so tonight it was FREEEEEZING out when i got out of class, i go to start the bike and tried for about 20 minutes.. eventually @ the last second i remembered that centering the bike off the kick stand worked on other applications (my old ninja 250 and this bike it happened once...) and it started right up! why does it only work while straightened up? float bowls too low/high? has anyone else done this trick before?
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John 3:16 -
Would you believe that position of the bike does not matter?
No, you simply have to try anything you want for a full 20 minutes.
Whatever you do at the end of that time period is what appears to be the "trick" to starting it.
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ha there is definitely some truth to that but its happened quite a few times before lol! i swear there was no hope of the bike starting.. and than i just remembered that it (centering it)worked several times before.. this time it worked again, i noted each time that while on the side (after it started) it would almost die out and when i held it upright the bike started to idle a lot faster, than i layed it back on its sidestand and tried it a few times and the idle changed as described..
the only thing left for me to do is get a dyna S and a brand new set of 3 ohm coils... i am going to check today for my switches which gave me problems before which is probably what u were talking about (my other threads on how the bike was giving me problems).. theres still work to do!! as cowboy says, quit being a b**** and cowboy up! haahJohn 3:16Comment
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My guess is the spark is weak or choke tubes are clogged.
Could even be you need a valve adjustment.Comment
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