JBMatthews82
XS650 Enthusiast
I’m back with the same problem again. 81 xs650. JE 700 kit. Mikes XS red ignition. MP-08 Honda coil. Hughs charging system and antigravity gel battery. Both new. Everything on the bike is new or less than a year old. The issue I have is the bike starts busting out/skipping as it must be loosing fire when it gets hot. By hot I mean after I cruise through a parking lot or let it idle too long at stop lights. If I can get out of town and get some airflow it’ll work itself out after a few miles. I had this issue earlier posted about it and it was recommended to change to a Honda coil which I did. Seemed to be fine until I drove 10 miles to the grocery store. It ran fine when I cut it off but after I picked up a few things 5 min later it barely ran. Once I got out of town it got some airflow and got better and better until it ran normal. I’m not sure what’s next to do. What other ignition system is out there that would work with my current setup ? I’ve had nothing but issues from this ignition. It’s been warrantied once already. I have zero trust in this motorcycle and don’t feel comfortable going further than I can walk with it. Too much invested in it to walk away but can’t sell something not reliable either.