So ive had this bike for a few weeks now and took it for the first ride today after putting on new throttle and choke cables. i made it about 2 blocks from home and it started running rough like it was misfiring at the lower end of the tach then would smooth out. Then it died when i tried to give it throttle and wouldnt start back up at first, then after cranking it it would start and idle but as soon as i hit the gas it would die then it would barely turn over from trying to crank it, i ended up walking back a few blocks home (down hill most of the way at least).

The battery was trickle charged overnight a about a week ago and ive been starting it daily and it will start no problem and rev out smoothly, i havent driven it till today and it ran great at first then started acting up.

i was just cruising at low speeds <25 mph since its got no exhaust and open header right now so its pretty loud so i wasnt revving it up that high.

im thinking i just ran the battery empty since its crappy and i dont think it was revved high enough to charge it. im going to pick up a new battery if i have time tonight but im not positive thats the problem since it had power to crank it over for a minute trying to get it started before it was too weak to turn over.

i charged the batt for about an hr and it starts right up and revs out like normal

how can i check the rectifier? when the bike is off i get 12.5~ when its at idle i get 13.3 and when i rev it to 5k+ it goes up to 14.2.

 

Was your fuel turned on?

 

yup that was the first thing i checked haha, there was also fuel in the filter and i just put 2 gal in before i left the house. I thought maybe it was the fuel pump but i checked it when i got home and its working i can hear and feel it clicking every second or two.

 

I would say your bike is flooding, clean your carbs is the first step.

 

i cleaned them 2 weeks ago, it wouldnt run without starting fluid before i cleaned them.

 

check your plugs and see what colour the electrode is, that will lead you in the right direction