Karkids
XS650 Member
Hi all. I bought a 1980 xs650 special II and it was running o.k. but the battery kept dying. I found out the rotor was shorted. It took me a few months to get around to swapping and the bike sat for that time.
I finally got the rotor in and tried to start with a known good battery. The engine chugs for a very short time and then stops.
My main concern is that there is this incredibly loud gunshot noise that comes from the bike every few tries.
I know I will have to rebuild the carbs since they sat but I just wanted to see if I fixed the charging.
Any ideas on what this bang is? There is no smoke or strong odor just a crazy loud bang on par with a rifle. I still feel it in my right ear as I’m typing lol
I finally got the rotor in and tried to start with a known good battery. The engine chugs for a very short time and then stops.
My main concern is that there is this incredibly loud gunshot noise that comes from the bike every few tries.
I know I will have to rebuild the carbs since they sat but I just wanted to see if I fixed the charging.
Any ideas on what this bang is? There is no smoke or strong odor just a crazy loud bang on par with a rifle. I still feel it in my right ear as I’m typing lol