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Monorail
3rd July 2007, 18:53
Hi guys,
My bike started riding really sluggishly today and won't idle whatsoever. Any idea of the cause? It's got oil, petrol and water. Someone said that my carb might need cleaning to make sure enough fuel's getting through or something. I'm not very technically minded so any help is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Matt

FROSTY
3rd July 2007, 18:54
Is the bike running on BOTH cylinders??--may be as simple as a pulled off coil lead

Pussy
3rd July 2007, 22:51
Is the bike running on BOTH cylinders??--may be as simple as a pulled off coil lead

Brilliant diagnosis!!

Hey, Mafu1, try to catch up with someone local and knowledgable to help out. Could be any number of things..... the carby may be a good place to start. Sometimes it works out cheaper and easier to take it to a professional, with any luck someone on this site and in your area will surface to help out

MSTRS
4th July 2007, 09:10
If it's a sudden change in performance, I'd be thinking electrical (lead off - failed plug cap...) Or mechanical (camchain slipped a tooth)...

Monorail
4th July 2007, 19:38
thanks for that guys. i'll got those checked out