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Hi all, I was recently having charging system problems with my 1982 Special. After consulting Curly's charging system guide, I found out that the rotor was shorted (low resistance) and thus replaced it. When I put the new rotor in, I did a bad job putting the stator back on, which was pretty...

I have a 1982 xs650 heritage special with a bad charging system. I am getting 12.5 volts with the bike running off a fully-charged battery, but the voltage does not increase at all when I rev it up. After consulting with the previous owner and my grandfather who knows more about electrical than...

I have a 1982 xs650 heratige special. I have enjoyed the motorcycle overall, but i think i would like a more streetfighter sort of style. If I wanted to have custom work done on my motorcycle to make it a streetfighter, how would this compare to just selling the bike and saving for a...

For my first streetbike, I was able to get myself on a 1982 xs650 heritage special. After buying a pickup coil from another user of this forum (section8joe) i had finally gotten the bike running. However, after reassembly, the starter motor seems to be shot. Any ideas as to what's happening? I...