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Awesome stuff. I did a pretty thorough job cleaning the carbs. However, I will remove and inspect as per your suggestion. Will double check the front wheel tabs as well. Thank you for the great suggestions.

Wanted to give an update on the project. I got fed up with the whole points thing and didn't want to throw any $ into an antiquated system. Instead I ripped the whole bike apart and replaced everything. Mike Morse, from 650 Central in CA was super helpful http://www.650central.com/ Mike gave...

Man, that's really awesome information. I'm guessing the 650 is a 360 motor, based on the parts package (hoose). $1000, for sure. And that's without new wiring. The motogadget gets rid of a bunch of stuff. I can see this becoming on obsessively expensive project...

I'm reading up on the Motogadget and this looks like an pretty awesome setup. Wonder if anyone has a new wiring schematic for the 650's with the Motogadget module. The keyless feature sounds very cool. I've rewired my entire fishing boat once , and understand the importance of proper wiring...

That she's like something I may actually consider. Do you have a link to this set-up? I'm OK with letting go of some cash for this project.

Awesome directions. Thanks.

Great idea. I'll give that a shot

Excellent, did not realize that there is a black ground wire that comes off the coils. From experience, do you recommend the Boyer set up over Mike's. I prefer a modern ignition and charging system. Hell, I don't even care if I have to replace every wire loom in the system with a new one. I...

From what I gather, the coils have one hot wire going to them (feeding from a red/white wire and the other wire goes to the points). The coils are grounded to the frame. I don't think they have a separate ground wire. When I say I hook the negative jumper lead to the frame, I really mean the...

I don't have a battery in the bike. Using a jumper battery and cables. Negative to the frame, positive to the main wire (before I took out the battery box with all the electronics) and to the coils.

Aha. I though so. He's also not working. If the condenser and points don't resolve the issue. With power going directly to the coils, would you then suspect bad coils or is there anything else that could be tested?

Thanks for the feedback.byes, there is only fuse. I replaced it with a modern blade-type. The D is a 1977 mine is supposed to be the B, which is 1975. Slight difference. Rectifier shows an additional ground and a couple of other small changes, but nothing material. I did disconnect the entire...

OK, my friends. I have been trying to chase down this gremlin and so far I have the following to report: The frame and engine are matching and are original 1975. Although I have been warned about Clymer's inaccuracies, the wiring diagram in my service manual shows that the wiring schematic...

Could the capacitor/condenser be bad from sitting? Is there a step by step on how and what to check throughout the electrical system?

Checked the compression. It was 80 and 96. This is after sitting for 10 years. I sprayed some PB blaster to break some stuff lose. Will check valve clearance when I get the ignition figured out. I see that 130 -150 is considered decent compression. I don't mind the mechanical stuff, I just hate...

I agree, wiring can be an issue. I have power at the red/white wires and coils. Not sure about anything else at this stage of the game 28,000 miles. Not sure what you're referencing in the 2nd question.

Recently added a 1975 XS with a side hack to my stable. Bike sat for 10 years, in a garage. It's in pretty good shape, no corrosion, altogether pretty clean. I plan on taking it apart, cleaning it up, replacing whatever I need to replace and reassembling. Have decent compression, wiring is in...

Man, that's one hell of a set-up. Know nothing about the sidecar yet. Picking up the bike this weekend. Just getting some idea of what I'm in for. Thanks for the great information.

Sweet Jesus! What sorcery is this?

My Dog, also, has no concept of money. He has indiscriminately allocated funds to various projects without further concern.