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    81 XS 650 lost spark more question

    Ok so I post back a week or so ago about lost spark. Battery is charge but have no spark even when you turn it off and on. Also have a problem with the neutral switch as in it seems to have stopped working so the starter will not work either. So can I check the coil like I would a car coil by...
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    81 XS650 lost spark

    Bike is pretty much sock other then a couple add on rear turn signals which are going to be removed. Battery voltage is around 12.5 volts which means it is good. There is no psark at all not even when you turn it off and on. Have both plugs laying on the engine so should be good enough ground to...
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    81 XS650 lost spark

    I might agree with you if I had not checked them and found they all have power on each end so unless the ends where the wires are solder on are have poor connections that could not be the problem. But I might just try jumping across them and see if any thing changes
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    81 XS650 lost spark

    Had it running the other day when all at once it died. Pull the plugs out to check for spark and have no spark to either one. Pulled gas tank off and pulled the plug going to the coil. One wire has battery voltage on it all the time and the other one has no voltage on it. How do I trouble...
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    Tire blow out but les then a year old

    Not like this is his first bike. He has had at least 5 others and NEVER had a tire problem like this before
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    Tire blow out but les then a year old

    Not like this is his first bike. He had had at least 5 others and NEVER had any tire problem till now.
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    Tire blow out but les then a year old

    Already did a full check on things like pieces of rubber in or around the fender and also looked for any place it could have rubbed and found nothing
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    Tire blow out but les then a year old

    It would be lucky if it had 2000 miles on it but more likely around 1000.
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    Tire blow out but les then a year old

    Here is what I got off the tire. Challenger brand 110/90-18 61H 6PR load range C Max load 565lbs 75R-ooo761280KGF-CM-2.280 Looked the bike over real good. Not signs of burn out as in NO black piece of tire up under the fender or any place else. Checked run out of the rim and it is with in a...
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    Tire blow out but les then a year old

    I'll have to check out those numbers and see what they are and post them. Could well be the problem since we have to ride on both gravel and hard top roads
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    Tire blow out but les then a year old

    Hes not one to hold the front brake and make it scream since he knows he has to come up with the $$ to fix it. More likely a defective tire or a tire that is to soft for our driving condition since we drive/ride both gravel and hard top
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    Tire blow out but les then a year old

    Not likely since this bike is likely to go up on one wheel before it will burn out and he does not know how to handle one wheel
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    Tire blow out but les then a year old

    So got a call this evening that the son needs to be picked up due to a rear blow out on my 1981 Yamaha XS650. Tire is less then a year old but looks like it has been used to burn out a lot and I know I do not do that and I know he doesn't do that. So is it a poorly made tire or what the heck is...
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    Blowing fuses on my 1978 xs650e...need guidance!

    If you have an ohm meter check for which wire that should not be grounding is grounded. If you do not have a meter and have a lot of fuses have all the wires unhooked install a fuse and hook the wires up one at a time till you blow that fuse. The last wire you hook up that blows the fuse it...
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    What oil do you use and why?

    I run O'Reilly's auto part brand oil in my stuff. 20W-50. I use it because it is made by Valvoline and cost about 1/3 less then the bottle with the name Valvoline on them
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