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That's Interesting. PO told me frame was a 74 and motor was a 72. I do have ownership which is under the frame number, but for parts it would be good to narrow down the engine year. Thanks alot.

Hey everyone, I have a Canadian bike that the numbers on frame do not match engine. I know what year the frame is but the engine year has me stumped as none of the lists I have seen here on this site show a beginning code of 806-00xxxx Anyone that can help me out I would appreciate it.

I think that is to trick the bike into thinking it is already started so the light can come on, however i don't think i have to do that now that i removed the reserve lighting device and connected blue/black to blue/yellow.

perfect.. i will dig into it to see. Thx JP

The bike is reportedly a 74 motor and a 72 frame so PO may have just ordered a new wiring loom and modified it. The gauges are aftermarket and the neutral light is on the speedo.

Thanks everyone for the quick replies.. i was going over some of the other posts and decided to pull the reserve lighting device and discovered PO had already done it but he did not connect the Blue/black wire to the Blue/yellow wire after unplugging it. As soon as i did this all was good and...

modified 74 with boyer ignition..will get some pics. thx

Hey everyone, my headlight is not working..bulb is good. This bike is a recent purchase.. wondering does the bike need to be running to trouble shoot this? I think i remember reading that the headlight only comes on when started. Right now the bike does not start. I am getting full power to the...

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good to know!! lol may go out to 750 depending on what i find when i tear into it.

i like that as well!! mikes xs for that? i have similiar bike as you from what i can see.

Hey there, wondering what people are doing with their 72's.. have this 72 motor that i may throw into another frame but unsure about this year motorcycle. I know that the starter was activated by the compression release but do people still use this or are they modding it differently with starter...

Signals flash quick like they would if a bulb needed replacing but only at a higher rpm.. at idle they flash as they should. Thoughts?

78 xs 650

Thanks, i did not like the look of a fender in this particular case so eliminated it. I think it cleans it up abit.

Thanks TT.. not sure how it will be on a long trip!! find out..

thanks Mailman.

thanks Bluz, unfortunately i lost all my build pics when my tablet imploded so just thought i would do an overview. Next project i plan to log the build step by step as i also enjoy reading and seeing the build pic progression.

Hey there, Well i finally finished up most of my 1978 xs 650 cafe racer. When i bought for 1300.00 it was not running and the paint was terrible and overall just in really neglected condition. This is what i have done. Pulled everything off of it but kept motor in. Tore the carbs apart and did a...

Good thread. Thx