won't start - bad gas?

i2kdave · 11-01-2009, 11:29 PM

Yesterday, I rode about 35 miles, got gas, rode another mile or so to someone's house, hung around for about 30 minutes, then rode about a half mile down the road and my bike shut off at a stop sign and wouldn't start back up. The engine would turn over, it just wouldn't fire off. After tinkering with it for a few minutes, I finally got it to start back up by giving it full throttle while starting and I got about 5 more miles down the road before it shut off again, and it hasn't started since. The spark plug is firing, I know that much, and I'm suspecting I got some bad gas. Before I try anything else, I want to try draining all the gas out and replacing it, but I can't find anything in the service manual on how to do this. Anyone got any tips? Thanks!

11-01-2009, 11:29 PM	#1
i2kdave Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 37	won't start - bad gas? Yesterday, I rode about 35 miles, got gas, rode another mile or so to someone's house, hung around for about 30 minutes, then rode about a half mile down the road and my bike shut off at a stop sign and wouldn't start back up. The engine would turn over, it just wouldn't fire off. After tinkering with it for a few minutes, I finally got it to start back up by giving it full throttle while starting and I got about 5 more miles down the road before it shut off again, and it hasn't started since. The spark plug is firing, I know that much, and I'm suspecting I got some bad gas. Before I try anything else, I want to try draining all the gas out and replacing it, but I can't find anything in the service manual on how to do this. Anyone got any tips? Thanks! __________________ "Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done." -Andy Rooney Login or Register to Remove Ads
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