New Motorcycle-- trouble starting and not stalling

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New Motorcycle-- trouble starting and not stalling

#1 Unread post by needhelp »

I just bought a new SYM wolf classic 150 yesterday. I rode it yesterday and this morning with no problem. But I tried to take it out this afternoon, and it wouldn't start. After about 10 minutes I finally got it to start. Then, as soon as I got to a stop light, it would not stay on. As it was in 1st and I was giving it a little gas to get going, it stalled. It did this at least 5 more times before I gave up and walked it back to my garage. I have no idea what to do now.

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- the RPM was very low. When I was at the stop light and it was still running, it was no more than 1000. When I gave it more throttle to get going, it would stall as soon as it got up to 2000. I was only just barely letting out the clutch at that point.
- I had just refueled it in the morning.
- The fuel light still turns on for half a second whenever I turn it on. Not sure if this is normal or indicating something.
- It doesn't appear to be a battery problem?
- I am brand new to motorcycles and am not ruling out the possibility that I'm making some stupid mistake.

Any help is appreciated....

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#2 Unread post by Kal »

it appears to be a carbed bike, so could be worth location the idle screw on the side of the carb and giving it a turn until the RPM picks up

that does seem a very low idle
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#3 Unread post by Kal »

You could also just try giving it a fist full of revs before feeding the cluctch out.
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#4 Unread post by dellnegro »

It's hard to say what the problem is.
Sure it is not from the battery.

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#5 Unread post by brajon »

Try cleaning the carb jets. It will take you an hour to do it.
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