ignition

Hey gang. I'm stumped here, needing some assistance. I built this bike, it ran and rode (with some carb issues that were more annoying than terrible). It is set up with a Hugh's Handbuilt PMA, sparx cap, and simple in-frame wiring done by me. I tore it down for paint, and rebuilt it last...

Ok so my bike has been down since Easter and its been a long road so far. If you've read my previous posts then you know my troubles so far but here it goes. Initially my bike broke down and seemed that there was a charging system issue I replaced the battery and found out the number 4 gear was...

Hello everyone. I bought a 1970-72 pamco ignition kit + advance http://www.mikesxs.net/product/14-0916.html from some one online but my bike is 1980 so my question is will I be able to use this kit on my bike I have tried reaching out to a few people but no one seems to want to help this I my...

Sorry for the length!! Alright guys here is a little background info. I bought a 1976 xs650 back in August and totally stripped it down to the frame to rebuild it over the winter. I sent the motor with about 14,000 miles on it to a local motorsports shop near my house for a top end rebuild...

Hey everyone, As I've said in previous posts I've had trouble getting my newly rebuilt engine to start. Compression is good, valves, and camchain are set, and the carbs are clean. I am letting the engine turn over with the starter motor and I pulled a plug and grounded it to the engine...

Hey everyone, Engine is back together. I took the bike for a quick ride yesterday and it ran great with tons of power. There was a strong backfire from the left side exhaust on deceleration, but other than that it was fine. The bike was really hard to start but thats the only complaint...

FINALLY doing the pamco install. My previous coil had a ground wire on the mounting screw on the ass side of the bike. Do I still need that on the new coil? I don't see a call out for that to be grounded in the wiring diagrams. Thanks for the fast help!

G'day All, Hoping for some advice from the collective gurus out there! I'm building a 74 TX650A Street Tracker and have installed a Pamco coil, running the ultimate coil and iridium plugs (Mikes XS). I have freshly rebuilt Carbs (BS34) and have not touched the timing or valve train. The...

This is my documenting my experience with the PAMCO installation from a newbie perspective...hoping that it helps others....I will be updating as I hit questions and hope that I can get answers and to a final state...aka...running with PAMCO. First things first...1981 SH Heritage, mostly...

Hey all... my son and I bought an '82 Special almost a year ago, it had'nt run in forever, a pretty-close-to-basket case. Took it all down to the frame, had to split the case and found a coupla bad gears, got it all back together, and FINALLY got it started last week... Sorted out the carbs...

Hey, I have two 82 XS650s this is my first build. I have to motors and today started overhauling the top end of one. i took the cam end covers off and noticed that there is no contact breaker. i decided to check out my second motor. same thing, no contact breaker! I saw this bike run the day i...

I am glad to be at the wiring phase of my project though it seems that no matter how many times I wire a bike it gets no easier. Anyway I decided to go with a Sparx Alternator and a BB ignition. These are both a little different, but I have read that they get great results...

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Man,, this is going to sound dumb but I've never worked on these bikes and I have yet to see one completely together and running,,LOL,, I need to know if I need two condensers or one, I bought one but some of the wiring diagrams I've seen show two and I've seen a diagram with one,, So how many...

Hi, the ignition switch for my 78SE has a cracked (badly) housing, so I'm looking for a replacement (unless you guys think epoxy glue or something would be a good fix?) I was wondering about buying an aftermarket replacement and what the implications might be? I'm relocating the switch...

I recently bought the Permanent Magnet Alternator (http://www.mikesxs.net/product/24-2662.html) from MikesXS. I'm trying to figure out what the best ignition option is to replace the Yamaha TCI ignition. I am planning on using the electric starter to turn over my bike. I'm not very sure what...

Hi guys, I was wondering what I can take out of the wiring harness if I'm going with only a kick start. I have an 81 650 and don't want to stuff unnessisary wires and whatnot into my battery/ electric box. Im running a battery still and just want to get rid of anything I don't need. Not looking...

I have my 83 Heritage that is in excellent running condition. The only issue is that it will never start on the button from cold, no matter how well it cranks. I am thinking there is enough voltage drop to the coils when cranking that there is no spark. Starts every time with one or two kicks...

Hey everyone. Got an issue to run by y'all. I'm working my way up to the PMA swap on my '81 650 Special (got stranded last week because the alternator isn't charging adequately - finally biting the bullet). I just got done installing the Pamco ignition, got it wired, started it up (with the...

Hello I was wondering if anyone could help me on what exact parts I need to get a Pamco ignition set up on my 1982 650 HS? The part #s Pamcopete has on his site for the parts on Mikesxs don't match up and I don't wanna buy a whole kit from MikesXs as I already have a brand new coil, spark plug...