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trouble idling

#1 Unread post by cgmoto »

Hello all,

this afternoon after having ridden my bike through town for about an hour, my bike started dying after I tried getting it going from a complete stop. When I applied the clutch at a stop sign the rpms would sink and cause the bike to die on me a couple of times. After this it got really tough to turn on (which I eventually did with the choke a quarter of the way in). I let it cool for an hour and tried again through my neighborhood only to have that problem 10 minutes later. Any ideas?

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#2 Unread post by BuzZz »

Check your gas cap for a plugged vent by opening the gas cap ans letting air in next time it happens.
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#3 Unread post by cgmoto »

I tried opening the gas cap it didn't help. I started the bike this morning after letting it sit all night and it started just fine with the choke about halfway. After about 2 minutes of running well it started dropping the RPM's. When I tried the throttle it killed the engine. All this was done with the gas cap open to isolate that as a problem. Any suggestions??

thanks for your help in advance...

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Did you close the choke after those 2 minutes?
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#5 Unread post by cgmoto »

I did not, but I know something is weird with the bike. Usually if I leave the choke ON for that long the bike tends to rev up not down. I think maybe the engine is not getting enough gas. The carburetor maybe?

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#6 Unread post by BuzZz »

It could be a dirty carb problem, but the bike should run with no choke after 2 minutes warm-up.
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