VonFuct
Lower Class Leather
Okay, so what would cause my bike to suddenly stop running under load? I was having a problem getting it start which turned out to be a stator wire had been ground down and severed. I soldered in a new piece and wrapped it up, it started up and rode fine. Then I had an incident with the bike vibrating over (kickstand wasn't fully forward) and took a little lay down. Broke my brass clutch lever but it functioned well enough to get me to work and back. Then the following day I replaced the clutch lever and did a once over, everything looked fine. She started up first kick, idled fine as I geared up and then once I hit the street.... nothing. As soon as I put it in gear and under load it just sputters, coughs, loses all power, pops and backfires. Oh, it's a '78 XS650, open pipes, single (piece of shit) BS38, Pamco Ignition, HHB PMA, capacitor. Now mind you it's been running, albeit rich, for the past few months. So what would cause this sudden change; timing, fuel issue, electrical?