Comments on: Doublecheck your wiring http://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/08/doublecheck-your-wiring/ XS 650 Chopper is all about the awesome Yamaha XS650 Motorcycle. Tons of XS650 chopper pictures. Drool. Build. Ride. Check It Out! Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Harold http://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/08/doublecheck-your-wiring/comment-page-1/#comment-5112 Harold Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:43:18 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=2483#comment-5112 had a short in my wiring causing a small electrical fire. a couple burnt fingers a nd a couple of good tugs and the bike was saved. that could have been my bike but lady luck smiled on me. had a short in my wiring causing a small electrical fire. a couple burnt fingers a nd a couple of good tugs and the bike was saved. that could have been my bike but lady luck smiled on me.

]]> By: Zman4112 http://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/08/doublecheck-your-wiring/comment-page-1/#comment-4239 Zman4112 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:36:21 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=2483#comment-4239 The coil was bad on one side so it wasn't running right. Had the coil tested and it came back ok. So I richened up the right carb to see if that was the problem. That didn't help, so a friend brought me over another coil and told me to try it, ( just to ammuse him ) I did. I was around the corner from my house and smelled gas, looked down and it backfired. There was a small pool of gas on the engine below the carb, it went up intsantly melting the rubber fuel line and it just went up from there. The neighbor exhausted all the fire stuff he had including a bucket of dirt. The good news is it still ran after new carbs and tank. But it is getting all new paint and wiring so it will be done by summer 10. The coil was bad on one side so it wasn’t running right.
Had the coil tested and it came back ok.
So I richened up the right carb to see if that was the problem.
That didn’t help, so a friend brought me over another coil and told me to try it, ( just to ammuse him ) I did. I was around the corner from my house and smelled gas, looked down and it backfired. There was a small pool of gas on the engine below the carb, it went up intsantly melting the rubber fuel line and it just went up from there.
The neighbor exhausted all the fire stuff he had including a bucket of dirt. The good news is it still ran after new carbs and tank. But it is getting all new paint and wiring so it will be done by summer 10.

]]> By: Paul http://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/08/doublecheck-your-wiring/comment-page-1/#comment-3287 Paul Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:08:48 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=2483#comment-3287 Geez......maybe everybody and their brother shouldnt be choppin up bikes.......Manual -$39.00 (yes, following the manual for a chop is the same, the motor basically doesnt change).......not drinking a case of beer before you work on your bike +$12.00 in your pocket.......paying attention (free if you do it the first time)......Not setting your bike or your balls on fire........priceless! Geez……maybe everybody and their brother shouldnt be choppin up bikes…….Manual -$39.00 (yes, following the manual for a chop is the same, the motor basically doesnt change)…….not drinking a case of beer before you work on your bike +$12.00 in your pocket…….paying attention (free if you do it the first time)……Not setting your bike or your balls on fire……..priceless!

]]> By: Ted http://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/08/doublecheck-your-wiring/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 Ted Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:03:14 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=2483#comment-2927 I've had a bike catch fire back in the day.. Definitely sucks. This video does make you a bit queasy.. haha @blackwidow have you begun rebuilding? I’ve had a bike catch fire back in the day.. Definitely sucks. This video does make you a bit queasy.. haha

@blackwidow have you begun rebuilding?

]]> By: 0100 http://www.xs650chopper.com/2009/08/doublecheck-your-wiring/comment-page-1/#comment-2894 0100 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:17:54 +0000 http://www.xs650chopper.com/?p=2483#comment-2894 I was out riding on the Gypsy Run in 08 with Tyler and his crew from Lowbrow when my bike went up in flames from a leaky carb that backfired. We saved the bike with a gallon of cider, yes cider. Still ride the bike to this day. I was out riding on the Gypsy Run in 08 with Tyler and his crew from Lowbrow when my bike went up in flames from a leaky carb that backfired. We saved the bike with a gallon of cider, yes cider. Still ride the bike to this day.

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