So im sad now...

scott · Full Member Joined: Mar 13, 2007 Posts: 19

i cant get my bike going and im pretty sure its a valve problem.
im getting kind of frustrated so ive been considering taking it to a shop.
anyone in richmond va want to make some money?

kingwj · Posted: April 8, 2007, 8:17 pm Post subject: Re: So im sad now...

did you check compression and spark? Did you just do something to the bike? What are the symptoms? How about new plugs?

scott · Full Member Joined: Mar 13, 2007 Posts: 19

i finally got her running and i was just going to take it through a couple gears. got it about 2 blocks away and she stopped running. my electric start isnt working yet, so when i tried to kick start it it has varying amounts of compression. sometimes it will kick right through, other times its pretty tough. when i was pushing it home i had to go down a little hill, so i rolled it and tried to kick start it while the wheels were turning, it would run but when i got it in gear and let the clutch out it would just cut out on me. it also seams like the left side is firing harder than the right side once its running.

Sad

kingwj · Posted: April 10, 2007, 7:08 am Post subject: Re: So im sad now...

Sounds like gas, or ignition, or engine.

First thing is to make sure everything is as right as you can get it. Put in new, brand new, plugs. Make sure you have fresh gas. Did you clean the carbs? If not clean them. Make sure you record the number of turns on the mixture screws as you pull them out. Put some SeaFoam in your tank, it will clear the wet parts of your carbs over time.

Is this something that just happened? Did the bike run last year? I think you need to go through a few systems and you'll be OK.

Relax, take a breathe.

scott · Full Member Joined: Mar 13, 2007 Posts: 19

kingwj wrote:

Sounds like gas, or ignition, or engine.

First thing is to make sure everything is as right as you can get it. Put in new, brand new, plugs. Make sure you have fresh gas. Did you clean the carbs? If not clean them. Make sure you record the number of turns on the mixture screws as you pull them out. Put some SeaFoam in your tank, it will clear the wet parts of your carbs over time.

Is this something that just happened? Did the bike run last year? I think you need to go through a few systems and you'll be OK.

Relax, take a breathe.

definitely need to just breathe and relax.
i think in the next few days im going to take your advice and just go through everything. cleaning the carbs definitely should be done, new plugs couldnt hurt but they seem pretty new. i bought this bike in non running condition about a month ago. i got a good deal on it and pretty much had to do nothing to get it running, it was dumb of me to take her on a quick ride without making sure everything was up for it.

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