cranked about twice and fired right up. sweet (It's been setting since November). I couldn't help myself, I rode it home...

I took the ol' 650 out for a spin today and remembered this thread. a few hundred miles and a full year later ...It still runs great, no problems. What a fun little bike, it makes me smile. -Russ

Update: Haven't had much time to ride this year but, two tanks of gas through the bike so far and it seems to be running just fine. still happy :-)

Had to move some snow to get the bikes out, but I thought I'd post a preliminary update and some pics. I plugged in the battery, set the chokes, turned on the fuel and it fired in about 3 cranks. Didn't get very far but it seems to still be happy. Once some of this white stuff melts, I'll lay...

I honestly don't know how many tanks of gas I can burn this year, as they are already talking about snow in these parts. I did get a chance to ride a bit more and am still pleased. I'll keep you posted.

Hey there, New here. I'm Russ I just finished up installing the PWK carb kit from MikesXS, Thought I'd share my thoughts. I installed them on a basically bone stock 1981 XS650H that had a pin hole in one of the CV carb diaphragms. stock pipes, stock engine, stock ignition, etc. Kit was...