My old GSX won't fire

[portokiwi]

My old GSX550 wont fire (start) Was going great a few weeks ago. Hadnt been on it for a few weeks now it wont go. I brought it new plugs thinking that was the problem but no luck.
Anyone in Tawa area like to give me a few pointers???????
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[The Pastor]

Drain the carbs try again

replace fuel

check battery

check plugs

clean carbs

check compression

[Stickchick]

It just doesn't like the cold wellington weather :Pokey:

[vifferman]

Meh.
If it was going fine a few weeks ago, think about what might've happened in between. It's fairly obvious it hasn't suddenly developed some mechanical problem while sitting there. It needs fuel, air, a spark, and compression. You can rule out compression being an issue, and it should be getting air (unless a mouse has taken up residence in the airbox).

Is it sitting out in the weather, or was it out in the wet last time you rode it? If so, then it may have water in the fuel (which doesn't burn too well unless the combustion thing is already well under way), or it may have water and/or corrosion pissing about with the flow of electrons into the sparking plugs. This could be summat like a short to ground in the ignition circuit, or it could be summat like a sidestand switch malfunctioning (unlikely, if it's turning over on the starter).

[portokiwi]

Meh.
If it was going fine a few weeks ago, think about what might've happened in between. It's fairly obvious it hasn't suddenly developed some mechanical problem while sitting there. It needs fuel, air, a spark, and compression. You can rule out compression being an issue, and it should be getting air (unless a mouse has taken up residence in the airbox).

Is it sitting out in the weather, or was it out in the wet last time you rode it? If so, then it may have water in the fuel (which doesn't burn too well unless the combustion thing is already well under way), or it may have water and/or corrosion pissing about with the flow of electrons into the sparking plugs. This could be summat like a short to ground in the ignition circuit, or it could be summat like a sidestand switch malfunctioning (unlikely, if it's turning over on the starter).

It sits in the garage, No corrosion that I can see...
Will try and check out the rest.:(

[Grahameeboy]

It sits in the garage, No corrosion that I can see...
Will try and check out the rest.:(

Thats why it is a Guesser.....I mean Gixxer

[MSTRS]

Ah G-boy...you are showing your ignorance in the finer points of 'zukis.
Portokiwi - it's fucked, but I'll give you a dollar for it...

[portokiwi]

:Pokey:~dont tempt me...... Its driving me nuts not being able to ride.
I dont like riding the little SR250 with the L plate on...........:(

[Maha]

Ah G-boy...you are showing your ignorance in the finer points of 'zukis.
Portokiwi - it's fucked, but I'll give you a dollar for it...

You could always swap with that Yamaha you have there, he almost owned a year ago....:niceone:

[skidMark]

one thing at a time.... pull a plug and see if it actually has spark.... actually pull at least two... a coil may be dead.

check all your fuses

get back to me on how you go... then we can go from there.

[wickle]

Ah G-boy...you are showing your ignorance in the finer points of 'zukis.
Portokiwi - it's fucked, but I'll give you a dollar for it...
Don'T be so tight Mstrs, I"ll offer $2-00

[MSTRS]

Don'T be so tight Mstrs, I"ll offer $2-00

Back off, BP-Boy. I was first. And this is not an auction.
Oh, and Maha? Not the Radian, surely?

[MIXONE]

Flicked you a pm.

[Maha]

Back off, BP-Boy. I was first. And this is not an auction.
Oh, and Maha? Not the Radian, surely?


Yes indeed, Portokiwi could have gone home with a few things that day (last July) I was into selling anything he looked at.....:(

And being fallin' down drunk at the time had nothing to with it...:thud:

[gwigs]

Here,s a site that may help you..:niceone:



http://www.dansmc.com/troubleshooting2.htm

[wickle]

one thing at a time.... pull a plug and see if it actually has spark.... actually pull at least two... a coil may be dead.

check all your fuses

get back to me on how you go... then we can go from there.
If its still got the glass type fuses replace them I've had problems with them looking okay but actually being broken at the ends, presently making up new fuse blocks that use blade fuses for a coup[le of my bikes

[portokiwi]

Sorry been gone a few days working....
I think I have stuffed it good. Now I cant even get the ingt light to even come up. push the starter nothing at all now. I thought it might have been a fuel block but now?????????? might be part of the bbq now. Luis is happy he has allready flogged the fuel from my into his allready.
Keeps saying the ZZZZs in SUZUKI is the bike sleeping.
I would have brought moms bike you were selling Maha but knowing that she would have killed both of us at the time:no:

[MSTRS]

Um, that dollar I offered you is looking doubtful now. But if you include delivery...