still no go.....

My bike aint firing over,

plugs seem ok carby seems in working order well was, bikes apart again now, i got the suction into the carb and the fuel getting in from the tank (the easy part) but i cant fire it over any queries?

Are the plugs getting wet? Pull both plus out and turn it over and see if you can small petrol from the plug holes.

lay ya plugs on the cylinder head on barrells so that when ya hit the starter button you can see if they are sparking or not.Whatever ya do dont hold them while trying that

rattlecan ren wrote:

lay ya plugs on the cylinder head on barrells so that when ya hit the starter button you can see if they are sparking or not.Whatever ya do dont hold them while trying that

Yeah get someone else to hold the plugs like Byron. or ya Mrs hey it might even bring on the baby.

You said that tank had been off and that you had to reconnect the fuel line. Has anythinbg else changed?

Irishjon wrote:

You said that tank had been off and that you had to reconnect the fuel line. Has anythinbg else changed?

sorry kinda had to go have a baby havent had a proper look since yesterday arvo

the mufflers are changed-but that shouldnt matter
the carb has been off as mentioned
but i havent pulled the engine down or touch the wiring

sorry if too basic, but are your elecs/ignition system working? i think with sporties it has to make a circuit, so if you get a wire crimped under a handlebar it can break the circuit.
also with older evo sporties it's common for the ignition module to crap out.
and of course if the neg on your battery is anything less then really tight, it also wont go.
speaking of battery, is it ok? with a crapped one, sporties will turn over but only fire on one cylinder and not wanna go.
I doubt it's these things cos sounds like fuel rather than elec, but they are common ones on evo sporties with some miles so worth throwin it out there

I'd still bet on it being a fuel problem. If not that, then you need to check the VOES crap sitting on top of the carb. If that is leaking or not connected it puts the advance/retard out on the ignition timing and it wont start. I get the same problem with Sara's 04 Sporty sometimes.

got the battery charging at the moment
it got drain from trying to turn it over
after all my checking and trying and checking again only to be follewed by another failed try

will try it again in the next few days get back to trouble shooting myt be easy

Did you get it started yet? Did the problems start after you swapped out the carb?

so did u get it goin or what Kersh ?
an old school friend of yours rang me the other day - Luke

still no go guys split the terminal fitting the battery as it snapped but not firing yet

kershaw wrote:

still no go guys split the terminal fitting the battery as it snapped but not firing yet

u need a grease monkey

bike is running again

thanks jon61 and drak wouldnt of started with out ya expertise and more importantly tools

EBMF!

SO what was the problem then Kershaw?

shit load of little things....

plugs carb points, loose fittings etc.

johns a champ though could definitly learn alot from him

EBMF!

Tools are always good.

brand new plugs feels like a brand new bike


EBMF!

kershaw wrote:

brand new plugs feels like a brand new bike


EBMF!

I hear ya ,I put new plugs in my old indian over the weekend and rode with lanc3 on his sportster and it went sweetly,amazing what a small thing like that can do to the performance,hope the weather is nice so I can take it out this weekend again.

Hi Ren, saw you heading out of Riverhead as we (Trumpy, Norton, Harley and a GB Honda) were heading into riverhead. Had just been past your place, so if the neighbours complain about a harley going past tooting the horn, ya know who it is.

kershaw wrote:

brand new plugs feels like a brand new bike


EBMF!

Kool, you need to come over 4 a ride...

milk bar cowboy wrote:

Hi Ren, saw you heading out of Riverhead as we (Trumpy, Norton, Harley and a GB Honda) were heading into riverhead. Had just been past your place, so if the neighbours complain about a harley going past tooting the horn, ya know who it is.

Yeah,thought I recognised the harley on the highway,we had just left hallertaus,quite busy there was about a dozen bikes too,i was oohhing and ahhhing over a stock w650 and the owner through me the keys to take it for a blat,but I turned him down,I think he was impressed that I was actually admiring for what it is and not a cheap trumpy knock off considering I was riding a vintage bike.
My neighbours are so used to bikes tooting around here,some of my neighbours think Its a bikie gang hangout,just because you and ya mates love bikes doesnt make it a gang.......some people!
Hey 2 dinner tried calling you last fri but you were preoccupied will try again 2mrw,are you going to ride it white for a bit to check if any hairline fractures occurr before ya put the nice skin on it???

[quote="rattlecan ren Hey 2 dinner tried calling you last fri but you were preoccupied will try again 2mrw,are you going to ride it white for a bit to check if any hairline fractures occurr before ya put the nice skin on it???[/quote]

yep home today or very close call if you can, orb pos turn up? and yep no paint untill i see nothing moves or gets rubbed...

jon61 wrote:

kershaw wrote:

brand new plugs feels like a brand new bike


EBMF!

Kool, you need to come over 4 a ride...

sounds like a plan whens the auckland ride?

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