electrical

Im building a hardtail bobber and wiring the bike myself, im a newbie at wiring to this may be a dumb question but where is the neutral light wire come off the motor? if someone could post up a picture that would be great. I conducted a search already to see if I could find something but came up...

I have a 79 xs 650 I bought from a friend.. It sat in a storage container for 7 years and never touched.. I brought it back to life.. The problem was there when he rode the bike way before that... The problem = It wont start with the electric start,, It will only start by kick start only.. The...

I know there are a lots of charging threads and I have read through a lot of them. but here is my story. So I had the bike in for a Ontario safety after purchase. The battery was not charging they did some rewiring as they found the old rectifier was wired in wrong and burned up . So I have a...

Hi all, I flooded my bike yesterday morning and pulled one of my plugs to check how bad the bike was flooded. I made the mistake of giving the bike a few kicks with only one spark plug connected. Now when I plug them both in I don't get any spark. I also tried new spark plugs without any...

Ok so as some of you may know, I've been fighting to get my bike to idle properly. Last night it started coughing back out of the air filter on the right side. Pulled the carbs today checked float height and idle jet, both clean and in spec. Start it up, chugging along ok with choke. I then...

I spent some time looking but did not find a solution to my problem. I am trying to wire in an old style regulator with three wires. Can someone enlighten me as to which goes where?

I have an 82 model, PO redid the wiring (its kind of atrocious but I will be replacing it once I make sure everything is working properly) It will start, run and drive until the battery gets low (and run bad after some distance, I think the coil is going out/getting hot.) I can not get it to...

I wanna remove my side covers..but weather? Would it be okay to remove my side covers and leave everything exposed to the elements with out any problems? Sorry New xs owner and not sure and I'm hoping everybody here can help?:confused:

Does the mechanical advance mechanism spin around when the bike is running? I ask because the advances position when I looked over it was oriented differently than an installation video I saw. It was vertical as opposed to horizontal.

I just tinted my headlight yellow and can't see a thing at night and I was wondering if I can wire my headlight to run on high beams all day and night? Would that be or would it be to much for the electrical system or would it be okay?? :bike:

Hey folks. I'm swapping to Hugh's pma right now. And I'm out of ideas where to mount the Recifer. I thought about putting it on the little mount beside the upper motor mounts ( see picture) I know it'll get enough air. But what about the heat from the engine and the exhaust? Did anyone...

Does anyone know if it is possible to make a left hand switch for a '77+ work on my '73?

Ok friends. My stock 1980 has been running rough, and it has been progressively getting worse. I've cleaned the carbs good and changed the spark plugs and it's still doing the same thing. Most of the time it will run pretty good and then after 20 minutes it starts sputtering real bad in first...

So tomorrow in going to check the timing on my 71. It has a pamco ignition. I've never timed an engine before. I've tried to find the answers in looking for but came up short. How do I advance/retard the timing with a pamco ignition? Do I loosen and turn the pamco plate? Do I have to test...

OK not going to point fingers YET but I have been buying wire from 4 different vendors for my harnesses. Yesterday I got wire in that was not what I normally get and I spend much money with this vendor. After many calls and text back and forth he tells me that the wire that I was buying is no...

I've visited the tech section and seen all of the wiring diagrams, but none seem to fit my application. My setup is this: Stock alternator, VR115 regulator and 3 phase 30A rectifier, headlight, tailight, ignition switch, kill switch, and no turn signals, kick only. I also purchased one of...

I did the electrical test and found I have a bad solid state regulator. So my choice is to spend $110 on a mikes xs regulator, $270 PMA, or this $35 regulator on ebay...

Hey gang, Just got myself a new XS! An early model too, 1971 xs1b! It's got its problems, and I need some help to find solutions. So lets start from the beginning... I bought the bike from the third owner. He says it was the perfect runner, started first kick every time, and the strongest...

hey there guys im interested in doing a PMA swap on my XS but it seems like Hughs PMA kit hasn't been in stock in quite some time. I like to think of my self as a pretty patient person but i was just curious if anyone has given Dime Citys PMA kit a shot and if it would be a good idea to pair...

Ok I just read the charging system guid and can't find what i'm looking for or just over looked it, what is the voltage on the yellow wire a/c like the white wires or is it d/c voltage??? and what should it be?