Colbeatnik
XS650 Member
I started with a short in my bike. Minimal Cafe Racer, no starter, odo, tach, or speedo. The wiring harness is bare minimum. Points, charging system and lights. It just stopped running and everytime I would turn the switch on it would show no voltage, flip it off: voltage. Chased ghosts for too long and stripped the old harness completely out(guy before me had patched the original to work)wired only the basics in. new regulator/ rectifier. Tested alternator:good. Got to coils and shorted out so i unplugged one side and narrowed it down to the top of the points system. The right hand coil? Now, why is it shorting? Obviously the shaft of the "rotor" is going to be grounded but why the points? how can I fix it or do I need to replace it? PLEASE save me some sanity!