If it isn't bringing you joy, it needs to go. That philosophy is what I'm following in my own life and I'm better for it.
Okay thank you! Whenever I get home I will take pictures of the bike. My advance looks exactly like that I replace the springs and clean the entire thing and now it actually snaps back like the video shows I made sure the lines are lined up too. The opposite side is literally just the electronic ignition is there a certain spot that you need a picture of?
Put a timing light on it and see what your timing is if you have not done so already. If the timing is right and you have spark then you probably have a fuel problem. Try spraying a shot of carb cleaner in both carbs and see if it fires.
Please take pictures left and right side according to above.
And if possible the ground point.
We take it from there.
If the right side is fully retarded at start test . Please report how you set the ignition timing.
If it isn't bringing you joy, it needs to go. That philosophy is what I'm following in my own life and I'm better for it.
Wise words.
Trying to fix and work with whats there doesn't seem to be working. if you want to keep working on the bike i recommend pulling all the wiring and rewire completely. Honestly i m still concerned about the condition f the valve pockets and question what that sludge is or why it is there.
if that is beyond what you want to do, maybe Marty's suggestion is the go and just cut your losses and get a working bike, you can do stuff to it as you ride
OK
still by words
I have never done this ignition but
According to Instructions
there
https://www.mikesxs.net/blog/xscharge-xs650-standard-ignition-installation/
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At the middle is the nut that holds the Rotor
12. Hold the rotor firmly to the right (clockwise) when tightening the nut on the shaft.
13. Hold the nut on the advance mechanism firmly when tightening the nut on the rotor.
( I assume in the full retard position )
At 11 o clock and 5 o clock are screws that
1. Loosen the mounting screws on the plate.
2. Rotate the plate to position the mounting screws at the midpoint of the upper slot.
3. Tighten the upper mounting screw.
Now with the advance unit right side retarded
the rotor on the left side
Needs to be positioned correctly on the advance rod going through the motor
has a pin on --- the stock setup pos 7
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On a Boyer that pin is not used if I remember correctly.
Since I never done this ignition I don't know if the pin is used.
But if not the slot adjustment possibility is out of range.Rotor at the wrong place.
7. If necessary, loosen the mounting screws on the plate and rotate the plate clockwise to advance the timing and counter-clockwise to retard the timing.
If the advance unit is fully retarded on the right side and plate is fully counter clockwise on the
left no kick back would be the normal
That is something would suspect problematic
ground is grounded to a bolt on the front of the bike frame.
The frame ground I would for testing draw on a separate wire to Battery minus.
Directly from Ignition module
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Hi Moving forward.
I am still out in the dark with no pictures
But At this point in time keep the ignition at the most retarded position
There is kickback on the bike when I advance it so I don't know ..
7. If necessary, loosen the mounting screws on the plate and rotate the plate clockwise to advance the timing and counter-clockwise to retard the timing.
That kickback when advancing can be fully normal ..It indicates that there are spark but at the wrong timing position
If at the most retarded position ( Left side ) ´ with the advance at FULL retard at the right side is there kickback then also
Please report.
Now if you are certain that ignition is installed correctly ..with the locating pin , and carburetor is clean.
Please draw that extra wire from the output black from ignition module .Not to the frame up front
aka not there
Yeah the ground is grounded to a bolt on the front of the bike frame
But instead
You pull a wire from the ignition module to the minus on the battery and nowhere else en route there ( To minus ) and report what happens
Kick back and else. Trying to kick it a couple of times ..
Since you have kickback there are spark but at the wrong timing position we are looking to get rid of that for now. ( the kickback but still with spark )