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I just picked up a 78 650 Special. It has been sitting for 30 years. I hope to rebuild it with my son (for as long as his patience lasts anyway). In any event, I am a total noob here. New to bikes, relatively new to vehicles (I putter on some cars and "figure stuff out"). As such, if you...

Hello, I took some measurements on the alternator I have and I need to know if they are good readings. It will eventually get replaced with a PMA kit from Hugh's but those are expensive, I am broke, and they are out of stock at the moment anyway. So for now, I am hoping to be able to use this...

Here are the symptoms: idles fine, but when riding it does not feel powered. It runs but when above 3000RPM it just does not progress fast or almost at all. It slugs and it's slow... like it has little power and progresses too slow up the torque... The details: The carbs were cleaned...

Hi There, 1980 special that I've changed up a bit to look more like a quasi cafe. It was leaking like crazy so I took everything apart to put in new seals and gaskets and while I was at it I put in some new parts (brass swingarm bushings, new sprockets, wheel bearings, fenders, etc.) and...

I've been fighting with this bike for a few years now and I've almost got it. Two issues have yet to be pinned down though. One, a fuse that keeps blowing/ a short that I can't find. I'll get that eventually. But what is concerning me now is my right cylinder. It seems to not be making as...

I have a 1977 xs650. Bike starts up fine, but when I ride, I'm getting a shortage of power. I've battled wiring/electrical problems ever since I bought the bike. I redid all the wiring, because fuses kept blowing. But now the bike just isn't riding right. I tested the stock regulator and...

The main fuse keeps blowing(twice). I figure I've lost ground somewhere on one of the handlebar switches. How and where can this happen and what is the procedure to test? Manuals are a little tricky to understand for using a multimeter. Any detailed instructions would be appreciated.

I replaced the handlebars on my 80 XS and when I turned the key, I was getting no power. No neutral light, signals, brake or headlight. The battery is topped, was there something I could have installed wrong, starter switch etc.? What could cause this?

Ok, yesterday bike running great. Today it's a total 180. At idle the engine sounds fine, until I accelerate. If I accelerate slowly it picks up speed fine, but once I get on it just a little harder, it revs up high as if I was pulling in the clutch and doesn't go anywhere. This happens in...