Recent content by 75-650

Hello, Never has my bike started with the choke down(on).. I popped the carbs today and sprayed out all the circuits.. put them back and still nothing.. It takes a while to start with no choke.. with no gas, and then a bit of gas.. Could it be the choke plunger mechansim is messed...

thanks for the great ideas and yes i am published, how do you think i paid to fix up a 35 yr old motor cycle...

just got the charging system buttoned up, and 500 miles later, my blinkers act up above 4K standing still as soon as the bike really starts to vibrate the blinkers just blink wildly, very quickly no rythym.. i thought perhaps overcharging but no.. everything else ok.. probably...

Okay, Jumped the regulator, and the bike goes from 12 - 12.4volts on revving up tested the rotor rings and only .5ohm resistance, is it shot would i still get that bit of charging.

Okay with safety relay unplugged the stator wires do not ground.. Can I check the rotor and brushes without taking the rotor out? I have removed the left side cover, what next? thanks

Thanks again everyone who contributes to this amazing archive of troubleshooting... Here is where i am after a week of testing and fixing... Okay, tested winding ohms, good tested ac volts on white legs - (10- 10.1v for each at idle) tested power to brushes, 12.2v connecting the...

not nothing.. around 9K from white to red... on each..

okay, i took out the radio shack rectifier and tested it, nothing.. it only has one lead left, and it seems like all three are blown

Okay, I have a new to me 75 XS 650b Bike was not charging, killing the battery in 30 minutes or so.. The regulator checked out(as per manual) but the connector to the regulator was hot.. The rectifier was showing no current through any which way so i built a new one(radio shack) and...