headlight

Anyone have close ups of stock wiring harness in place? In trying to figure out the rats nest behind the headlight

Hey there. Just picked up my first '81 XS650, and am a new rider, so please excuse my ignorance. I installed a new bar switch, and marked all the wiring beforehand. upon the reinstall, both blinkers work, the horn works, but the headlight doesn't. The headlight worked prior to installing...

Hi Everyone. So I am nearing the completion of my build, and noticed that the headlight is not working when the bike is running. I have a '80 xs650 special. Now this may seem like a silly question, but I am not sure how to test whether or not it is the headlight thats not working or my...

Hi everyone, im at the headlight now and need some input. The headlight has the following wires, Green, Blue, White and Brown/White At the image you can see what goes where and for a skilled person it might be obvious whats going where. I need to find out how to hook it up to my harness, whats...

:doh:will a tx500 head light fit tx650 !! i have 4 head light , just need one nice one for stock bike! tryed mikes xs no good ,thanks doug

Hi, I have a Bates type (side mounts) headlight for my chopper. It works fine with the 3 way toggle switch. Low beam - off - high beam. However it didn't come with a little bulb to put in the pinch type bracket on the inside of the headlight shell for the high beam indicator. (blue glass)...

Build date 12/74. Did all xs650 in 75 have a metal headlight bucket that accepted a 7 inch light? The reason I ask is I received my XS with some of its parts in boxes. It came with a 7" bucket/light and a 5 3/4 light no bucket. My 7 inch bucket only has one hole in the back and it is made of a...

I replaced my headlight bulb several months ago and all has been well until recently. The regular/daylight bulb stopped shining, but my brights work fine. Thinking maybe the dim bulb went out, I connected a good lighting reserve unit to see if it would switch. Nothing. Thinking it could be...

Hey everyone, First post here... I am wondering what I can do to troubleshoot my high beam indicator light not working. It's a little blue LED light on the tachometer. My high beam seems to work fine but I'd like this light to operate as it should. Can anyone give me some ideas on how...

Hey guys, SO this may be a controversial topic, but I just got my 79 2F running great (mostly thanks to all of you guys) with a Pamco, Hugh's PMA and a Sparx Capacitor. I know everyone talks about the headlight dimming at low idle, and I definitely have that. My questions are this: 1) does...

Hello, I just finished putting together my 78' xs650se and when I turn it on the headlight will not run and all of my signals and rear light are now dimmed. Any ideas on what could be causing this? and a simple solution to fix? Thanks

Hey guys, (likely) a stupid question for you: I bought an aftermarket headlight and it only has one wire (main power) coming out the back. I opened it up and it has a ground wire also that it attached to a metal grommet in the shell. My question is, do I need to cut the ground wire and...

Hi all, I've been wrenching on this bike (pics below - 79 XS 650) for a while now, as time permits. I am just in the final stages of getting some fiberglass work done, and make sure I get all the wiring figured out before breaking her down for some paint and powdercoating. Here is...

i've been looking at different bulbs and a lot are 100/55w or 100/90w. Can my bike handle that? normal is 60/55w. I just want a whiter brighter bulb. i dont care if its too bright. i run high beam all the time anyway...

I have an after market headlight that I plan on installing but do not know which color wires are which. Ground, high, low etc. thanks

I have mine wired through the neutral relay so it doesnt turn on the headlight until I put in gear. This way sucks massively. I would rather use the same relay and have it wired with the "trigger" power coming off the armature or something like that. Hoping to keep the headlight off until...

New 650 hacker, so bear with me. I just got a '79 XS650 - SF I believe (2F0-160678 - more on this SN in a second). When I got the bike, the guy a bought it from had installed a switch that - he said - disabled th headlight so the engine would start with the starter... as if the headlight was...

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Hello all I think I have a charging problem but I'm not sure. My headlight is not lighting up until I rev the engine way up. This just started happening yesterday. Can someone point me to the right thread that will help me diagnose the problem. I've been searching the threads here, but is there...

I'm tinkering with the idea of an amber headlight. Does anyone know of a source for 7" round amber sealed beams? Do you think it would be sufficient to use as a headlight, bright enough?