ignition

Hi, first post here and happy to see the activity of this forum. I have a 83' XS650SJ with a Boyer Bransden ignition that runs fine when warm. A few weeks ago my bike started acting strange as it stopped running while driving and in most cases after rolling out with the engine turned off it...

Picking up a 1981 XS. Standard factory electrics. What would be a suggested first step/phase in upgrading the electrics - Pamco? Boyer? So many options at XS Direct makes me a little confused of which route to go.

Boyer installation instructions by Mailman. https://www.xs650.com/threads/boyer-bransden-ignition-installation-in-my-xs2.60740/#post-715062 MikesXS, XScharge ignitions are not Pamco's and are not made by Pamcopete What Pamco do i need and who sells them? PamcoPete has gone out of business...

I'm about to start wiring a newly built 750 big bore engine and I'm looking for suggestions on which ignition to run. The stator is factory so it will probably need to be upgraded also. Since this is a frame-up build, I am starting fresh. So... what ignition unit should I put in this thing?

I b I have Isolated the ignition circuit and unplugged the charging system .I Used a test light to try and feel like I did something right as voltmeter reading were less than a volt. This is debatebly inconclusive though because my volt meter did not react to key switch changes and my test...

so i blew up my xs11 and bought a 650 that "only had carbs issues" and needed a new battery. I know i was pretty green. So i clean the carbs and almost eliminate the back fire from the right cylinder. it persists but I'm excited so i whip it into town with the shit battery it dies my jumper pack...

getting desperate & really need help. my bike is driving me up the walls. I've been wrenching on it for a couple months now. upgraded to a hughs pma after my rotor went tits up. ever since I've had a tough time. left side coil went out not long after. which I replaced, & am now just having such...

So I'm headin down the highway and all of a sudden the bike loses power, lights go out, and I'm slowing down. Like a dummy I didn't have tools with me, so there wasn't much I could've done anyway. I pulled into a parking lot after coasting about 1/4 mile, and had hell starting the bike back up...

I was trying to start my 83 XS after sitting about a week, the electric start clicked, I was getting close to starting, then nothing. No more Neutral light, no electric start click, nothing. I checked my battery getting 12.8V and 100% charged. Checked my fuses, all looked OK. I don't know...

I'm trying to run a very simple system on my 1983 XS650. No battery, just the Hugh's PMA, capacitor, Boyer ignition, and kick start only. Other than that i'm just running head light, tail/brake light and turn signals (and a fuse). I've wired those on a separate kill switch so they won't draw...

Has anyone ever seen a different mechanical timing advance I.e Harley, Honda, kawasaski used in place of the oem Yamaha piece? A Harley advance seems like the most common and easy to find, driving prices way down...just saying

Hey guys. Just put the motor back in my bike last night, came out this morning to do some little things before i try and start it. Trying to set my points and man what a headache this is. As i spin the motor i cant seem to get the points to open a measurable distance at all. Right nor left...

Have been pulling back and forth on ordering this for some time now and have been doing research on the forum looking at folks experiences but want to finally reach out for some extra guidance. I have found lots of suggestions to go with Hugh's PMA (as they stand behind their products /...

so i have a few questions, start from scratch my bike has a morris mag so has no coil, has battery for lights no kill switch etc etc, not sure what brand stator. now I'm wanting to get rid of the morris and go boyer ign my question is am i going to run into trouble with the wiring of the coil...

Hey everyone. Wondering... I'm still working on my 72 SX chopper and am getting to the point of putting coil(s) on. Was wondering if I have to know anything specific regarding picking a coil. Was thinking of using an 'ebay special' Harley coil, Does it matter that my bike is still running the...

So I just recently acquired a 1979 XS650 Special from an old farmer (for $75) :D and am in the beginning stages of the build. I am going to replace all factory electrical components, and go kick start only. It's starting to make my head hurt to sift though all the different information, and...

I'm about to buy a 1975 xs650 and I plan to rephase the engine soon after. I've read all about the different ignition solutions and I have these questions. If I stick with points for 277, is there enough space between the dual points to shift one 41.5 degrees? If not, that means the points...

Recently my bike began to misfire. After discovering that it was an electrical problem (no spark), I eventually went through all the basic wiring checks on the bike and ended up finding that either the coil or the Pamco were the culprit. After diagnosing the coil as per Pamco Pete's "Testing the...

So I've been rebuilding a 1980 XS650 from the ground up (it was a junkyard bike) and I've reached a dead end with the ignition system. A few weeks ago, I posted a thread Here where Pamcopete was very helpful in getting me to go through all the tests and eventually decided to send me a new...

So currently I am finishing up the last bit of my 1983 xs build. I bought a pamco brand new a while back along with all the advance unit and rod. I went to start the bike but no spark. I searched the forums and did the suggested tests to no avail. I also tried three different coils and...