electric start

Hi, all: I am new to the forum. Proud to say I recently purchased a 1977 Yamaha XS650 (shown above). Real clean, 33K miles, runs pretty well, but needs some work. That’s the fun part. Among other things, previous owner got rid of the starter and it is kickstart only. It starts OK with a couple...

Hello Everyone, I have a 1977 XS650D that starts fine with kick start but the electric start seams tired/does not get it started. Whenever I press the starter button it cranks over slowly and only ever starts if the engine is already hot and I am lucky. My bike doesn't have a decompression...

I'll start by saying that I'm new to the XS650 and motorcycles in general, but I'm doing my best to learn what's what. I thought I had things worked out and my 1976 XS650 running a few weeks ago, but now I'm having trouble with it again. I first thought it was the charging system, but today I...

So there's a short coming from somewhere that keeps blowing fuses every time you press the start button. I isolated the short down to the starter motor itself, but when I bought a used starter from eBay(tested and working) the same problem happens. Could there be a short beyond the starter in...

Hey guys, I just replaced the clutch on my 1973 Yamaha xs650 because of major slippage and The process went smoothly. I started it up fine and rode it and it was great, Then it died on me when I was coasting in neutral to a light, so I pulled over and the electric start wasn't working. I kick...

So I bought an xs2 that me and a friend are building into something new, no previous xs2 experience, just learning as i go. The bike was in pieces when i bought it and I am now wondering, as the bike has a starter motor, should there be a start button, or was it all part of the decompression...

i have a PMA charging stystem with a battery eliminator capacitor kit on it. i need to get the battery back into the system. i can't kick start, bad back, so i need help in getting what i need and how to do it. please help. thank you:banghead:

Hey there guys. This is my first post on here and I am ready to dive into this world of the xs650. Here's a little background on me: I'm 26, have never owned or ridden a motorcycle (only dirt bikes years ago). I've always loved the looks of them and finally decided to pick one up. I'm not a...

This is one of those "it should be obvious" questions, but I thought I would double-check with you guys. I have an AGM battery from Mikes that I bought Jan. 2012. A couple months ago my starter button broke so I got a new one, but electric start wouldn't even budge. So I figured maybe the whole...

G'day All, First post so go easy! I need a bit of help making a decision, I have had this battery box made up (in attachment), originally made to house a capacitor and switches, for a kickstart only PMA set up, Lights, indicators, running a new Pamco e-advance. But have recently had a...

Advice? Hairy Electrical Mess - New owner 1982 XS650J Heritage Special Hi everyone- I've been a member of the site for 3 months now, looking for a motorcycle and hemming and hawing about what to buy - and what's available. Thanks to the expert advice of many of you, I finally pulled the trigger...

Hi everyone I am new to this forum and I have a pretty hard to solve problem (for me atleast). Recently I switched my stock handlebars to clubman bars and when i went to fire up the bike there was nothing to the electric start. So, I kickstarted the bike no problem but noticed that the headlight...

Hey so newbie here and I am trying to hook up my stater solenoid but I'm confused. I understand the blue/white wire, red/white wire, and the battery wire. Except how does it connect to the starter motor and what does the single red wire connect to?:confused: Thanks for any help and if someone...

I read yesterday that painting the bars might cause the starter not to work. Maybe Im wrong. Does this apply to powdercoating? What will I need to do to make sure it will still work with powdercoated bars? Posted via Mobile

My 73 tx650 is only kickstart. PO made it that way. Now I am not great with electricals on bikes, but i would like to put back the electrical start just incase i need to use it at those critical times when I am riding with a group and still keep the kickstarter. The Decompression...

Bike starts fine, cranks over great, but... there is a bit of run on noise from the starter, it sounds like the bendix is in no hurry to get retracted. Not horrible long but enough to be annoying and sound like not all is right in the world. Does the spring clip bending tweek help reduce...

Okay, so the guy I bought my bike from installed an alternative start button because the one in the right-hand switch unit's button didn't work. The alternative button worked but it bothered me to have that on the bike. He said the problem with the original start button was probably in the unit...

XS650 E-start - by now youve probably figured i dont like XS650 starter motors…a lot of energy, time and money went into creating the ‘männer’ machines we all like so much…these looked the part, were reliable, didn’t leak oil and, like everything else, had their weaknesses…the starter motor...