willyt
XS650 Enthusiast
Help! I am tearing my hair out and my legs are battered and bruised from all the kick starting!
I have recently rebuilt a xs2 motor and have put a xscharge PMA, Boyer bransden kit and VM Mikunis.
I have struggled setting the timing but think I have it pretty close. I marked TDC on the flange and worked out that 38degrees I think is full advance and that works out to about 45mm to the left of the TDC mark on my flange.
I am having some pretty severe back firing while trying to kick it over. It seems really hard to kick over as well.
I have only managed to get it started 2 times and won’t idle for long on full “choke” and cuts out and I can’t get it started again.
I have tried to set the carbs up but is really hard to adjust when I can’t even get it running long enough to adjust anything while running.
Any ideas??
Wish I had bought Hugh’s kit! Was too late before I read all the forums.
I have recently rebuilt a xs2 motor and have put a xscharge PMA, Boyer bransden kit and VM Mikunis.
I have struggled setting the timing but think I have it pretty close. I marked TDC on the flange and worked out that 38degrees I think is full advance and that works out to about 45mm to the left of the TDC mark on my flange.
I am having some pretty severe back firing while trying to kick it over. It seems really hard to kick over as well.
I have only managed to get it started 2 times and won’t idle for long on full “choke” and cuts out and I can’t get it started again.
I have tried to set the carbs up but is really hard to adjust when I can’t even get it running long enough to adjust anything while running.
Any ideas??
Wish I had bought Hugh’s kit! Was too late before I read all the forums.