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HELP me start this bike in the COLD
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:46 pm
by Motofiend
hey guys i need help,
A friend has this bike and it started last week just fine but today it would not start. We hooked it up to the car and had the sarter going at 2-5 sec bursts for a while... nothing.
finally it started making a put put put sound and lil smoke clouds came out of the exhaurst sometimes. For the rest of the time when we had the started going it would go put put put but nooo vrooooom
we gave up after 30 min.
HELP Plz
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:47 pm
by Ninja Geoff
choke it.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:15 pm
by Shiv
What he said.
It's on the left side.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:20 pm
by Ninja Geoff
either on the motor, or around the trippletree/left hand controls.
make sure you let it idle chokes for a little bit (few mins) before you un-choke it and ride it.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:22 am
by Motofiend
We pulled he choke lever in every direction and tried every position. Didnt work
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:34 am
by sapaul
Rubbish in the carbs, change fuel filter, check plugs and then go to the maintenance section of this forum, there will be other threads with this problem.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:52 pm
by Ninja Geoff
Also, how old is the fuel in it? I know i have a tank of rotten fuel and that's why mine's not starting. I'm just rebuilding the carb for fun
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:42 pm
by BRUMBEAR
check the above advise check for water in the fuel also pull out a spark plug see if its wet or dry if its wet spray it with starting fluid and LET IT DRY then after dry hook it into the boot and let touch the engine hanging down DO NOT HOLD IT crank over the engine and see if it sparks between the electrodes on the plug. If its nice and blue your problem is more than likley a cruddy carburater.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:50 pm
by Skier
You need air, fuel, compression and spark for it to run. Start checking the easiest and cheapest of these first. For example, make sure the air filter isn't clogged up. Make sure the spark plugs spark. Make sure you can't push the bike around in gear (if you could, you have little to no compression and the motor is probably shot).
Sounds like the pilot jet(s) in the carb(s) might be clogged up. That will cause a similar set of symptoms.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:41 am
by Motofiend
From the above posts you guys think its either bad fuel or carbs right?
But the bike started ok 5 days prior. No new fuel added. It just stood outside in the NYC cold. Could the above mentioned problems develop in 5 days?
when it warms up a bit we will give it another try.
one other question this is just for curiosities sake, How fast do you guys think we would have to get it rolling to push start it?