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    SW US Roll Call

    Los Angeles, California. Here I get to ride most of the year and actually I work in my yard most of the time too, including painting (I set up one of those standalone event tents and go at it in there). Smack in the middle of West Los Angeles :) Not much into the whole hipster buy a vintage...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    You are certainly entitled to your opinion. I'm really not looking for life experiences or unwanted advice. I get it, but perhaps that's just not where I am at right now with this. My view is more that I have a hobby I spend money on to have fun and learn. I have another bike I ride regularly...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    :) I did that. I understand the concept of resistance, or the need for lack thereof for continuity testing. I followed your example on that post... so far, continuity for the charging part of the system seems just fine. But I was by no means as thorough as you were in that post... I did not do...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    Yep, at some point I found my meter and found this post too. Those pictures have been my guide for more than a few hours...I did this when I checked all the connections and wires and took out (almost) all of the zip ties and swapped the coils. I just don't see it. As I said earlier, I am...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    LOL, i've been working on this sucker for 3+ years, so I hear ya. I've been measuring with a VOM (Voltmeter) and I can't seem to find anything at all. I even tried disconnecting as much as i could of anything (lights, switches, etc). BTW, can say it's likely NOT the condenser either @JimD54 -...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    So here is an update. I disconnected the charging system as I had mentioned before. And I also replaced the Coils with MikesXS new ones. I then proceeded to take out all the zip ties and painstakingly went over every wire and every connection. I even put tape around connections I thought might...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    Yep, I agree it's not the charging system. I went back and unplugged it all for sure. I also rechecked the whole assembly (brushes, etc), not looking like that's the problem. Oh-boy am I going through fuses like it's going out of style... anyway, one thing is strange here. All fuses up to 30...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    Oops, did not know that researching the net was a xs650 faux pas. I tend to look around for as many information sources as I can... Speaking of PMA, I might go that route after all I've read. My advance is shot, now if my rotor is shot too, pretty much beats the purpose of trying to fix...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    Yep, found this http://www.bikermetric.com/techtips-2-the-xs650-charging-system/ and already on it - if I could only find my meter....
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    Starting to look like it's the first option (rotor). What do I do? Jose'
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    Wow, my advance system is jacked for sure. Good catch. However, that does not seem to be a problem so far... but there's more... So Saturday morning, the happiest guy I can be, decided to head up to Malibu for breakfast with a buddy of mine. It's about 12 miles from where I am. So first...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    @grizld1 @5twins @fredintoon @retiredgentleman @TwoManyXS1Bs @gggGary @Corndog @peanut @650Skull @xjwmx @robinc THANK YOU! It runs and it's running pretty much better than ever now. And I haven't even fine tuned it. Ok, so this has been quite the ride (pun intended). I redid it all 3x times...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    Gents, I need your expert help... So I followed the plan and the program. - I adjusted the cam chain (flush, etc). - I adjusted the valves as per the intake and outake dimensions I had been told (INLET 0.006" EXHAUST 0.012) - I set the points clearance (0.016 to 0.012) and the timing (to...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    Those look right, mine look upside down (the curve). Also, i re-adjusted the one on the right and here is how it looks (attach/images). However, I am kind of stuck with these for now and I inverted the carb with the float and tested it. When the float is all the way up it is pretty much at...
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    No power over 3000RPM - Engine trouble - XS2 1972 XS650

    Yep, those look like the ones I got from Mikes XS
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