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I have a 1981 Special, i had it running for a couple of weeks this summer with no issues, and all of a sudden while riding home from work the bike started surging and cutting in and out, with a weird sounding engine note. I tried giving it gas to keep it alive but it eventually died completely...
Ordered this and never used it. Ended up ordering a whole new vape ignition set.
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Ignition Coil - 1.6 Ohm - High Output - TCI ignition
SKU: 17-6803 from Mikesxs
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This is my first post... I believe. I am so grateful for being a part of this community, I have read and learned so much on this site, and I’ve only begun…
About my bike, I bought an unfinished project almost 18 months ago... and now I am finally able to put some time into the bike.
I...
I have a 1980 xs650 project that I received about half completed. I wanted to verify spark before I continue to build. The bike has not run in over 3 years. I have videos of it running from the seller. It has the tcbros 6 pin harness and i am mocking up a very simplified harness for testing...
Hey Everyone,
After my turn signals went on the fritz, I started pulling the wiring on my ‘75 650. There were a lot of disconnected circuitry including the old turn signal cancelling unit behind the battery etc. A lot of wires leading to nowhere were stripped. I am pretty new to electricity and...
Hi all,
I have been reading a TON of threads over the last few weeks and decided to pull the trigger on a 1980 XS650. Amazing how much great info is on here! I got a great deal on the bike from Cycle Heap in Portland, OR
The PO sold the bike to them because he couldn’t get a spark. When I...
For all TCI Ignitions from 1980 - 1984
82SJ
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TCI components.
Ignition box.....Under Battery box
Stator with TCI Pickup
Charging system specific to TCI ignition systems.
Combined Solid State Regulator/Rectifier.....Under left side side-cover
Rotor.........specific to TCI ignitions...
I am in the process of tuning my bike for my new pods and aftermarket exhaust. I told the honey Im heading out to the garage to do some work. Turned the fuel on, key switch on, choke on and started kicking. To my surprise, it didnt start! What the hell, I've been starting up the bike quite often...
Have whole tci ignition & charging system from an '82 heritage. Ignition box, reg/rect, rotor & cover with brushes & pick up coil. All were removed from a running bike.
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So my dad and I went for a 2 day ride to Vermont and at 400 miles away from home my bike died.
Here is what happened
-backfired extremely loud then completely shut down. Didn't start but barely fired twice, followed by nothing the next 2 dozen attempts. Would not start with starter fluid in the...
The bike is a stock 1980 Special.
The bike had some running issues. Runs fine with the R/R unplugged. Tried the rare earth magnet install and it ran fine for almost 200 kms before the same running issue returned. Again runs fine with the R/R unplugged. There is a post where someone else...
I'm rewiring my bike to clean it up and who really wants 33 year old wire? I've read that some people claim that xs650 does not have cdi. I've also been told that they can have either one. I have a 1980 xs650. The bizzare thing is I have electronic ignition and mock points and condenser. I'm...
Hi all,
Me again. So if you don't remember the back story the brief history is:
- have an 81 TCI bike, decided to switch to points using PAMCO ignition plate
- found out that camshaft was in backwards (pause on PAMCO change)
- rebuilt top end of motor
- attempted the points install and...
Does anyone have, or know where I can get a data sheet for the M59201P chip that is in some TCI's?
I am looking to come up with an alternative. But without knowing what exactly this chip does, that is a difficult task.
Thanks.
I have an 81 and have been having problems that I thought were due to my carbs being too lean in the main jet range but may be from loss of spark. Its progressively run worse and started backfiring when I'd try and throttle through the rough spots. I decided to try looking at the electrical side...
I bought a 1980 XS a few years ago as a project bike. Within 1 week it was running like a scared deer. My only problem was that it would drain the battery. After doing only a very little research on the web I found that the XS650 was notorious for shorted rotors.
I then started to...
TCI box - a successful repair
My '81 xs650 had been sputtering or more often just shutting itself off for no apparent reason - annoying in the middle of a sharp turn or pulling out into traffic. After checking various blind alleys I happened to notice that when I flipped the kill switch to...
I have been fighting with my bike to get it running properly. after having it die a couple miles from my house I found that charging system was not working properly. What is the minimum voltage the ignition will still work?? wondering if this is causing my problems instead of carb issues. I...