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    Loud pop sound and smoke from under engine

    Thanks for the feedback guys. Yeah I'm thinking it's probably a backfire through the carbs. I know I definitely had the battery charger on correctly and the smoke didn't come from near the battery. I was just quite worried since the smoke and pop sound came from the lower left side of the...
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    Loud pop sound and smoke from under engine

    I bought a 78 xs650 a few months ago and recently ran in to some issues. First, after trying to kickstart it several times with a battery that was a bit low in charge, I hooked up a charger and it started right up. Problem identified there... So, today I was kickstarting it while the...
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    Headlight Wiring Question

    No light switch, just a simple on/off switch that controls everything.
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    Headlight Wiring Question

    Awesome, I will try this tomorrow for sure..... Just to confirm that the blue wire is going to the negative on the battery, I tried to get the best shot I could before I try anything. If this shot even helps. I'd just really hate to really mess something up.
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    Headlight Wiring Question

    Hi, I'm basically new to all of this so please forgive me if I come across very naive, but I finally did just picked up my first xs650! The guy who sold it to me told me that the headlight was out and that it was probably just needed a bulb. After opening it up, I found that it isn't even...
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