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bike wont start but back fires well

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:08 pm
by howie87
im having trouble getting my bike running. after a while of cranking over it back fires realy loudly.cough occasionaly. ran for 10 seconds cupple of days ago.
fresh oil/filter/fuel. good spark. crabs been cleaned.
its been sat for a canny long time.
any one got any ideas?
cheers

Re: bike wont start but back fires well

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:14 pm
by bendog66
howie87 wrote:crabs been cleaned.
maybe it has an itch...

Re: bike wont start but back fires well

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:46 pm
by lewisdale
sounds flooded, mine kept doing this as everytime i tried to start it i kept giving it throttle,and flooded it!!! these bikes seem to flood very easy, i basically took my plugs out overnight put them in the bike the next day, then full choke, no throttle it started fine!!