starter

Since I got my bike the starter has never seemed to want to spin fast enough to fire up the motor but it starts right away with the kicker. Put a meter on the starter terminal and ground and pushed the button. Meter read 7.5 volts. Is that normal? Is that just the starter draw dropping the...

Looking at getting a 3 or 4 position ignition with momentary starter built in. Anyone running this? Pros? Cons?

How are you guys. Ima new 1980 xs650 owner and have had crappy luck with my mechanics. I have read almost all of the starter 4th gear repair and instructions. But I went ahead and paid a mechanics to do the fix for me because I though I would have him do it in no time and I'm on the road...

Good Evening you guys!!! So I'm a new rider and new to bikes. Just completed my MSF Basic Riders Course last week and bought a 1979 Yamaha 650 Cafe Racer....and I love it!!! Being a noob that I am, I shot the battery by jump starting it with a car battery and flooded the engine from...

I saw your post in a thread and I just wanted to get it right. I can remove "everything" is that correct? I have my case split and I am just about ready to start reassembling. I am making the bike kick start only. I do have the starter block off kit from Mike's XS. I just wanted to get it...

I just did the electric starter delete. After removing my right cover, and deleting the gears from the starter assembly, I checked my clutch basket, and reassembled. I noticed that the kickstart arm was kinda loosely in place, but it went back together just fine. I put the kickstart arm on...

HI All, I have a 75 and the estarter doesn't work, it grinds but never catches. I am going to try the vice the starter clip to regain the tension. What tools will I need, definitely let me know if there are any specialty tools that I will need. Thanks in advance.

Hi, new to the forum. Just completed my first complete (crank, cylinders and head) overhaul of my XS2. My electric start worked ok for the first 100 miles, but now does not. My overhaul included all new gearing for the starter mechanism. The starter relay wants to connect (you can hear the tell...

If I remove my starter, going kick only, do I need to put anything in to "plug" where it came out of?

I have an 82 with a simplified wiring diagram from this site. I have been running kick only for about a year and just recently decided to throw a real battery on it and hook up the electric start. As I was hooking everything up I put the meter on a bunch of different stuff just trying to make...

I'm building a rat bike out of an 82 xs650s. The electric starter doesn't work and I need someone to walk me through the tests to sort it out. Here's what I have so far. It worked before I took the bike apart a few months ago. I changed the front end to 00 R1 sport bike forks but kept the...

Ok, so here is my issue... when I built this bike I decided I would be macho and have it kick only, well, with the rephase and the bore and new rings and everything I can barely start this bike with the kick starter (when it bucks back it throws me off the bike, there is a huge bruise on the...

I am just about to start hooking up all of the electronics on my 82 special build. I am only going to be using the kick start and basically forgetting that the starter motor even exists. i have had nothing but problems with it and besides, we love these machines because of the kick start (among...

Have a 82xs650. got the starter out found that i had a bad spring and that was the horrible noise i was hearing when trying to first start the bike after i picked it up. now have the #4 gear out from behind clutch and starter gears are gone, except wht is in the case, my question is the gear...

Quick tech question for you guys, more affirmation of what I am reading. Q: With the correct spanner wrench I can remove the starter with the engine in the frame and install a plug easily? I know it's kind of a silly question but just doubting myself and need to double check. To make a...

Hey guys, I'm deleting the starter on my 79 2F, and getting this seal out (the one that seals the link to the motor) so that I can use the freeze plug is proving really tough. Is there something I'm missing? Does it come out only one direction? Is there a metal ring I should be aware of...

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...

Hey guys: i recently bought my first 1980 yamaha xs650 and the electric start worked great for a few weeks. Recently something happened. i am looking very much into learning how to fix my motorcycle with your help. heres the situation. i turn my motorcycle on. i pull the choke out. i flip the...

I'm going kick-only on my current project. Clearly, I will be blocking off the starter input, the gears on the starter plate are coming out, and I'd like to take out the starter cross-over shaft and gears, also. Just trying to simplify as much as possible. My question is, do I need to...