I was riding my bike around town today and I pull into to taco bell to grab a bite to eat. 15 min later when i come out and try to start the bike it wouldnt start. i smelled a little gas around the bike but didnt see any puddles. The bike was cranking it just wasnt turning over. so i waited and tried again once with the choke on then with the choke off. nothing so i waited and tried 5 more times still nothing. i tried with the bike upright with the bike tilted opposite the kickstand and on its kickstand cause it starts better that way. still nothin. so i thought it was flooded and gave up and was going to come back and get it later. I call the girlfriend to come get me. But i thought id give it one more shot. Here is what i did. I had the bike in first clutch pulled in i cranked the bike and slipped the clutch a bit it turned right over.
so thats the trick if it ever happens to u guys
i think it was flooded too because i could smell the gas. it wasnt the clutch switch because it was cranking. if the bike was in 1st gear and i went to press the button nothing would have happened. Just a trick that might come in handy one day
I know that if my gas gets to low and I try to start mine it doesn't seem to have enough pressure or somethin... put a gallon in and it fires right up.... lame
hmm, well thanx for the method, hopefully I don't end up in that situation
__________________ "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt
lol, right... was your gas low? I think it's just because my carbs have some miles on them (20k)and I'm gonna freshan them up a bit this winter... My "reserve" pretty much is non existant too so I'm sure they are in some need of cleaning and so on....
