realgone
XS650 Enthusiast
Hey guys, long time lurker, first time poster.
About a week ago I bought a 78 xs standard which had been 'restored' some time back. It has a red boyer igniter box that says triumph/bsa on it.
right after buying the bike I put some lower bars on it. that's all. other than that, it seemed to run well, though the battery seemed to need replacement. once running it showed around 13 volts or so, but while hitting the started button it would show 4-5 and would rarely start the bike. once running all lights worked, life was good.
the other night i was out for a ride and after about 25 minutes on the highway there was a backfire sound, and the bike was dead. no lights, nothing. brought it to a friends garage and we found a 20a fuse going into the red igniter boyer box to be blown. tried a new fuse, and the fuse blew again after starting. put in a 30a fuse and when trying to start smoke was coming out of the kill switch controls.
i plan on changing the controls and ordering a new wiring harness, but don't know what else to do from there. the harness showed some fraying and some copper turning green. maybe a short in there? also, maybe a short in the control caused by the shorter bars somehow? is the triumph/bsa red box a common mod? i think we cooked it with the 30a fuse, not sure though. i want to start over with the simplest system i can, but i'm not good with wiring. if i get a stock new harness from mikesxs, what ignition system should i get. i hear pamco, but i'm not sure which set up i need to order. any input?
About a week ago I bought a 78 xs standard which had been 'restored' some time back. It has a red boyer igniter box that says triumph/bsa on it.
right after buying the bike I put some lower bars on it. that's all. other than that, it seemed to run well, though the battery seemed to need replacement. once running it showed around 13 volts or so, but while hitting the started button it would show 4-5 and would rarely start the bike. once running all lights worked, life was good.
the other night i was out for a ride and after about 25 minutes on the highway there was a backfire sound, and the bike was dead. no lights, nothing. brought it to a friends garage and we found a 20a fuse going into the red igniter boyer box to be blown. tried a new fuse, and the fuse blew again after starting. put in a 30a fuse and when trying to start smoke was coming out of the kill switch controls.
i plan on changing the controls and ordering a new wiring harness, but don't know what else to do from there. the harness showed some fraying and some copper turning green. maybe a short in there? also, maybe a short in the control caused by the shorter bars somehow? is the triumph/bsa red box a common mod? i think we cooked it with the 30a fuse, not sure though. i want to start over with the simplest system i can, but i'm not good with wiring. if i get a stock new harness from mikesxs, what ignition system should i get. i hear pamco, but i'm not sure which set up i need to order. any input?