its worth a try I suppose, i=got nothing to lose.

Bike has not been used for about 4 weeks due to intermittent fault that I have with it.

It all started where I would start it in the moring do the 6 mile journey to work and park her up, come out at a night time and she would start no problems, then one day I need to nip out around 1 hour after I got to work and the bike took an age to start, once running it was fine.

Then one day same again got to work and went to go out again and it started but when i got to where I was going and into the shop about 5 mins it would not start at all, managed to start her after 1/2 hour or so and it ran fine. got her home and checked no spark.

So after a series of weeks and trying different things I have replaced the regulator as that was down on one of the readings this did not help at all still no sprk, changed the coils as they where the obvious culprit and this time the bike started not a problem, ran it for around 10 minutes and then it would not start but I did have a spark but a weak one, left it an hour or so and it started but again once warm it would not start.

Ordered a new set of plugs and have put those in tonight and it will not start, as again it has no spark.
So it looks like the spark it working some times but not others, the hottness of the bike might be a factor BUT seeing as it will not start tonight after a new set of plugs I doubt its that, so have you guys any ideas where I turn next. The battery is brand new 2 months ago as the old one was shot.

Oh just to add, it is getting petrol as when I took the plug out it was wet and the smell pf petrol is there too

Thanks for the reply, thats the trouble nothing works to start it, You would expect the bike once ran and warm to start without the choke, but it does not it just turns over and over like it has no spark.

I bought the bike last year, I have changed the oil and filter but nothing more as it was running fine and all if a sudden this problem, starts fine any other time except when warm/hot.  Tried it this morning and yep first touch of the button and it fired up, with a bit of choke then turned the choke off once started and yep ran fine.

Going down the cheaper route of new plugs and filter like you say start cheap work my way up. Will strip it tonight and check things out

Done the bars.

Got some Renthal street fighter in black, with some new Renthal Grips in grey.   WOW what a difference a set of bars can make to a bike.

Thanks Guys

The bars are all rusted, so I would need new standard ones, but like the straight bar look, could clean the standard ones up and put back when I sell it

Got it sorted, thanks

Yes turned on ignition removed it from the bike put it back on and nothing, the rev counter did not move at all, tried it all ways and nothing.


Ok just read your post again, I did not unplug it i took it off there is obviously a difference.  stupid git i am.

Ok will try it later when i get home just unplugging it not taking it off.

Hi

I know this is an old thread but I got linked to it.

I did the firsat part of getting the TPS to the right position, but when I did as the instructions the rev counter did absolutely nothing. Now the TPS is well lets say not in the same place it was when I started as i did not really pay attension to where it was.

What could cause the rev counter to not show a result and any way of setting it without the rev counter???

Apart from that great write up and my carbs are all balanced

Hi

There must be a how to balance carbs on here somewhere,  i have done a search with not results, can someone point me in the right direction please.

Cheers