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New to the world of xs2’s and feel quite honoured to have one at the ripe age of twenty two. just finished off rebuilding engine, what a breeze that was. much nicer than my old ‘79 kz400. I’ll attach some photos of my XS so far. got it for £750 delivered by the guy as a roller...
Yamaha xs650 1981 - headlight does not work.
I got rid of the reserve lighting unit last week, bypassed it with two wires and light turned on but very faint. This week i used a female bullet connector that actually fit ( blue/ black + blue/yellow) and now the headlight won't turn on...
I’m having issues with my headlight. I purchased two headlights from eBay and Mike’s XS, but neither works when plugged in. Upon further inspection, I removed the electrical tape from the three wires at the headlight plug and noticed that two grounds are spliced together—one from the headlight...
Hi everyone, I bought my first bike Yamaha vstar 650 2005or6 cheapaf as it had harness cut and removed, I have key and it’s not stolen. there is no fuel pump(guy said he ran it that way) no clutch switch as well, he said bike ran fine before he removed the harness and then he lost interest, I...
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I have some questions after I installed the pma kit from mikesxs. I've made a video to make it easier to understand my questions.
Thanks in advance!
i just got a 78 xs650 and want to do full minimal wiring, im running a battery and a boyer red box , headlight , tail light and a tach, im thinking it may be more simple to just make my own harness ground up instead of tearing apart a oem new one , what's everyone's thought son this any tips or...
Hey everyone, in need of a little wiring help, I'm completely rewiring my stock '75, new wiring harness et al. Everything is pretty much connected. What is the function of the Safety Relay and the Light Checker? Do I need the safety relay box and light checker box for the electrical to run...
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I don't know if this will be possible but the M Unit done by Motogadget is so damn expensive and so small, it looks like something that could be created DIY. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of this or think its possible...
What's up guys. I have a chopped, kickstart only, 81', and I'm pretty sure the ignition is kaput. About a month ago I was about to go for a ride but it wouldn't start. I kicked it for about 45 minutes until my battery finally died and no joy. Buddy came over, tried push starting, still nothing...
I had a hell of a mess of wires that I am moving or cutting out. I am looking for a recommendation of what weire covering to use and what can i get rid of from the bike
Like these things below. I have kick start only and dont want the kill switch. what from the list can I gut? I will keep the...
Alright guys normally a Harley guy here taking a swing at building a XS, but I need some help with the wiring process. I picked up a 79 with no wiring at all, I recently purchased a wiring harness kit from tc bros now I need to find out what else I need to buy. I am doing just simple wiring...