Starting issues

[Gorilla25]

Was driving for a min. then it studdered in 2nd gear..put it in 1st and drove for 10 ft before it dieing..

-Ride it everyday, so carbs cant be gummed up
-Has half tank of gas
-tried starting:
--Stand down, in Neutral (neutral light does come on)
--Stand up in netural
--In 1st gear, clutch in
-It does crank
-Kill switch is not on
-bike was not crashed

road conditions:
-dry road
-cool but not humid air
-did not previously rain

air intake/exhaust mods:
-Kleen removed
-snorkel removed
-stock filter
-2washers shimmed needles
-slip on exhaust

im gonna go down stairs and take a closer look. can anyone help me? Thanks in advance

[Gorilla25]

Things just checked:
Petcock on, air filter is not clogged, fuses are good...
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[kenji_808]

try and check the sparkplugs.... i had an issue were me and uncgluck put in new spark plugs after my valve check and about a week or two later i was riding to school and i could feel that i was lacking power, later that day on my way home it got worse and eventually while sitting at a light it died, had a hard time starting, had to hold the throttle open abit to keep it from dieing and when i finally got home it died for good and wouldnt start

the culprit was that my number 2 cylinder plug had pretty much exploded... the ceramic completed cracked in two and left the electrode in the head.... ungluck eventually got it out with a flat blade screwdriver

[ungluck]

yeah, that situation could've been baaaadd too. but all is well, i did some research after that and foudn that the particular spark plug in our bikes is known to "fragment" lol...i prefer kenji's phrasing of explode.

did you perhaps turn your fuel off by accident?

[ungluck]

hit it with your foot,leg,etc,etc

[Gorilla25]

oh damn....that must have been irritating :/

GOOD NEWS!!! She starts and runs perfectly... Come to find out, my idle screw decided to play a prank on me and turn its self

How do i figure this?

-because of my continual attempts to start her, i flooded the motor.

-after doing the full throttle, then crank the motor...then full choke, no throttle and crank the motor (to de-flood the motor) she ran with the choke all the way up and idled rather low

-so, i adjust the idle screw and lower the choke until it idled at 1.5k

-let her idle for a few mins, while i put the seat back on, and side covers back on then take her for a few laps around my parking structure and re-adjust the idle to 1.5k

-because i have shogun frame sliders, the idle screw does touch the bar a little bit

-i concluded because of the vibrations from the bike, it managed to move enough to give me a temp. headache


Alex: if you feel this may be a good troubleshooting guide, please add to the wikki along with the other starting problem thread. thanks

[Gorilla25]

Originally Posted by ungluck

yeah, that situation could've been baaaadd too. but all is well, i did some research after that and foudn that the particular spark plug in our bikes is known to "fragment" lol...i prefer kenji's phrasing of explode.

did you perhaps turn your fuel off by accident?

i was thinking that...but the petcock is under the side cover..and we dont have that on/off valve like the pregens do..right?...not that i saw anyways..haha

[Gorilla25]

thanks for the suggestions guys. i'll keep that in mind if it ever happens again...i figured u guys would be the only ones answering...after all, i think everyone else is asleep....forgot what time it is

[ungluck]

strange..a year with shogun sliders and justin ahs em too..we've never had that issue..atleast it was simple and is fixed

[Sound Wave]

maybe someone was screwing with your bike as a joke? anyways, glad it was an easy fix. at least you know what to look for first if it ever happens again.

[ninja250]

They have some thumb adjust idle mix screws down at Bert's.
I wonder if they fit our bikes. I'd imagine they might.
Would makes things a world easier.

[alex.s]

i don't think a low idle screw would cause your bike to die in 2nd or first gear. it sounds like it was temporarily clogged or something and all that cranking unclogged it

[Gorilla25]

i was thinking that too..but come to think of it..when i clutched in and put it in 1st, the idle was really low, but did not think anything of it. anyways, gonna put some sea foam in the tank at my next fill up.

[mrlmd]

Also, if it happens again, remove your gas cap just in case the vent is clogged and you are getting a vacuum in there not letting the gas flow. Numerous threads about this on here.

[Gorilla25]

Thanks for that tip
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