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Hey everyone, I just wanted to reply to all the folks that posted all of the helpful responses as well as the folks that kept asking questions cause without this great forum I would not have been able to figure out my bikes problem. I have a 83 heritage special with stock carbs,ignition and...

Thanks for the responses everyone! Sounds like Im on the right track so I can ride with a lot more confidence now cause it seems rarely do easy fixes come about on electric problems. I'll also be drilling a hole next time, that should make for a cleaner fit.it sure feels good to have the charger...

Please someone tell me why this will fail!! I have a '83 Heritage Sp with mostly stock wiring and a completely stock charging and starting system so like everyone with one of these I've been going thru the battery blues for about 10 yrs now.about 2 weeks ago I was changing brushes and I was...

I hope by now that you've figured out your high pitched noise but if not ...it may sound silly but I had one and it would sound like everything from everywhere. It ended up being my speedometer cable and was resonating through the forks and the tank and I also thought from the engine. I put the...

Hello again everyone, Well this is my 2nd post since I started bringing my '82 650 special back online. It was running when I let it sit for 5yrs( huge mistake). Before then it had a few problems. Mostly charging but after spending hour after hour reading as many of every post I could get my...

Hi folks, this is only my second post but I have read everything posted I can get my hands on and most I have read twice. This forum has been like a magic wand for me. Like most I had many issues withe my completely stock '82 special but because of all the people talking to each other and...

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum but have had my xs650 for about 4 yrs and have had a couple issues ever since I bought it, one of which I was a rectifier but thanks to help from the forum that one is a thing of the past. Now I'm having trouble with a leaky carb or is it the petcock or float...