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How's it going guys i just recently picked up a 81' xs650 special. I was told the bike needed a new stator but it still fired up while on a trickle charger. When i got the bike back to my shop i hooked my 12v battery to it and what do you know SMOKE. i quickly disconnected the battery, and found...
hey guys i have a 74 hardtail boober and i was curious if there was anybody who could help me with my firing problem. im thinking it might be the electrical going on with my coil or i think it might be how i have my carb set up. i have a ss super shorty carb with a custom fabbed pipe the mounts...
I'm working on an '81 for a friend. The bike had some problems due to the previous owner rigging the wiring (especially the coil wiring). So I installed a stock wiring harness and am now trying to wire up the coils but wiring is not my strong suit and I'm struggling. So here's what I have. I...
So I bought this 79 Special and there are some fried wires, melted connectors and a lot of stuff that is wired that I don't plan on using.
I want to run the bare min in Michgian, tail, break, head lamp.
I've pulled out the entire harness, right or wrong, I started trying to just isolate...
I just got my first bike, a '76, about a month ago, and have been tinkering with it to try to get it ready to ride in spring. I tried to kick-start it one day, and seemingly ran into a lot of electrical issues and couldn't get it started. I'm going to post all the information I can provide...
I just purchased my first bike yesterday. A 75' xs. It's seen better days but its 80% complete and turns over.
First thing I was looking at was the electrical. It's a total mess. I want to replace the harness. I saw one on mikesxs for like $34.99. I can't find much other info about it...
I have a 79xs650,ordered the pma kit from tc bros.....everything is installed correctly...but no headlight,no gauge lights,no idiot lights...because you have to unplug the factory harness that goes from the stator{old charging system}..to the other 6 pin white plastic plug that leads into the...
Hello, I have a nice XS2 that I had all the tins repainted, everything worked fine until I removed the headlight shell. I assembled it all back together, all wires have their original wire ends and correct color coding. The bike only wants to turn over with the left turn signal on. IDK what...
First off, this is my first post ever so if I'm in the wrong place just let me know! I have been a huge fan of this forum and all the extremely helpful items that are on it. I am running into a little situation though....
So I recently got a 1978 xs650 with a 1981 electronic motor. The...
Hey guys, sorry of I'm beating a dead cat with this post but I've spent the last 4 hours searching for a step by step guide on how to properly time my bike with the new pamco ignition I installed. I've gone through and checked my cam chain, valve adjustments and carbs. The only thing I can't...
I've been working on my project and have been trying to decide what I am going to do for turn signals/tail light. Here in Wisconsin, turn signals are required by law (for bikes after '72). I thought I might try to integrate my tail/brake light into my directional lights and eliminate the...
Hi all
My bike- '81 special, stock
I want to bypass and get rid of the blinker self cancelling relay. My shop manual only has info on diagnosing stuff (not bypassing it). I'm guessing a couple of wires need to be connect via jumper?
Thx for any info
David
I have a 1980 Xs that is kick only with a headlight and a taillight. I'm running 1.5" headers into cocktail shaker after market emgo exhaust with mikes Xs pod filters. I've went with a 12v 5ah battery and I'm getting a weak spark that is fouling the plugs. I've moved from a 7 to an 8 sparkplug...
I'm coming to the end of 18 month build on my '81 xs650 project and I'm half way through the wiring.
I'm not running a starter or turn signals and trying to keep things as simple as possible.
Below is the wiring plan I've put together with a lot of help from diagrams on this site (thanks...