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Hi there people, Another day another question! Now that I've got the engine running nice I attached the clutch cable to go through the gears and make sure they were all engaging right. They are all engaging OK but with no use to the clutch cable... I tried adjusting it all to make the...

Tried testing my engine via an electric start but it's not firing. Seems to be turning over OK but not doing much else. :banghead::confused::wtf: I did also get a flame out of the right pipe along with a load bang (backfire?) before I filmed the video. Please click the link to see the vid...

Hi people! I've got a 1980 xs250 that I've pretty much re built (apart from the engine). After a while of searching on the web of how to do a basic engine test I finally got it running with thanks to drewpy. Battery; negative to frame. positive to both coils points to neg of coils...

Hey people, I'm half way through the (very loooong) process of restoring/bobbing a 1980 xs250 and I'm at the point of re wiring. It was a complete mess when I first got it so I have no idea of how all the wiring should be as the loom was pretty much torn to bits. I've done a basic engine...

Hi people, I recently bought an xs 250 to 'bob' and am wanting to test the engine. I'm not too clued up about it all and would like to know what I need to do. I've looked at wiring diagrams etc but my brain just gets confused and switches off. What I would love to know is what the very basics...

Hi, I'm after a new gear shift for my xs250 but seem fairly hard to come buy. Is the spindle/spline a universal size? or at least for Yamaha maybe? Thanks for your guys' help, Joe