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Hi guys, so my 82 is giving me a bit of trouble... So pretty much in the beginning I would be riding along and the bike would die, or I would be at a stop and the bike would "shut off" as I would say...but in reality the battery wouldn't be able to keep a charge, so I change the Regulator...

So I just picked up a 78 xs650 for a winter project. What's the first steps to get this thing running it came with the mikesxs basic ignition but can't seem to find good instructions on the install anyway any advice would be greatly appreciated! I'm a newb to the chop scene have done a GS850...

Here is My experience replacing the stock 168 bulbs with LED's from superbrightleds.com on my 81 special, Daily Rider Gauge back-light Bulbs 2ea cool white WLED-WHP5 (new look, brighter but not to bright.) High Headlight Indicator 1ea Blue WLED-BHP5 looks great, hardly used Neutral...

Hi Pete, Long time reader, first time user. I have a 1979 xs650 special with a pamco ignition + e advancer. I have a very strange problem where the engine will fire and run beautifully but cut out immediately on release of the starter button. To this day I have; - Cleaned and...

Hey I wanted to get a smaller tail light for my 81 XS650SII. I'm interest in the tail light and side mount license plate holder combo. My concern is in the picture of the light I only see 2 wires coming from the back of the light, and my XS tail light has a bunch if wires coming from the back...

whats up guys new to the 650 world but not new to bikes just got my hands on a 78 im trying to upgrade to a REG/REC combo and I have one off an old bike of mine I believe was an xj700 or xj650. my question is anyone know how I can wire this up it has 3 white wires just like ours but then it...

Hey guys i got my xs650 recently it only has 5000 miles on it and the headlight fuse started blowing right after i take off riding and now it has done it to the blinker fuse too. The clips that hold the headlight fuse and the fuse get really hot when i start the bike. I also took it to the...

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First off, this is my first post ever so if I'm in the wrong place just let me know! I have been a huge fan of this forum and all the extremely helpful items that are on it. I am running into a little situation though.... So I recently got a 1978 xs650 with a 1981 electronic motor. The...

Man,, this is going to sound dumb but I've never worked on these bikes and I have yet to see one completely together and running,,LOL,, I need to know if I need two condensers or one, I bought one but some of the wiring diagrams I've seen show two and I've seen a diagram with one,, So how many...

Hi, the ignition switch for my 78SE has a cracked (badly) housing, so I'm looking for a replacement (unless you guys think epoxy glue or something would be a good fix?) I was wondering about buying an aftermarket replacement and what the implications might be? I'm relocating the switch...

I purchased the (14-0901) pamco kit off mikes xs a little wile back and i cannot get it fo fire correctly. I have gone threw the bike settings, (camchain-valves) and i cannot get the timing even close. I have ran a timing light a few times on bolth plug wires and the light is erratic, jumping...

My TX650A advance mechanism isn't responding like it should: my three shop manuals all say remove the nut, and notched disk, loosen the ring nut with a punch and hammer, and '...slide the advance unit out.' (Progressively as the ring nut is looshed to prevent binding.) Trouble is, even with...

So I dont have a rear brake switch and it was working fine 2 days ago. The tail light comes on but nothing happens when I pull the brake lever. Not the bulb. What else could it be? Posted via Mobile

I am running the pamco ignition with mikesXS part number 17-6803 with a primary resistance of 2.7 ohms. i am getting very random & sporadic spark only, and never enough to get the bike running. when checking for spark, i am able to get a smaller plug to produce less of this sporadic spark...

I have been fighting with my bike to get it running properly. after having it die a couple miles from my house I found that charging system was not working properly. What is the minimum voltage the ignition will still work?? wondering if this is causing my problems instead of carb issues. I...

Hi, After spending many frustrating hours trying to get my XS650 running I discovered that the pickup that goes on to the stator assembly didn't work. I have looked for a new one and have found these to be almost impossible to get. I have tried to put it back to points but this has proved to...

In the process of getting the details together on my XS650 project. The parts vary to just about every year, but the Engine itself is from a 1973. I was looking at the AGM batteries on the MikesXS site and noticed they have one for 72-73, and one for 74-84. The obvious answer seems to be to...

i put LED turn signal and a dual load equalizer on my 75 xs 650 and when i turn then on they pop the fuse. can any one give me wiring diagram for this?:banghead: