<![CDATA[Bike Won't Start...HELP!]]>So I pulled my carbs and cleaned them today. The bike was running like shit the other day. Now Everything is back together and the shit won't start. All it does is turns over and backfires like a motherfucker every now and then...any ideas?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/14541/bike-won-t-start...helpRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 22:44:58 GMTSun, 13 Jul 2008 07:12:19 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:23:39 GMT]]>ya if they look awful(black) that means it's foiled out...replace them and see what happens or take a wire brush or sand paper and just lightly the end but try not to screw up the gap... because if all u did was cleaned ur carbs and u didnt screw anything up like u said then there should be no problem but yes if ur spark plug is to foiled the bike wont even wont to fire so i would try cleanin or replacein it, just dont get it wet.. and also kick ur bike a couple of time without the spark plug in so it can dry out if its wet on the inside

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D S ohM;226868 wrote:
And now you will be punched next time I see you.

Bring it bitch

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215841https://fargostreet.com/post/215841Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:27:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:16:48 GMT]]>I only cleaned them. I didn't adjust or remove anything from teh carbs themselves. I did check the plugs...and they look awful.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215795https://fargostreet.com/post/215795Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:16:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:04:22 GMT]]>check ur spark plug and make sure its not foiled out.... can ur drive it? and if so does it seem like it loose's power and wants to die when u give it alot of gass? What kinda bike is it?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215688https://fargostreet.com/post/215688Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:04:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:40:11 GMT]]>It’s a carb problem. Don’t bother replacing the coils, the coils will work or they won’t. Have you every synchronized the carbs? Any time you pull off a carb bank they should be synced. I would probably say that your idle/pilot circuit is where the problem is going to be in. Where are you idle mixture screws set at? Did you pull the pilot jets out and clean them? Ive cleaned and tuned more carbs then I care to think about so if you have questions just ask away.

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dubbsy;226888 wrote:
did you check the kill switch?

Ha. If only it had been something simple like that.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215461https://fargostreet.com/post/215461Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:58:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:57:04 GMT]]>did you check the kill switch?

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bubba;226851 wrote:
OHm... i have an idea for u... dont take anything apart... it usually ends to not starting after... oh and it musta been dsm aids...

And now you will be punched next time I see you.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215435https://fargostreet.com/post/215435Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:03:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:19:06 GMT]]>OHm... i have an idea for u... dont take anything apart... it usually ends to not starting after... oh and it musta been dsm aids...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215418https://fargostreet.com/post/215418Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:19:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:02:21 GMT]]>I'm going to do plugs/coils next weekend. It's doin alright. Helps to have it...DSM is broken.

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D S ohM;226822 wrote:
Yet another update...and another question. Bike is running like a champ. Faster than ever...but still one problem. I still have a nasty hesitation off the start. It picks up after a couple of seconds though. Plugs maybe? i had this happen to me when i first got the bike. chang the plugs and check the coil packs i replaced them once cuz it was doing the same thing you were talking about.... so hows that bike doin anyways?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215408https://fargostreet.com/post/215408Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:51:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:46:50 GMT]]>Yet another update...and another question. Bike is running like a champ. Faster than ever...but still one problem. I still have a nasty hesitation off the start. It picks up after a couple of seconds though. Plugs maybe?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215389https://fargostreet.com/post/215389Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:46:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:04:42 GMT]]>OK...so here is a little update. I went out and the bike started. It wouldn't rev past 1500 and I had to keep my hand on the throttle to keep it running. A few times it revved way up with no power what-so-ever...sounded like a damn v-rod too. After about 5 minutes of this, it started running normal and stayed running without my hand on the throttle. I'm going to let it sit and cool down, then I will try it again and see what happens.

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Racingman24;226802 wrote:
Hate to say it, but spraying them down with carb clean doesn't do all that much. I've had amazing luck with Yamaha's cleaning solution. You mix it with gas, hook it into the gas lines, and and turn it over a few times to get the stuff into the bowls, jets and all the nice little passage ways. let it sit overnight, and drain everything.

ANYWAY....now that I'm done babbling. You sure all the vaccum lines are hooked up? And hooked up to where they belong? I know when I cleaned the carbs, I missed a line or two and it didn't run very good. rechecked everything, and fixed the lines, ran like a champ.

One other thing....not be be a giant dick...but you did turn the fuel back on, right? I only ask as I've seen people forget it before and wonder why it doesn't start.

Everything is hooked up where it belongs...as far as I know. And yes, I turned the fuel back on.

Racingman24;226803 wrote:
O yea, almost forgot....DSM's are slow. 😄

Silence! I keel you!

GhettoFabulousCRX;226796 wrote:
Well check it out. I've seen people clean there own carbs and close the air screw all the way not knowing it needs to be turned out to operate. How dirty was the carb?

They weren't too bad. A lot better than I thought they would be actually.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215380https://fargostreet.com/post/215380Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:04:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:05:32 GMT]]>O yea, almost forgot....DSM's are slow. 😄

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215370https://fargostreet.com/post/215370Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:05:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:02:42 GMT]]>Hate to say it, but spraying them down with carb clean doesn't do all that much. I've had amazing luck with Yamaha's cleaning solution. You mix it with gas, hook it into the gas lines, and and turn it over a few times to get the stuff into the bowls, jets and all the nice little passage ways. let it sit overnight, and drain everything.

ANYWAY....now that I'm done babbling. You sure all the vaccum lines are hooked up? And hooked up to where they belong? I know when I cleaned the carbs, I missed a line or two and it didn't run very good. rechecked everything, and fixed the lines, ran like a champ.

One other thing....not be be a giant dick...but you did turn the fuel back on, right? I only ask as I've seen people forget it before and wonder why it doesn't start.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215369https://fargostreet.com/post/215369Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:02:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:06:27 GMT]]>Well check it out. I've seen people clean there own carbs and close the air screw all the way not knowing it needs to be turned out to operate. How dirty was the carb?

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DelSlow;226792 wrote:
The problem is: YOU cleaned your carbs yourself.

Yeah, real helpful. If you don't have real advice then get the fuck out.

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GhettoFabulousCRX;226793 wrote:
What did you put the settings back to? Start with 2 turns out. Or just find out what its supposed to be from a dealer/online manual. You didn't change your needle height did you?

All I did was pull them out, sprayed them down with carb cleaner and brushed them. I didn't adjust anything.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215361https://fargostreet.com/post/215361Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:36:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:34:43 GMT]]>What did you put the settings back to? Start with 2 turns out. Or just find out what its supposed to be from a dealer/online manual. You didn't change your needle height did you?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215360https://fargostreet.com/post/215360Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:34:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:22:23 GMT]]>The problem is: YOU cleaned your carbs yourself.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/215359https://fargostreet.com/post/215359Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:22:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bike Won't Start...HELP! on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:13:13 GMT]]>Also...any DSM jokes and I <u>WILL</u> punch you.

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