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Old October 1st, 2016, 07:30 AM   #26
Lazarus
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Name: RJ
Location: PA
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Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250

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Alright .org members I'm at a loss here. I have put my bike back together enough to try and get her to start but she will not. I didn't want to start another thread so I just posted it here.

List of things I have done:
New battery
New cdi box (exact same part number as the old one)
Resistor wired into eBay ignition (100ohms 1watt)
Fresh plugs
New kill/starter switch
Checked all my fuses and grounds (they are good)

I have spark in both plugs (grounded threads against the engine and hit starter button while they were in the boots)
They (the plugs) smell of fuel when I pull them after trying to start it and if I hit the starter button with the plugs out a nice puff of fuel comes from each cylinder.

Am I missing something here? I have air, fuel, spark yet I can't get her to fire up. The tach doesn't even shutter up and down when I hit the starter.

Side note: I used the new battery to many times and now must hook my car battery up (not running of course) to try to start the bike. Would the dead battery have anything to do with it even though I have it hooked to a known good battery? I'm grasping at straws here trying to get her to run.

Thanks everyone
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