YamaYam
XS650 Member
Last week I bought a 1977 Yamaha XS650D from a guy in in the tri-state area. Its a blue beauty and runs well enough.
I plan to get my hands on a manual but I have a few questions:
How do you know when your ignition coil or condenser is going bad? The bike runs fine, idles well enough, but is extremely difficult to start and last weekend it stalled on me when I was on the road, and hesitated a bit when I rolled the throttle, sputtering and whatnot.
The carbs are fine, the mixture is fine as well. I pulled the plugs and they look great. I checked the fuel delivery system and thats working well too.
Another question I have, there is only one brake disc and caliper on the bike, but I noticed on the other fork bolt - holes for another caliper which means I could probably put another brake set up on the other side. I wouldn't want anything aftermarket, I'd just throw on another disc etc. Is this an involved process?
Thanks a million.
I plan to get my hands on a manual but I have a few questions:
How do you know when your ignition coil or condenser is going bad? The bike runs fine, idles well enough, but is extremely difficult to start and last weekend it stalled on me when I was on the road, and hesitated a bit when I rolled the throttle, sputtering and whatnot.
The carbs are fine, the mixture is fine as well. I pulled the plugs and they look great. I checked the fuel delivery system and thats working well too.
Another question I have, there is only one brake disc and caliper on the bike, but I noticed on the other fork bolt - holes for another caliper which means I could probably put another brake set up on the other side. I wouldn't want anything aftermarket, I'd just throw on another disc etc. Is this an involved process?
Thanks a million.
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