electrical parts

In shop class this year I decided on building a motorcycle. After shopping around here in Michigan I came up with a 1973 xs650 engine. The engine has great compression and looks to be in running condition. The motor is now in the frame but I have absolutely no electrical parts. I've looked...

I was digging through my box of electrical parts looking for a voltage regulator for my basket case 650 and ran across this. Is this correct? If yes, the wiring diagrams indicate that there should be a green, black and brown wire associated with it, but I have a red, white and black wire going...

Hey everyone. I'm trying to learn about my 1979 xs650 special that seems to have a lot of issues. The arms/fingers on the advance mechanism are worn so I'm replacing them. If I purchase Part #14-0652 will that give me everything I need or will I also need an advance rod? Anything else I'm missing?

Hello, I recently purchased another XS650 and this one is a 1975. Some people should never be given tools, but it is going to work out ok. I would like to know what the purpose of the diode is in the wiring harness. I ordered a new harness from mike's and the colors are different in that area of...

I've just removed all of the wiring as part of my 1975 XS650 street tracker project. I'm heading towards the minimalist electrical approach when I reassemble everything. In the picture attached here, can someone help me identify the silver cylinder in the center and the rectangular rubber...