electrical

Working on my '79 Special to get it road ready, I had gone through the wiring, put a new battery in and had all the lights working, but the starter button would not activate the starter. Well aware of the importance of good grounds from searching the threads, and since the horn worked, I...

So my 79 650 which ran great for years since I installed the solid state regulator and the Pamco ignition and coils is now giving me charging mysteries. Going with your most excellent testing procedure, I determined that my rotor had packed it in, I did not get my 5 ohms nor did it slap the...

Aloha Everyone, hope your Friday afternoon is going well! I am just beginning my weekend wrenching and for any and all who care to read or help out this is what I've got so far :) 1981 XS650 Stock ignition/charging system. Here's what I know... -Bike will start and run great, when...

Hi everyone, I need some advice on a cheap battery I can put into my Tracker build---what has everyone used that will turn the electric start? Thanks

Hey everyone. I've got an '82 chopper that I'm rebuilding. I'm just down to wiring and have hit something I've yet to encounter with the many simplified wiring setups I've given this bike. I finished the wiring, and when I turn the key switch I noticed my battery voltage drop 3-4 volts (keep...

Twice it's left me with no spark. Pma, cap, kickstart. I ride it here, I ride it over there, then back to here, then I go there and no spark. I truck it home. Takes a few days to get back to it. I put a spark tool on it that's inline from the plug to the head and still nothing. Put a battery in...

First timer so bear with me. Picked up an 80 Special from a junkyard and in middle of rebuild. I'm missing a strong spark. Checked the coil and the reading was off so I replaced with a new coil , wires, caps and plugs. Same problem. Rang out the pickup and found a good reading between the black...

I put a dc meter on the bike just one of those from ebay sent in from china. It seems to hold close to my multimeter. My voltage seems to run around 14.2 or so. Isn’t that a volt or so high? I checked the alternator had .6 on the leads. If I just turn the key on the volts meter comes on and...

:banghead: Im missing something here. I have a starter that won't react at all. It worked a couple times then nothing. I did all the usual stuff even rebuilt it. I did the car battery thing, but squat! Heres the odd thing. I get no reaction with the car battery. Not even a little spark. The...

The title says it all. Put my gear on to take a ride, rolled the rig out of the garage, turned the key on and found that it already was. Musta been that way for perhaps two days. The bike is as dead as a doornail and the battery is only a month old. It's on the charger right now. Is there...

hey guys.. went for a ride the other day and after about 20 mins. the bike suddeny died .. i have a sachse ignition. i checked all fuses - all good. recharged the battery now when i turn on my headligt the volts drops alot but no light. got a H4 bulp headlight. the bulp says...

I have a 1979 SF that was running quite well until I parked it a few years ago. It was stored in a shed all that time. The cylinders and top end of the engine are original SF. The bottom end from the connecting rods down is from an SG (1/4 miles of original engine). I kept the top end of the...

I installed a TC Bros PMA on my 1979 Special. I have the battery hooked up still (for now) I ran a new neutral switch wire (sky blue to neutral switch) I kept the safety relay Starter won't crank. If I short the 2 big terminals on the starter solenoid it cranks. I missed...

Hi guys. I am so lost! PMA installed, New coils, New plugs, new caps, new points and condenser. Cleaned carbs several times, also ilde screw hole. Cleaned the really filty petcocks, new gaskets in them. Also changed fuel filters. No air leaks. I re-checked point gap, and found out that the...

So right now my motor is a total loss system with a Pamco ignition (building the bike and that's how this motor was set up) with a car battery with 12.5 volts the bike starts right up...1 or two kicks. I also built a 2400ma NiCad battery with 12.8 volts and it wont fire (but appears to have...

I have a 1981 XS650H. It is mostly stock. I am attempting to replace the fried starter relay with the MikesXS part # 24-6526. It is NOT a direct replacement. The brackets are very different. Has anyone used this part in a stock setup? How did you attach it? If not this part, what did you use...

The screws that fasten the points to the backing plate are seized solid, no evidence of rust. Two other spare sets on the parts shelf are the same. I intend to replace them with socket head screws. My question: Is it usual that these screws are frozen in place or do I have a novel...

Hello all! I have a basket case 82 xs650 that is missing quit a few things. This bike has a kick start and a starter on it. I want it to be kick start so would I need to install points? Thanks

I recently decided to ditch the boyer setup on my 81 and go with a pamco hoping to run a cap instead of a battery for a cleaner more stripped down look. I'm currently running a Hugh's Pma. I purchased the pamco ultimate kit from mikesxs.com item number 14-0914. Will this setup work for...

Can someone tell me , the wires that come from the rotar that join the voltage regulator and rectifier should the block terminal get hot.?