electrical

Hello All, Hope everything is going well with you all. I have designed a new electronics box for my 1973 TX650. I figured that I will be messing with electronics I might as well update. Here we go...

Hey everyone. I'm new to this forum but have been searching on and off for the last week or so trying to find a solution to why my XS650 wont start. Here's the rundown. I purchased a 78 XS650 bobber a couple weeks ago and it ran fine when I bought it. I took it out last week to work for the...

I have done some searching about this with inconclusive results. Reading some stuff on this thread and elsewhere about how having the power on, but the bike not running, can fry one's Pamco and/or coil got me thinking about how I've got mine set up. The suggestion in that thread was to make...

Can I install My PMA Without a Torch Wrench? and if so how`s it done?

I'm messing with another project, 1983 with a VI brat seat. Getting my electric box together and want to use a Ballistic EVO 2 4 cell battery. It's light, very small (2.5X2.5X4.25) and expensive .lol I will be running a kick only set up. Looking to see if anybody has tried one and if they...

I picked a headlight housing from an old car that I want to put use for my build. Its just the housing and the lense no internals. Anybody that has done something similar, how did you do it? Any info will be helpful thanks

Several years ago, I set my XS1B ignition timing a bit retarded to improve my idle stability, reduce vibrations, and give a smoother and more docile power output to match my sedate 'old man' riding style. Then, after building my LED Ignition Timing Light, I reset my retarded ignition timing...

So my build thread has a longer post on this, in short I bought a new harness, for an 81' to match the motor. I found out the bike is apparently wired for an 82' harness. The plug for the ignition unit is where my problem is. Here is the plug from my new harness, which works everywhere...

First off i have a 1977 xs650 bobber with points ignition and bs38 carbs and simplified wiring....anyway I posted on here about a charging system issue, long story short I scrapped the OEM charging system and decided to go with mikesxs PMA and capacitor and delete the battery and starter motor...

I just installed a new Mike's dual coil in my 1980 (new wires and caps too). While checking some other electrical issues (ignition on, engine off) I noticed the coil was getting really hot, too hot to touch for long! I do not recall noticing this with the stock coil. Is this unusual? I...

Hello Guys. here go my first post in the overwhelming forum. I am a happy owner of a 77' xs650 - the addition to my custom Honda cb350f (the xs sidekick) http://imgur.com/cX9Fqz2 When I bought it there was a charging issue, so I decided to upgrade to a Permanent alternator charging system...

Some years ago I had the privilege of meeting Ken Maxwell (Uncle Ken - aka UK) and he personally gave me a copy of Yamaha Wiring Explained (YWE). If you have never seen it, it's great, and I used it to rebuild the charging system on my 1981 XS650H, which has worked great ever since. The...

Ok I'm new here but I'm very mechanically inclined but electrical isnmy weak point and I'm at my limit here! I have a 1977 xs650 custom bobber w points ignition, recently my charging system stopped working so I decided at almost 40yrs old I should replace all of it. The battery is new (less...

I'm posting this even before i finish reading this article, but it reads easy to understand so far. This may even be listed already but I figure with all the help this forum had given me, I would do something to help others. http://www.bikeexif.com/motorcycle-wiring Don't worry, I'll...

Hey everyone, I have a 1973 TX650 with stock reg/rec and most, if not all, electrical wires. I purchased a new Shorai battery and am planning on making an electrical tray for under my cafe seat. I want that clear frame look where there is nothing under the seat. My question: can I simply...

Hi All, can anyone confirm that I'm right in thinking my new aftermarket reg/rect is broken? My bike is a '78 E. I've just rewired it completely while I was looking for an ignition fault (Boyer unit had partially failed). Anyway I've simplified the wiring and took the opportunity to fit a new...

Is it OK to remove this part ? http://www.xs650.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61651&stc=1&d=1457428069

Hey all, I am rewiring my 1982 xs650, and I am wondering what I need for relays and fuses. I know I will need a turn signal flashing relay, but do I have to have the other one like safety relay, headlight relay .... So far, I only have a 20a fuse from the battery to Ignition switch...

I ordered part 24-2671 from mikesxs. Hooked it up using the the schematic pictured minus the lights. Ran it two days in a row for about 5 minutes each time then let it sit for 2 weeks. I then tried to run it again, without any changes in anything, with no avail. Did all the diagnosing on the...

I purchased an Pamco ignition kit for a 277 re-phase (purchased from MikesXS); the crank and cam were done by HHB. I've searched various threads on this site, checked the install instructions on Yamahaxs650.com as well as the tutorial done by Hugh. I'm still having difficulty in troubleshooting...