Ive had this bike for 1 week now. Up until today it started right up. I left it outside today and it rained a bit. My guess is the rain got in the exhaust because when i did get it to start up it backfired or would just idle at a low 500 rpms. Any ideas?
2007-03-28 18:57:17 · 8 answers · asked by the_chadoh 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
I played with the fuel adjustment earlier and it was running before i parked it and did that.
2007-03-29 06:03:47 · update #1
Sounds electical to me. I washed one of my bikes last week and put it away. A couple of days later when I rode it, it was only running on 2 cylinders to start with. Problem is, it is a 3 cylinder bike. It cleared up after a couple of miles of drying out.
Try to get the water out of strange places. A leaf blower or compressed air works prettt good for this.
2007-04-01 14:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by CafeTBird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the only thing different is the rain, then look at your ignition system. Check your plug and coil wires. Easiest thing to do is run it in the total dark and look for a glow around a plug wire. If the plug wires are old, the insulation may not be very good any more. Moisture could ground the spark through leakage. Check this before you pull the plugs. You may find fouled plugs as a result, instead of a cause, of your problem.
2007-03-28 20:46:23 · answer #2 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably time to change the spark plugs. I bet they are fouled. Did you turn off the gas tank petcock when you parked it or did you leave it on and some of the gas trickles into the carbs causing it to backfire and this also fouls the plugs. Any way it's time for new plugs. And maybe new plug wires. First try the plugs. Get them from the local auto parts store and not the bike shop that charges you too much for the same thing the auto parts store sells for 1/2 price.
2007-03-28 19:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by Sheriff of Yahoo! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rain in the exhaust has no effect on the bike.
I would put some "Seafoam" in the gasoline and see if the engine runs better over a short time.
If not, did you buy the bike at a dealer? If so, call them up and ask a mechanic if they know what is going on.
Also, Google the problem on the net and see if it common and if there is a solution. If it is, then someone will know how to fix it.
2007-03-29 05:27:50 · answer #4 · answered by Eric K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use hair drier on plug wires and electronics be carful around fuel tank or let it dry .>> ps buy a cover for the bike it comes in handy on heavy rain storms you might be caught in I have covered the bike and me with it when no other cover was around.
2007-04-05 16:55:23 · answer #5 · answered by 7.62x54 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ywah on these it would affect if water got in the intake tubes. for the carbs. Sometimes if the electric wires are cracked that would do it, but if u messed with fuel Adj? hmn. definately check your "choke " check out http://www.maclean-nj.com/secaii.htm
2007-04-03 17:56:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change the plugs; that should fix it .
2007-03-28 19:17:16 · answer #7 · answered by JusPeachy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how much choke????
how much throttle???
How cold is it outside???
all of these things make a difference...
usually...choke on..no throttle...hit starter...when it fires..accelerate slowly....once warm turn off choke...
2007-03-28 19:04:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