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1980 XS650 Special 11 mechanically as close to original as I could make it without adding non OEM parts. Tank, side covers and frame of course are not stock colors but every single piece of the bike (as far as I can tell) is stock. It does have a Honda MP08 coil as the original failed during assem

In retrospect, I had wondered if the connectors were in good enough condition to make contact like new ones would have, but being in a bit of a hurry, I decided to get the harness back on the bike so I could complete putting it back together so I could get it running. It might have been worth...

You have to wonder why in the world any engineer or even design specialist would put the heart and soul of an ignition system or really any electrical major component under and side by side with the battery box. Today, with our sealed and much better batteries it wouldn't be so bad but back...

Finally I've made real progress, in fact, I'm sitting on top of the world right now. I was getting pretty depressed after buying a coil on ebay that really didn't help my problem at all. Although I knew it was good because the secondary impedance readings were good, it still wouldn't give me...

I replaced the coil with a MP08 and now the secondary impedance is good but I'm also back to getting a single spark when I hit the starter button. If I keep hitting the button I'll get a single spark as soon as it starts to turn over but only one even when it keeps turning over. I wonder if...

OK, thanks for the info

One more question for the refurb saga. Today I decided to see what kind of spark plug caps were on the bike. I assumed they were stock (you know what they say about assuming) and I read 1.1 K ohm and thought it might be bad then I checked the other and got the same reading. Hum.. then I...

I found a used MP08 for sale on Ebay and ordered it. $17.35 with shipping. Although the wire are included, is there a specific wire and cap that needs to be used with these coils? I might want to put new wires and caps on after I get it and want to make sure I get compatible items. For that...

I swear, this damned thing will be the end of me. After taking impedance readings on the pick-ups and coil I got 745 and 755 on the pick-up coils and 2 ohms on the primary side of the spark coil but I'm seeing an open on the secondary side. So...………………..it looks like I have a bad coil. Before...

I made sure all the grounding point were cleaned to bare metal, probably better than when I got the bike.

After trying to get the thing running, I've run into a snag. It's not wanting to run although I can get it to run really rough for about five or so seconds then it quits with a backfire and a little smoke through the left carb. Both cylinders are sparking and getting fuel but both plugs are...

Thanks to everyone for their advice and experience. Let me say, the wheel is actually bent. The way it's bent seems to me that at some time in the past the rider may have hit a really bad pot-hole or something that actually flattened the edges of the rim a bit. I didn't notice it until I had...

I got my new tires, battery, caliper and master cylinder last week. After I put the new tire on the front wheel and got it on the bike I discovered the wheel was bent a bit. I never checked the trueness of the wheel before because the front tire was pretty flat and basically worthless to begin...

I had an interesting situation/problem today. Actually when I first applied power to the electrical system a little over a month ago I noticed that the left turn signals wouldn't blink but the right would. At the time I just figured I troubleshoot that little problem later. So, after...

I finally got all the electrical components in place and connected, rear fender, side panels, tank, etc. I don't have my new tires yet so I wrapped the rims with duck tape to protect them and now it's sitting in the garage just waiting for tires, front brake master cylinder and front caliper...

I started to get the wiring harness and components on the bike yesterday. I didn't have my manual yet and the one thing I didn't take good pictures of while taking the thing apart was the exact routing of the harness and I found it difficult to get the routing with all the connectors in places...

I got the engine in the frame today. I took the advice of the forum and instead of trying to lift the motor into the frame, I took off the left side cover and laid it on it's right side and just lowered the frame over the motor. Worked like a champ and was far easier than I would have thought...

When I used paypal it went through but wouldn't work with two of my credit cards (even though the same card registered with paypal was one of the ones I tried to use on-site.

I'll do that.

Yes I had already registered and was signed in.