Hi everyone,
Can't believe I'm still fighting with this bike, but I just got it back from my local garage and no improvement. For $200, they told me I need a new front tire. I agree. But the bike still doesn't start with the ignition button.
When I push the button, the engine turns but does not fire. No big backfires either, just some little hiccups.
- Battery is new and charged.
- Spark plug is new and clean (when I pull it I notice it's wet, but it still arcs when held to side of engine)
- Gas is new.
- Carburetor has been cleaned dozens of times (removed, completely dismantled, passage ways and jets blown out with carb cleaner and compressed air)
- Vacuum slide diaphragm is new.
- Air filter clean
- Valves in speck
- Timing is correct (at TDC, marks on the cams are flat and facing the right way.
- Kick stand switch disabled.
- Compression test done at garage (they say 165lbs, although I thought it was impossible to do a normal compression test because of KACR, and even then, 165 sounds high)
Starter fluid does not get it to start, either in fuel line or through airbox.
Bike can be push started, and once it's running it runs GREAT. Never had so much power and responsiveness.
What in the world am I missing? I've been around the world on this bike and cannot dream of replacing it. But I do need it to run.
Please help,
-eric-
Can't believe I'm still fighting with this bike, but I just got it back from my local garage and no improvement. For $200, they told me I need a new front tire. I agree. But the bike still doesn't start with the ignition button.
When I push the button, the engine turns but does not fire. No big backfires either, just some little hiccups.
- Battery is new and charged.
- Spark plug is new and clean (when I pull it I notice it's wet, but it still arcs when held to side of engine)
- Gas is new.
- Carburetor has been cleaned dozens of times (removed, completely dismantled, passage ways and jets blown out with carb cleaner and compressed air)
- Vacuum slide diaphragm is new.
- Air filter clean
- Valves in speck
- Timing is correct (at TDC, marks on the cams are flat and facing the right way.
- Kick stand switch disabled.
- Compression test done at garage (they say 165lbs, although I thought it was impossible to do a normal compression test because of KACR, and even then, 165 sounds high)
Starter fluid does not get it to start, either in fuel line or through airbox.
Bike can be push started, and once it's running it runs GREAT. Never had so much power and responsiveness.
What in the world am I missing? I've been around the world on this bike and cannot dream of replacing it. But I do need it to run.
Please help,
-eric-