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Hi all, it's been awhile since I've been on here, and wow... I feel like I've forgotten everything I've learned. (Mad cow disease!) So, I'm hoping to be pointed into a direction- The issue is a hole in the right-hand piston, and what would have possibly caused it. After sitting for a...

Original Working 1981 TCI igniter (electronic ignition) 6-wire unit. This was removed from my personal 1981 Yamaha 650XS that I still own. Why was it removed? I upgraded the charging system to a Permanent Magnet Alternator and therefore couldn't use this TCI any longer. Good physical/cosmetic...

Has anyone tried this 'combo' tool set? Good, bad, ugly? $60.00 http://www.mikesxs.net/product/35-0111.html

I updated to Hugh's pma, so I have these parts from my 81xs. I also have the rotor, but it tested about 1 ohm so I don't believe it's good. You can have it @ no charge, if you want it. Any reasonable offer, plus the ride. (Probably $5 or $7 usps.) -Mark

Hi guys... I've tried to do research on this problem before I asked here, and I've not found a problem/solution quite like mine?!? On my 81, it kick starts quite well. But I have never been able to start it electrically. When I first got the bike, the electric start would barely turn over...

Hi all- Anyone know of a source for a clamp-on inductive tachometer - for diagnostic purposes - that could be used on an XS (or any motorcycle, for that matter)? Thanks.

Hi- I have a concern that I'm starting to research and was wondering if anyone can point me in a direction - to save a little time. The issue is that I don't seem to have very much 'get up and go'. Certainly nothing near like some of the You Tube videos wherein they're burning out or...