ght58
XS650 Member
I have a 1982 Yamaha XS650 Special that was stolen last week. The police were able to find it (and make an arrest!), but the bike did not come back in the same shape that it was taken.
It looks like a screwdriver was shoved into ignition in an attempt to get it started, and when they didn't work, they attempted to hotwire it (also unsuccessful, all of this was caught on tape at the apt where it was parked). I've posted pics of the ignition and where they cut the wires.
I'm very much a novice working on bikes, but would like to attempt to fix this on my own. I understand it's impossible to tell just from the two pics I posted below, but any help on the following questions would be much appreciated - I'm also happy to take more pics if that would be helpful.
- Do I need to buy anything for the ignition area aside from a new ignition switch?
- Will those cut wires require me to completely re-wire the bike or is there another 'fix'?
Thank you so much for any help/insights you may be able to provide.
It looks like a screwdriver was shoved into ignition in an attempt to get it started, and when they didn't work, they attempted to hotwire it (also unsuccessful, all of this was caught on tape at the apt where it was parked). I've posted pics of the ignition and where they cut the wires.
I'm very much a novice working on bikes, but would like to attempt to fix this on my own. I understand it's impossible to tell just from the two pics I posted below, but any help on the following questions would be much appreciated - I'm also happy to take more pics if that would be helpful.
- Do I need to buy anything for the ignition area aside from a new ignition switch?
- Will those cut wires require me to completely re-wire the bike or is there another 'fix'?
Thank you so much for any help/insights you may be able to provide.