Changed plugs and still will not start. Starter is turning and after about 20 seconds of trying to start a get a loud boom and a spark/flame from the exhaust.
Anyone want to tell me where to start???

I just bought this bike and when I got it, it didn't have any brake pads on it. I put pads on it and when I push the brakes front or back nothing happens, no brakes, nothing. It's like the calipers aren't squeezing.
I know one of the front ones was seized because I couldn't even reposition/compress it to put the new pads on.
But I wouldn't think that all three are bad??
any ideas?


Thanks

 

mine was having the starting issue that yours is and it was b/c my carbs were out of sync, so i took it in and they re-jetted it and re-synced them and now it runs like a champ... as for your breaks i don't have a clue there bro... sorry....

 

your defenelty having carburator porblems, they might need to be cleaned, do you by any chance know the person you bought it from?? if u dont then they could of just left the bike sitting around and the carbs got dirty

check the fluids on it, other than that i dont know

 

OK I will try getting them re syncronized. Does anyone have any idea of how much this costs??
So if this is the problem would it cause the bike to not start AT ALL???


As far as the brakes I checked and added fluid, still nothing.
Anyone have any idea??

 

if syncronize means cleaning the carbs out completely then look about $300 or so, i forgot how much i payed to my done, could be less though

yes it can, all its gonna do is crank up and never turn over, and your just gonna end up draining the battery

 

The loud boom means that you are probably getting a spark and you are probably getting some fuel into the cylinders. Just not happening at the right time. Since you changed the plugs, the first thing I would check is the spark plug wires. The plug wire with the #1 stamped on it goes to the plug in the left cylinder. Number 2 wire is next, three is third, and number 4 wire goes to the right cylinder. Then I would pull a plug after cranking to see if it is wet with gas. If it is, then lay it on the valve cover and see if it sparks. If you got gas in the cylinder, spark occuring at the right time, it should start.

 

No brake pads at all? The first thing I would do is bleed the brakes. Hopefully they are just dry and you just have to fill and bleed. If no fluid comes through the bleeder valve, I would suspect that the PO mixed silicone fluid with regular brake fluid. This makes a big mess since they do not mix. You could try flushing with a quart of fluid, but if fluid won't come out, you will have to rebuild the brakes.

 

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if syncronize means cleaning the carbs out completely then look about $300 or so, i forgot how much i payed to my done, could be less though

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Ouch $300.00 no way thats way to high.... i got my resyced and had stage 3 jets put in for $175.00.......

 

Can someone explain to me which wire goes where.
Before I changed the plugs I looked at my manual and looked at which plug wire was going to which plug and it didn't match the one diagram in the book. So I had to undo two plug wires from the coil and switch them.
I could have been wrong and they could have already been in the correct place. But I did that and THEN changed the plugs and still nothing. So I don't know if I should try switching it back to the way it was and try now that I have changed to plugs or if I am right and it is the carbs.

Someone just explain to me in more detail on where the plug wire comes off of which coil and what hole it goes into.
Thanks

 

The number 1 and 4 plug wires are connected to one coil and 2 and 3 are connected to the other. The order in the coil doesn't matter. On my 1000, the 1 and 4 wires go into the coil with the yellow/blue stripe wire, and 2 and 3 wires go into the coil with the blue/yellow stripe wire.
Edit: Left and right are always done while sitting on the bike, so left to right the cylinders are 1,2,3,4.