THE YAMAHA 650 WIRING EXPLAINED

Four Years in the making, and it's finally finished.

If you own a Yamaha 650 then you could benefit from the technical information contained in these Yamaha 650 Wiring Explained Presentations. They take you Step by Step through your 650's electrical system 

HOW IT ALL CAME ABOUT:
In the year 2000 I set out to design some animated presentations that would show the 650 owner exactly how his or her 650's electrical system worked. I wanted to show each components wiring, it's operation step by step, and to any other components it might connect.

At times I felt I had bit off more than I could chew since I was for ever finding errors in the Yamaha Service Manual's electrical wiring diagrams or prints that caused me to have to constantly stop and redo the presentations. However, slowly, over time, I purchased a pile (mountain) of parts off ebay for the different model year 650s. (Some were donated to the cause, and my 'THANKS" to those that donated). I was able to study and or test these parts and determine their true electrical circuits and operation. This allowed me to determine what was and wasn't correct on the electrical prints. With this information in hand I created animated presentations with corrected wiring circuits that show the 650's electrical components in operation. It's kind of like you own personal On-Star Navigator. Verbally and visually guiding you down the electrical highway of your 650's electrical system. :-)

WHAT THEY TELL YOU:
These presentations take the electrical wiring diagrams of Yamaha 650s 1970 thru 1982, break out all key electrical components, and explain their theory of operation. They show their wiring circuitry (wire colors, fed from, feeds power to or controls what). How the component actually operates and interfaces with the rest of the electrical system. And also at times some safe guards, do and don'ts on several systems. The presentations include hundreds of clear digital pictures or detailed animated graphics showing the components and at times, both external and internal operation.

Individual presentations can aso be used to track how the wiring harness feeds power to the component in question. Arrow head symbols on the pages when clicked on, automatically jump you through the linked presentations. By following the wiring harness connections you can see where or to what other component a specific wire (let's say the safety/lighting relay) actually goes. Using this feature you can start at the main fuse and step by step, follow the wiring directly to any component in the presentation. No more trying to figure out where the wiring actually goes on a cluttered (incorrect) service manual electrical diagram. This was my goal.

AND NOTE:

You've probably already learned first hand or heard, but if not... Most all of the wiring diagrams in the after market service manuals are drawn incorrectly. I talk about that too. I'll also show you why Yamaha's electrical tests don't give correct results. Over the past few years I have studied the electrical wiring diagrams for all twelve year model 650s in several of the different service manuals at length. In some cases I used my own XS650B as a test subject to determine the proper operation of components. I've redrawn these wiring diagrams (broken them down) in the presentations and all known errors that I ran across have been corrected and or noted.

There are presently three sets of multiple presentations available. They are as follows:

#1: The Yamaha 650 Wiring Explained "1970 Thru 1977" Models:

Ten presentations covering the specific wiring circuitry and connections, with detailed theory of operation for each of the following: (Actual animated operations with Layman put walk through audio instructions from yours truly) :

Components covered are: 

Ignition Switch       Fuse Circuitry                       Turnsignals                     Self Canceling Module 

Light Checker        Reserve lighting Module    Points Ignition Sys.       Safety Relay   

Starter Circuitry     Rear Brake Lining Alarm 

PLUS: The 650 Mechanical Charging System Explained

This presentation walks you through a complete theory of operation of the 650 mechanical charging system. It shows you all the components, how they're wired, how they work, how they interface with each other, and some Do & Don'ts

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#2: The Yamaha 650 Wiring Explained '1978 Thru 1982" Models:

Twelve presentations covering the specific wiring circuit and connections, and detailed theory of operation for each of the following: (Actual animated operations with Layman put walk through audio instructions from yours truly) :

Components covered are: 

Ignition Switch       Fuse Circuitry                         Turnsignals                     Self Canceling Module 

Light Checker        Reserve Lighting Module    Electronic Ign. Sys.        Safety/Lighting Relay   

Starter Circuitry     Side Stand Safety Relay     Clutch Safety Relay         Points Ign. System

 PLUS: The 650 *Solid State Charging System Explained 

*(Request The Mechanical Charging System For 78-79 Model Years)

This presentation walks you through a complete theory of operation of the 650 Solid State charging system. It shows you all the components, how they're wired, how they work, how they interface with each other, and some Do & Don'ts.  

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#3:*Testing Your Yamaha 650's Charging System Components:  

These presentations actually show me testing the 650's Stator, Rotor, Rectifier (Mech. and SVR), and the Solid State Voltage Regulator.  Also included is a presentation on setting up and using a Digital Volt Ohm Meter. These are test procedures I use to assure accurate results for my own 650s.  Got questions as to whether one of these components on your cycle is bad or not?  You won't if you run these tests.  Good or bad,... you should at least know for sure.  

