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hi gary .... will try the petcock thing. pretty sure the carbs are stock (mikuni) but there are no identifying numbers on them at all. will put up a pic tomorrow. thank you.

will try to give all pertinent info without making this overly long ... EXTREMELY hard to start; runs poorly when i eventually do get it started; compression 150 on both cylinders; valves set at .004" intake .006" exhaust; good battery, but i mostly use the kick-start because the starter grinds...

thanks very much for that !

i picked up a basket case (only about half the bike is there) for parts. it's a 1980 xs650. the frame has been cut for bobber/cafe/whatever. i have the registration and signed transfer form but it's not yet in my name as i intended this to be for parts only. if you want to register the frame...

thanks kevin ... i actually have 2 issues going on ... front left turn signal housing damaged, and rear left turn signal has a sporadic ground due to looseness between housing and shaft. i am thinking i should be able to work around that looseness by putting in a separate ground wire, but the...

thanks; now it's a simple matter of wiring in a connector out of my hoard.

this bike didn't come with a headlight, nor a connector for it, but now knowing that it only works with engine running is a big help, thanks.

i am now down to (hopefully) the last electrical issue on this new-to-me 1981 xs650 special. headlight ... i have 3 wires unaccounted for inside the headlight ... "large" yellow with male bullet end, "small" yellow with male bullet end and green with male bullet end. with the key on, engine NOT...

o.k., thank you.

thanks for they reply. i wish i had a junky spare one that i could dissect to see how they are put together. hopefully someone knows. i have plenty to do on this bike in the meantime.

my computer won't recognise my camera, so i can't upload pics, but i'm sure you will know what i am talking about... the turn signal housing is retained to the turn signal "shaft" by some sort of pin. i figured that you just depress that pin and the assembly would come apart. that doesn't seem...