Baileyxs250 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Hi there people, I'm looking to re-wire a 1980 yamaha xs 250 and am looking for some info on the very basics of wiring it up. no lights etc, I just want to get the engine running via a kick start [sharedmedia=garage:vehicles:999] . I've got a battery and most of the parts but am just looking for some basic info. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 hi Joe sorry I can't help with this as I haven't any experience with daylight running, you could have a look on http://xs400.com/ as they are the same bike basically apart from the bore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileyxs250 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Cheers Tommy, I'll check it out, much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted May 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2013 Why does everybody think bike electrics can be stripped out. Then just use 'the minimum'. Its the hardest working, most abused, under rated and neglected part of ANY bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileyxs250 Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 Cynic by name I guess. It was already stripped out when I got it. That's why I just want to know the basics of how to get the engine running, to test the engine. I will get more in depth with lights etc once I know the engine is sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted May 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2013 Drewps is your man then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted May 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2013 I did a "how to" on xs400.com loads of info there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileyxs250 Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 cheers drewpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedshop Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 We've got tiny 12 volt 2.5 amp hour batteries and wiring products. These batteries won't run an electric start, but they will cope better with a motorcycle charging system then alarm batteries. http://www.rexs-speedshop.com/epages/es143131.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es143131/Products/GelBatt2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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