xonix_digital
XS650 Addict
Hey guys,
I got a good one here!
So I have been having intermittent hesitation while riding around on my '80 xs650. Always when the bike is under load (fat guy on board) in first gear and/or when I'm "blasting" down the highway at 70mph (heh). Always seemed to be at high RPMs so naturally I thought it was the coil when replacing the spark plugs didn't help. New ultimate coil is in and I have the same problem.
Riding to work today I had to stop and pull over because it was so bad. I spend a minute troubleshooting and it was surging and hesitating in a timed rhythm when I would rev and hold. When I go to pull out and limp home, I notice the turn signals stopped working and the bike started running like a champ!
Fast forward, leave work early, come home and find the turn signal fuse was blown. I replace the fuse and pull the tank to find my flasher relay jammed in between the tank and the motor (WOOPS!). I fit the relay back into its nifty rubber housing and jump on for a test ride.
Same issue as before! So I rip around town using hand signals and the bike is roaring away with no issues at all. Then as a test, I stop at a light, flick the signal, and give it a fistful. Bucks and hesitates on time with the turn signal...
Here's what I have done:
New Plugs: No Change
New Coil: No Change
Re-terminated flasher relay wires and heat shrink some tubing around them: No Change
Fit the flasher back into its rubber holder: No Change
Any guesses????
I got a good one here!
So I have been having intermittent hesitation while riding around on my '80 xs650. Always when the bike is under load (fat guy on board) in first gear and/or when I'm "blasting" down the highway at 70mph (heh). Always seemed to be at high RPMs so naturally I thought it was the coil when replacing the spark plugs didn't help. New ultimate coil is in and I have the same problem.
Riding to work today I had to stop and pull over because it was so bad. I spend a minute troubleshooting and it was surging and hesitating in a timed rhythm when I would rev and hold. When I go to pull out and limp home, I notice the turn signals stopped working and the bike started running like a champ!
Fast forward, leave work early, come home and find the turn signal fuse was blown. I replace the fuse and pull the tank to find my flasher relay jammed in between the tank and the motor (WOOPS!). I fit the relay back into its nifty rubber housing and jump on for a test ride.
Same issue as before! So I rip around town using hand signals and the bike is roaring away with no issues at all. Then as a test, I stop at a light, flick the signal, and give it a fistful. Bucks and hesitates on time with the turn signal...
Here's what I have done:
New Plugs: No Change
New Coil: No Change
Re-terminated flasher relay wires and heat shrink some tubing around them: No Change
Fit the flasher back into its rubber holder: No Change
Any guesses????