Hello all, Finally got the bike working a couple of weeks ago. It's near the end of the season, and time to do my M1 exit test here in...
A couple of times this bike has sat with a totally dead battery for a while. First time was about 4 days, then 3 days... while I tried to arrange...
The aluminum ones from eBay in the other thread look really nice, and fit well. I installed one -- doesn't actually work right, mind you, but I...
Wanted to take the bike out for a good test ride last night, make sure it wouldn't strand me on the side of the road... I admit the battery was...
Cool. I'll have to go over the whole thing soon. Haynes doesn't seem to have much info on accessing the rats nest behind the headlight. Do I...
Okay, old plastic starter switch was broken, so I bought a nice new aluminum one to replace it. Looks good. Switch works, tested for continuity...
So the carbs are back on the bike, float levels are pretty good. Starts up really easy now -- one second or less on the starter button. Needs...
Bike was having electrical problems. Sorted that all out, but also threw in some Seafoam to see if it would clean up the carbs. Trying two...
Re: XJ650 not starting, coils/plugs ok, carb cleaning time? Alright. Starts up a little easier now. Idles weird, dies when I give it...
