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  1. Batterylizard

    ‘79 xs650 won’t start ..backfires out of left cylinder on kick

    Hey y’all. Just bought this 79 xs650 from a friend for a couple hundred dollars. Forgive my ignorance this is the first motorcycle I’ve truly worked on. After getting a new battery I kick started it and got it to run while giving it gas, although it seemed to be only left cylinder. Now it won’t...
  2. XSAndy

    Can’t rotate R points enough to set.

    Hey All Just been doing some long due maintenance including a tune up On the XS650SH. Points model here in Australia in 1981. Set the cam chain, then points gap, then got out timing light to set the timing. When I start with the right side I can’t rotate the plate anti clockwise enough to get...
  3. B

    79 XS650 Points issue.

    Hello, I recently aquired a 1979 XS650 SF with a points ignition system. The bike has no spark and while trying to diagnose it I decided to set the points. I watched a video on youtube () that shows how to set the points. Included in that link is a timestamp to where he uses a 12v test light to...
  4. jeffygonewild

    been asked before

    so ive got a 77 xs650. asked this before but lost my old post, cannot find anything I've dug online for 3 days and would like any help. so ive seen multiple bikes but no one explaining it. bottom line here's the question. kick start only wiring help needed. capacitor* Points* no battery* tail...
  5. C

    Short in Points system

    I started with a short in my bike. Minimal Cafe Racer, no starter, odo, tach, or speedo. The wiring harness is bare minimum. Points, charging system and lights. It just stopped running and everytime I would turn the switch on it would show no voltage, flip it off: voltage. Chased ghosts for too...
  6. Muckroot

    Static ignition timing inquiry

    Hello, I just rebuilt my engine and replaced a fair number of parts, and I am now having an odd problem statically timing the spark. Known variables: I do not know when the last time the engine ran before I rebuilt it. I had Hugh's Handbuilt rebuild the crank, it is not rephased. I...
  7. W

    Xs650 inconsistent timing in left cylinder

    I just finished rebuilding the top end of my 1977 Xs650d (Had a holed piston on left side). it starts, right side is dialed in, but left side timing is either at the fire mark or closer to the top dead center Mark (see picture) going back and forth. Any idea what would cause this? It seams...
  8. Lickfold

    Help me with my Built dream project bike 1972 XS2650

    Hey Xs's dependant people i'm Lickfold 28 years young new member from Portugal and here's my project as detailed as i can so hopefully you wizards can think with me and help me achieve less wrenches and more km's ! -1972 XS2 650 - HISTORY-> It's been 3 years of a love affair... Scrapyard...
  9. muskallunge

    RUNNING ROUGH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS-HELP

    My 1978 xs650 hardtail chopper has been running rough after it warms up and I let’er rip on the highway, typically past half throttle. It seems like it starting doing it after I adjusted the cam chain tensioner. Carbs cleaned and didn’t change anything. The main jet size has been fine in the...
  10. Muckroot

    Top mount purposes?

    I'm wondering what two of the three top mounts do on the 1975 XS-B frame. I know the #1 mount is the top motor mount, and just has a bracket that bolts to the top of the engine, nothing fancy. and I'm pretty sure the #2 mount is for the two top ignition coils, but I can't for the life of me...
  11. billy icon

    black vs white factory coils (diference?)

    hello all, I was reading post after post about what coils to use with a points set up, I have a 72 xs650 and a 69 xs1 (and yes photos of my bikes to come soon) they are both hard ridden bobbers, anyways, I have a huge box of parts and many of my coils are white and many are black... heres the...
  12. jasidok

    No. Spark. Still.

    1978 xs650se. Her names Rose. Pamco ignition with e advancer. Pma and Reg/rec. removed old wiring and re wired. Removed safety relay and the two light relays. New dyno dual tower ignition coil. With new plugs and wires. New battery. New headlight. I don’t get it man. Could it be the Pamco/...
  13. WPGxs650_brat

    HHB CDI

    Clueless in Winnipeg! I am trying to remove my advance rod and points. I removed the points, and now have to remove the Governor, Advance Rod, and Mechanical Advancer. I removed the 8mm bold and washer on the points side. How the EFF do you remover the governor to get the advance rod out? I...
  14. zoomoto

    XS650D Ignition Timing Stuck

    Hey fam, What i thought was a lean fuel mixture on my far side cylinder turned out to be an interesting ignition timing issue. Regardless of how I rotate and set my bottom points plate, the point of spark will not change from this general area (see picture). This is my first time digging...
  15. 79josh81

    No spark on "bad decision" bike

    Hey everyone I'm new here so bare with me... So, I got this crazy idea a couple months ago that I wanted to build a bobber out of a xs650 even though I had no prior experience working on motorcycles but plenty with working on cars and I consider myself an easy learner when it comes to...
  16. anthony44

    mounting dual coils to 1981 frame

    Ill figure out a way without welding and cutting but anyone got any ideas?
  17. anthony44

    Wanted - stock stator in good condition

    Rebuilding an engine on a budget so im looking for a stock charging system in nice condition that someone has laying around. I had a bunch of them in a box but threw them out last year so im pissed. Mostly looking for stator piece and a good points plate. All the ones on ebay seem shitty and...
  18. D

    77 750 no spark-baffled

    Hello everyone! I have an XS 750 with the points system. Only the third cyclinder wants to spark. Everything else will spark if I manually lift the point up and down. As soon as I use the ignition switch, spark is gone. I'm so confused with this. Anyone have suggestions? Thanks in advance!
  19. Surfrat28

    1979 Kick Only Wiring Diagram Help

    Hey everyone in the xs650 community: My name is AR and I just recently got myself a 1979 XS650 that has been bored out. I am trying to make a chopper for BF9 and am cutting it to the wire. I have built some Yamaha café racers however, they have been simple DT's. I have never delt with an xs650...
  20. Noidea

    conundrum

    I recently got my 73 tx650 to run after I got the timing right or so i thought i did. I rode it just locally but it usually would just die when I wouldnt ugas it no gas = dead bike (no idle bascially) it would completely turn off and it leaks a lot of gas im not quite sure where from but the...
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