CT110 been sitting for a few years & I can't get it started?

[TgaAdv]

Hi evryone , Ive got a Honda 07 CT110 postie bike been sitting for a few years and cant get it going - any ideas on what i should try ?

So far ive pulled the carby off and emptied the old fuel out of it , put in new fuel , checked spark plug - it looks ok , found a battery inside the bike that i took out and charged up - nothing still. It kicks over fine but just dosent want to fire into life. Also tried running with the bike in 3rd and 4th gears to get the engine turning over but no joy.

Cheeers
TgaAdv

[Akzle]

its fucked. Ill give ya five bucks and a dime baggie for it.

[Banditbandit]

Try starting it - then remove the spark plug - if the plug is dry then it is a fuel issue. If it's wet then it's not ... it's something else ...

Put the plug against the engine where you can see the gap, but it is still earthed .. try to start it .. if you can see a spark then it is not an electrical issue - if you can't see a spark - start chasing electrons ...

Endles possibilities - eliminate the easy ones first.

[Banditbandit]

its fucked. Ill give ya five bucks and a dime baggie for it.

A dime baggie ??? How much do you get for a dime? Half a dried leaf?

[TgaAdv]

Thanks ill try the spark plug thing see if the electrics are working - fingers crossed

[Akzle]

A dime baggie ??? How much do you get for a dime? Half a dried leaf?

from a monetary point, a dime is 10cents.
From a numismatic point, a good condition dime can be worth thousands of dollars.

For my point, i was actually only offering the baggie, not anything in it.

[Banditbandit]

It must be worth more than that - aren't the post office putting posties back on bikes? They might pay good money for a running CT110 postie bike.

[TgaAdv]

Well at the moment i can run faster than the bike but maybe not carrying a satchel full of parcels