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Forum: Troubleshooting 05-31-2010, 11:02 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

Got on it last evening. Ran fine but of course I didn't go much over 20. Out this morning and it was lurching a bit and stalled a couple times but started right back up. Took it out on the big road...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-30-2010, 05:01 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

PURRING LIKE A KITTEN!!!!! woooohoooo!! can't try to ride it yet though, it just started raining. figures. any tips to prevent the next thing from going wrong, provided it starts up again of...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-30-2010, 03:00 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

yes i drained the carb. even let it fill with gas and drained it again - just because i know how. i've played around with the spark plug, tried putting in a new one too. did the spark plug test...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-30-2010, 11:59 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

Sorry to be mia, a lot going on...I've seafoamed the carb several times and been tapping on it trying to unstick the float needle. well guess what! it's not overflowing anymore on prime!!! bike...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-29-2010, 08:20 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

Pipe? What pipe? Just took the plug out of the hose from the box. And yes, I put it back in.
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-28-2010, 09:16 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

rest easy, Easy, i got it in through the hose. don't know what or where the open throat is anyways!?!?!?? i will give the solid tapping to unstick the float a try. that gas overflowing is...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-28-2010, 06:53 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

well, suprise, it didn't start so I put the seafoam in the carb. Wasn't sure how much but based on how much gas comes out of it I put in about six or seven capfuls. If I need to put in more, please...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-28-2010, 10:16 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

Thanks mrlmd1 :). If it doesn't start today, I will definitely put seafoam in the carb and let it sit. It ran fine before I abandoned it so I'm hoping it is just a bit clogged. The oil level is good...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-28-2010, 06:50 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

Thanks Blaine! Makes sense. Will try after work today.
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-27-2010, 07:50 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

Wow mrlmd1, you're kind of tough. I have read a lot on this forum, the the manual and other sites trying to educate myself. Since my knowledge base was zero, I feel pretty enlightened to even know...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-27-2010, 05:19 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

Ok. I took my new battery back, apparently it was bad, wasn't holding the charge, whatever. Hopefully it wasn't something with my bike that did it. Have a new new battery now and my bike started...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-21-2010, 10:19 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

Wow. Didn't mean to start things up with the starter fluid question. I think I'll start with getting the battery checked out and maybe draining some gas. I'm sure I'll be back with "what do I do...
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-21-2010, 01:31 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Re: Please help me get my bike started

Thanks for the tips. Since it's obvious Im pretty clueless about all of this, I won't feel embarrassed to ask, where does the starting fluid go? As descriptive as possible please. :)
Forum: Troubleshooting 05-21-2010, 10:19 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,272
Posted By jake
Please help me get my bike started

I have a 2005 that's been sitting in my garage for 2 1/2 yrs. Got it to learn on and illness side tracked me. Have no way to get it to the shop so…I got a new battery, drained the gas and carb, put...
Forum: General Maintenance 07-17-2007, 10:44 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 20,990
Posted By jake
well, mike, i must have had a real cruddy chain...

well, mike, i must have had a real cruddy chain because i used way more than a rag and had a lot of drippage. i'm not sure this thing had ever been cleaned. maybe next time it'll be a one rag job! ...
Forum: General Maintenance 07-16-2007, 05:33 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 20,990
Posted By jake
in the process of cleaning my chain with...

in the process of cleaning my chain with kerosene, stopped for passing thunderstorm. how do you guys dispose of the dirty kerosene? doesn't seem like enough to take to a disposal site but don't...
Forum: General Maintenance 07-12-2007, 04:37 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 19,773
Posted By jake
got my kerosene, got my chain wax, think i'm...

got my kerosene, got my chain wax, think i'm ready to clean and lube but i want to make sure of something....after i clean with the kerosene, it's okay to ride around to warm up the chain before...
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