irishfire11
XS650 New Member
Hello all, new to this site but looking for answers. Two weeks ago I got an 81 from a friend. He hasn't ridden it much but has never had any issues in the year he's owned it. I've put about 250 miles on it since I got it and it's ran great. Mostly highway/town with a tiny bit of interstate driving. I took it out to get lunch across town yesterday with zero issues. Took it out again about 4 hours later and I noticed once I started picking up speed out of town it started jerking back in quick spurts, almost as if the fuel was being cut off extremely quickly and back on in intervals. The bike jerks back as it loses speed and then picks up again. This all happens very quickly within maybe half a second.
I noticed the oil was low so I put a quart in and it seems to help a little bit. Not sure if it's actually helping though. The jerking is really random. The chain is tightened properly. I opened up the carbs and did notice a little bit of particles in the fuel filters within the carbs but it didn't seem like enough to actually prevent fuel flow. Any thoughts?
I noticed the oil was low so I put a quart in and it seems to help a little bit. Not sure if it's actually helping though. The jerking is really random. The chain is tightened properly. I opened up the carbs and did notice a little bit of particles in the fuel filters within the carbs but it didn't seem like enough to actually prevent fuel flow. Any thoughts?