raven2345
XS650 Member
I recently picked up a '75 XS650B that wasn't running, and has been sitting for over 20 years. I don't have a battery for it, but have been letting it sit on a battery charger/car starter thing while I try and diagnose it.
First question would be, is there any chance the bike would absolutely, positively NOT start while being on the charger?
Second question, most of the time when I turn the key, there is a LOUD buzzing noise coming from the voltage regulator, I believe. Being new to old machines, is there any way I'm able to bypass this at all? I've looked into this kit: http://hughshandbuilt.blogspot.com/p/xs650-permanent-magnet-alternator.html, wondering if that would be able to get rid of the regulator (and yes, I do plan on using the kit for it's main use, doing a condenser, and being kick-start only).
And third, when I first turned the key with the bike on the charger, pretty much every electronic thing had a nice bit of smoke just billow out of it. Any ideas? Hahah..
Thanks in advance for the help, and pictures will be up later.
First question would be, is there any chance the bike would absolutely, positively NOT start while being on the charger?
Second question, most of the time when I turn the key, there is a LOUD buzzing noise coming from the voltage regulator, I believe. Being new to old machines, is there any way I'm able to bypass this at all? I've looked into this kit: http://hughshandbuilt.blogspot.com/p/xs650-permanent-magnet-alternator.html, wondering if that would be able to get rid of the regulator (and yes, I do plan on using the kit for it's main use, doing a condenser, and being kick-start only).
And third, when I first turned the key with the bike on the charger, pretty much every electronic thing had a nice bit of smoke just billow out of it. Any ideas? Hahah..
Thanks in advance for the help, and pictures will be up later.