rotor

OK,, I'm switching over to a DIY charging system,"banshee" I'm selling all of my rotors and stators to pay for it and I had a question about years as far a compatablility. Will a 82 rotor work in a 76 engine and vise versa 76 rotor in a 82 engine. Thanks in advance guys,,Jason:thumbsup:

Hi all, I am looking to possibly buying parts or a kit to do a PMA swap on my 1980 Special. The PMA kit on MikesXS looks identical to the XS-Charge kit, and if true, would include a 130-Watt stator. Is there a big difference between the 130-Watt compared to say, 200-Watt or even 220-Watt...

Tools required: - Hammer - Pointed Punch - Drill Press - Various drill bits to size of pattern you want - Layout Fluid (Fluid used to easly make marks in metal or other products various manufactures make this stuff in various colours) - Cutting fluid Time required: Approx. 2 hours...

I bought a 1980 XS a few years ago as a project bike. Within 1 week it was running like a scared deer. My only problem was that it would drain the battery. After doing only a very little research on the web I found that the XS650 was notorious for shorted rotors. I then started to...

:wtf:im having problems with my bike i have a 1971 XS1B i rewierd the whole bike it starts good but i have no power coming back from the stator i bought new brushes and still no volts so could it be just the stator or does any one have an opinion of what i can try next

Has anyone ever done the conversion to a permanent magnet alternator? I've heard of people using the alternator off of an RD350. I know there is a good write up here http://www.xs650.org.au/Technical%20Info/Alternators.htm but has anyone here done this?