paco383
04-04-2008, 06:53 PM
I just bought a 98 cbr 600 f3 and it started st the dealership and started when i got home. I parked it for 2 days and now i try to start it and it backfires. Is it still too cold to start at around 40-50 degrees outside? It came close to starting if i try for a long time to start it at around 50 degrees. Please help a frustrated man
matt_m427
04-04-2008, 08:26 PM
I'm not that knowledgeable when it comes to problems like this, but I can tell you for sure that the temperature shouldn't be a problem.
joshua9853
04-05-2008, 10:43 AM
sounds like the plugs are bad if your battery i going dead u can foul the plugs
marc0011
04-05-2008, 12:02 PM
Almost sounds like it's been flooded. I know mine does a little backfire if I've flooded it and continue trying to start it.
pr0jktmayhem
04-05-2008, 12:21 PM
sounds like what happened tome awhile ago. after replacing the spark plug it started up fine.
paco383
04-05-2008, 05:27 PM
well im going to try the plugs next weekend hopefully it will fix the prob. thank you all for your reply's
FNQuickF2
04-06-2008, 11:06 AM
Welcome to the forum! Well, let's see...You got it at a dealership...did you get any kind of warranty with it? You still have rights even if you didn't. If not, it's just been a few days, call them and see what they can do for 'ya...if anything...
Good Luck!
RB
fishfryer527
04-06-2008, 01:18 PM
flooded. Charge the battery. open the throttle then crank. keep the throttle open when cranking. repeat once or twice. if no start then check the plugs.
catamayo85
04-06-2008, 03:51 PM
definitely the plugs...the same exact thing happened to me when i bought my f3...started fine when i bought it, took it home, next day it just backfired and didnt start, i changed the plugs based on some recommendations i got from the good people on this forum, and she started right up
paco383
04-06-2008, 05:11 PM
FNQuickF2 yes i got it from a dealership with no warranty. But I changed the plugs and put in 93 octane after i drained out the 89 octane and sure enough she fired right up . Now I just need a new set of plastics cuz they are all cracked or broken on the inside where its hard to see. And everything was sooooo loose all over the bike so i tightend everything. But i'm kinda glad it happenedor i wouldnt have known about the plastic being loose and cracked and may have gone down the road and lost pieces lol. So I guess everything happens for a reason. Thank you all for your much needed advise. Now you know where i can get the plastics with my color scheme?