what did i get myself into! "new" 95 cbr600
#51
Update: battery came, I did a 2nd much more thorough Carb clean while I was waiting, the bike fired right up with a couple sprays of starter fluid but I ran out of time to reattach the gas tank, and I want to reclean it first anyway. Hopefully more to update tomorrow!
#52
update! I'm still not happy with how clean my gas tank is ( i put so much time into cleaning the carbs i'm not willing to put anything resembling a dirty tank onto the bike ) i decided to gravity feed some gas into it and see what happened and.....it runs!
let me know what you guys think, it took a couple trys to get it going and stay on, at first it was dying after maybe 15 seconds or so, in the video it ran until i killed it.
i know the video quality isnt great its off my phone but i was so excited it started up i wanted to put it on here!
YouTube - ‪106.3gp‬‏
let me know what you guys think, it took a couple trys to get it going and stay on, at first it was dying after maybe 15 seconds or so, in the video it ran until i killed it.
i know the video quality isnt great its off my phone but i was so excited it started up i wanted to put it on here!
YouTube - ‪106.3gp‬‏
#54
doesn't sound bad. some advice tho,
first, when attempting to start a cold carb motor, always have the choke on full. once it starts and the rpms spike (around 4k) back the choke off a little bit to get them to drop to around 1.5-2k rpms. just let the engine run. dont mess with the throttle. as the engine warms up, it will spike the rpms back up to 4k. then you can back the choke off again. after this process happens about 3 or 4 times, thats when my bike's temp is good for riding. it may vary by bike, but thats my suggestion. also, the main reason why i think you are having a "hard start" situation right now, is because the fuel bowls in your carbs are not full. again, going through the start/warm-up suggestions i gave, it they should fill back up relatively quickly. the bike has to be running or turning over for them to fill, so just get it started and let it run without messing with the throttle, and you should be fine...im sure once you have the tank back on and are not trying to start it from a jug, it will be a lot easier
GL
first, when attempting to start a cold carb motor, always have the choke on full. once it starts and the rpms spike (around 4k) back the choke off a little bit to get them to drop to around 1.5-2k rpms. just let the engine run. dont mess with the throttle. as the engine warms up, it will spike the rpms back up to 4k. then you can back the choke off again. after this process happens about 3 or 4 times, thats when my bike's temp is good for riding. it may vary by bike, but thats my suggestion. also, the main reason why i think you are having a "hard start" situation right now, is because the fuel bowls in your carbs are not full. again, going through the start/warm-up suggestions i gave, it they should fill back up relatively quickly. the bike has to be running or turning over for them to fill, so just get it started and let it run without messing with the throttle, and you should be fine...im sure once you have the tank back on and are not trying to start it from a jug, it will be a lot easier
GL
#56
The video is good enough to tell it's not running right. Something else is wrong. Either vacuum leak, or plug wires not routed correctly. Go back and check to see that you have every hose properly attached and double check to see that you have the correct plug wire going to the correct cylinder. It's not firing on all cylinders. If you have one of those infrared thermometers, after letting it run for a few minutes, you'll notice a marked difference in the temperature of the exhaust header pipes. The cooler one's are not firing right.
You're getting there, she's starting to show signs of life.
You're getting there, she's starting to show signs of life.
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