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    1980 yamaha xs650 no electricity (rotor rewound thread repost)

    I haven’t done this yet, but im wondering. With it being fine until the battery was drained, could it just have been the battery dying and then trying to start it with a dead battery that blew the main? I think i read about that in another forum?
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    1980 yamaha xs650 no electricity (rotor rewound thread repost)

    Checked resistance on the fuses, all good. Im not sure how to test the ignition coil, is that the same thing as the ignition unit?
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    1980 yamaha xs650 no electricity (rotor rewound thread repost)

    Im not quite Im not quite sure what that means
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    1980 yamaha xs650 no electricity (rotor rewound thread repost)

    Yeah man lets here them!
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    1980 yamaha xs650 no electricity (rotor rewound thread repost)

    You sir are a genius. I was unable to find the main until now, and lo and behold its blown. Such a simple fix thanks a lot!
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    1980 yamaha xs650 no electricity (rotor rewound thread repost)

    Im not 100% sure which is which, but im pretty sure you mean this is the battery positive cable, which reads infinity no matter how i read it
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    1980 yamaha xs650 no electricity (rotor rewound thread repost)

    It just says rotor rewound because i got some advice from people on garys rewound rotor sale page and wanted them to find me I just picked up the bike. When i got there it kickstarted and ran fine, but when we killed it the guy left ignition on so running lights and the battery died. Now ive...
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    1980 yamaha xs650 no electricity (rotor rewound thread repost)

    Hello, so i just picked up this 1980 xs650. It kickstarted fine, and then the battery died, ive replaced it and still no power. Was thinking stator but a few people have said thats unlikely, and pointed me towards checking for grounding out somewhere. I checked the battery strap to the bike...
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    For Sale - Rewound Alternator Rotor

    Thanks Thanks gary! Yeah it is “reengineered” when it was converted to a cafe racer he removed the fuse box and now i cannot find the main fuse for the life of me. I get off duty tomorrow and will check it then, i want to replace the wiring harness because the wiring is kind of a mess, so...
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    For Sale - Rewound Alternator Rotor

    Th Thanks a lot! I don’t get off duty until tomorrow morning and will start checking everything then!
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    For Sale - Rewound Alternator Rotor

    Hey jim, i just picked up a 1980 xs650, its my first bike. It worked fine when he showed me, but had to kickstart it. The battery died between us talking and so wasnt able to test ride it but picked it up anyway. Now its been replaced with 2 different batteries, and still nothing, no lights, no...
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