Suzuki Bandit 250 won't start.

[EntSetZen]

I have a 1994 Bandit 250.

I ride almost every day and a week ago I started having trouble starting. Sometimes it would go and other times I had to push start it. I thought it was the battery. I figured out as long as I kept cranking it, it would eventually start so it wasn't the battery.

Now after a week of cranking it for ages until it starts, it now wont start at all no matter how much I crank it. It's got fuel, it's got spark, it sounds like its gonna start but just wont. I checked a lot of the wiring but everything seems ok. We also sprayed some engine start into the carb opening and it went for two seconds and died.

Any ideas on what might be the problem.

[JimO]

blocked fuel filter??

[necrolyte]

blocked fuel filter??

Does sounds alot like a fuel problem, when it was running did it have trouble opening up?

[EntSetZen]

Does sounds alot like a fuel problem, when it was running did it have trouble opening up?

At times I guess so but only from being stopped at lights etc. I'm pretty sure there is already fuel in the carbs when I crank the starter. Maybe the carbs have blocked jets. I did have the carbs cleaned a few months ago though.

[necrolyte]

Well i guess the best place to start is the basics, it also helps in the long term for if it happens again you know where to find it.
Just check over the bike, take the gas tap out and give it a clean out, drain the bowl on the carb (check for water). Did you clean the plug(s?) when you checked for spark? Is your air filter clean?

Sometimes its just easier to keep it simple, good luck.

[FROSTY]

if its having trouble starting Id suggest not enough oomph in the battery -try connecting a jumper battery and see if it starts easy
Then possibly check the state of the plugs. They might be fouled

[bobbydazzler]

i have a very similar problem with my rf 400, i know that it is over fueling and the carbs need balancing, over fueling is causing the spark plugs to foul, cleaning up the plugs helps, but will only last a few days, yes i know i should get it fixed properly, but no time to do it. lol

[marioc]

def check state of plugs,mine get fouled fairly regulary and the bike has those exact symptoms.
Wire brush or a blow torch even better does the trick

[bandit_girl]

A few months ago I had the same problem with my bandit.
I stripped down the carby's and cleaned them, now she runs like a dream!
:niceone:

[don rocard]

:bye:Take the coil to an auto electician to be checked,it could be dieing.

[Lee Rusty]

to get your valves done - they close up over time with wear on the shims and rockers and when closed there is no way for gas to get in - get them done and it will go like a new bike

[eden]

Recently i injured myself, so havn't been able to ride it for about a month now. Every time i go out to start my bandit 250, (until recently daily) it gets harder and harder depending on how long i've left it...:scooter:

Today it just wouldn't start, with choke it spluttered but wouldn't turn over, when i used a throttle start it was even worse. :angry:

Did you guys find out what the problem with your bike was? I'm suspecting a leaking fuel line somewhere causing one of my cylinders to overfuel... hope not.:shutup:

[The Everlasting]

They don't like not being used for a long time,I had the same problem a few days ago,sat for a month,and had 4 month old fuel. Took about an hour to get started,after having drained the carb bowls. Then it was missing really bad,but eventually cleared up. So it pays to start it up once a week,even if your not going to go for a ride.

[Sable]

There's a shitload of variables and without seeing your bike in person no one here will be able to help you.

[hellokitty]

They don't like not being used for a long time,I had the same problem a few days ago,sat for a month,and had 4 month old fuel. Took about an hour to get started,after having drained the carb bowls. Then it was missing really bad,but eventually cleared up. So it pays to start it up once a week,even if your not going to go for a ride.


A few months ago I had the same problem with my bandit.
I stripped down the carby's and cleaned them, now she runs like a dream!
:niceone:

I used to ride my Dad's 250 bandit, it hated not being ridden, and we had to drain the carbs and clean them all the time. I also used to turn the fuel off each time - never had to do this with any other bike

[Laava]

There's a shitload of variables and without seeing your bike in person no one here will be able to help you.

This dumbarse I used to work with had an old Citroen and when it wouldn't start one day he asked; "Do you think the spark plugs fell out?"
So yeah, check that first.

[actungbaby]

i awlays turend my fuel tap of at end the day not sure why even on modern ones that
had vacum to run the fuel through ,
i whould undo the fuel drains and empty the bowls and check the spark plugs to see if there wet and clean them gap them . if bike running okay when its going may just be lack of use i heard this models like this also maybe needs tappets checked maybe
be there too tight on inlets

This dumbarse I used to work with had an old Citroen and when it wouldn't start one day he asked; "Do you think the spark plugs fell out?"
So yeah, check that first.