Having read a lot of posts here I feel it is the dreaded beancan that has failed. An expensive repair  so I have decided to layup my R65ls and  use my R80. I prefer the r65 but that is life.

So I drained the oil and it was more than just oil, it was an oil and fuel mixture, much thinner than oil, and a lot of it.
Could this have happened from putting too much oil in? Or float needle issues? Other issue I need to figure out before changing the filter and putting the right amount of oil in it?

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I replaced coil with a Dyna coil from Rick through this forum.  My problem is to isolate the fault without too much pulling apart. In other words could it be the ECU or  Bean can?

Hi all
Here I am again after a long absence. I regularly  read the posts on the forum and have had no  major breakdowns for along while. Unfortunately my r65 ls has refused to start. Thankfully it decided to misbehave at home.  I t has never given any trouble electronically so I am at a loss as to where to go next and not very proficient with electronics. I am 76 yrs now. The bike is 1983 r65 ls. I have no spark. When I switch ignition on and off I get sparks at grounded plugs. Battery is fully charged.. Where do I go from here? Many thanks and best of health to all members.

I finally got a chance to do some more work on my '81 RT the other day.  After peeing gas all over the driveway I pulled the carbs and found the left hand carb float needle was glued to it's bore!  Also, both floats were very dark and likely wouldn't float anymore.  I weighed a new float and found it to be 12 gm and the old floats were at 14 gm.  Glad I had bought some spare floats years ago!

After doing a quick and dirty "freshening (clean passages, new O-rings, floats, and gaskets) it no longer had an incontinence problem.  Being over 100 degrees outside it fired right up with no choke! 

Next is an oil change and flushing out the brakes and it should be ready to go for a spin around the block.  I also snagged a decent Clearview windshield, with vent, and installed that.  The old one was riddled with a network of tiny crack looking defects and very hard to see through