 I've taken each component and tested it's condition.  As I did so  I took dozens (and dozens) of high quality, close up,  digital pictures showing exactly what I was doing.  Connections, meter readouts, you'll see it all and have it all explained in fairly simple terms (like I explain things on to the 650 list).

We'll first go through tests that the service manuals tell you to use to test these components and learn why these tests pretty much give incorrect results, leaving the everyday 650 owner totally confused and or lost. Then you'll be shown how to test each component the right way, step by step. Using procedures that will leave no doubt as to the condition of the component being tested.  I even give you a short quiz to see if you grasp what was covered.  :-)

*These presentations are an extension of, and require a Yamaha 650 Wiring Explained Master Presentation Set for either model group (#1 or  #2) noted above to run.

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------System Requirements:The presentations have been tested on Windows 95, 98, 2000 , XP If you system will run Windows based software it should run the YWE presentations.

Processor Speed: 600mhz or greater

RAM :  412 meg or greater 

Hard Drive Storage : Approximately 600 meg  Though these presentations can be run from the CD, they run smoother (no delay/skipping due to slower data updating) when saved to the hard drive.   

Sound Card: Supports 16 bit, 11khz wav audio

 NOTE: These presentations can be run on slower speed systems with smaller RAM but will not be linked presentations.  I'll explain in an email if you have the slower system and would like more info.  

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PRICING:  
As initially decided by folks at the outset of this project ...( In the year 2000 )
  "The Yamaha 650 Wiring Explained" #1 OR #2 Presentation Set 
regular price is $30.00 plus $5.00 USA Packaging & Shipping. ($8.00 for International Global Priority Mail)   I believe everyone initially poled indicated this to be a fair price. If you differ please consider what you got from the service manuals, and the time & effort that's gone into assembling these presentations :~)

#3: "Testing Your Yamaha 650's Charging System Components" Presentation Set
This presentations set, which includes all the tests noted above,.i.e. rotor , stator, rectifier, SVR , it's regular price is $30.00 plus No Shipping Charge  if initially purchased with either of the #1 or #2 YWE Presentation Sets. Purchased separately later on, $5.00 USA P&S  ($8.00 for International Global Priority Mail)   If you every need to know the condition of your charging system's components then these presentations will show you how to determine just that.  

PACKAGE DEAL:
There are some that own both the early and late model 650s so....... For those that do, for a time I'm offering a package deal which I feel is fair. All Three presentation sets, $65.00 plus $5.00 P&S USA  ($8.00 for International Global Priority Mail)   That's basically a little over $20.00 each. PLUS: You'll get an additional presentation "Replacing The Camshaft Seals"Over 60 step by step pages that shows from start to finish how to replace the oil seals on you 650's cam.  You're also told some things to watch for to prevent those dreaded ..."UH-OHHHHs!!" :-)

OK... Simply Put:
#1 Presentation Set  $35.00 shipped USA,  $38.00 shipped International
#2 Presentation Set  $35.00 shipped USA,  $38.00 shipped International
#3 Presentation Set  $35.00 shipped USA,  $38.00 shipped International (Shipping free if purchased with other presentations)
#1,OR 2, & #3  Presentation Sets  $60.00 shipped USA,  $63.00 shipped International
#1,2,3  Presentation Sets  $70.00 shipped USA,  $73.00 shipped International

Payment Methods:
You can pay by US Postal Money Orders, Money Gram, Cashiers Check, (Sorry, no personal Checks)

PayPal Payments also Accepted.  PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT INFO,  It's not xsrider! And let me know what presentations you'd like to get.

FEEDBACK:
The feedback I'm getting has been very positive. Those that have purchased the presentations have been very complimentary. One specific one that kind of surprised me was a hand written letter sent from Jimmy who lives in Ireland.

"Ken,                                                                  7/8/05  

Many Thanks for CD on Yamaha 650 Wiring. This has solved four problems I have had for quite some time, and explained a lot more I did not understand until I looked at CD. This is a must for anyone who owns XS650

Thanks a lot Ken,
Jimmy"

The fact that a person took the time to hand write and mail me feed back in these times when an email would have been easier, to me was quite a compliment.  (Glad it was of help Jimmy. :-))

I trust the YWE presentations will serve other 650 Owners as well and assist you in better understanding your 650's electrical system.

Well, there you have it. Sorry for the length of the material presented but I wanted to try and include all the info I could so all will hopefully know what's included. If you have any questions or wish to order any of the presentations just e-mail me.

Safe Riding To all, 
      UK
Ken Maxwell