Bike won't start

[swanman]

Just tried to start my exup 1000 and she won't go. This bike is in great condition and recently fully serviced, and it has always started within 1-3 presses on the tit. The starter motor goes fine. Motor doesn't even catch a little

Things I have checked so far are. Fuel yes, fuel comes out of fuel line to carbs, yes, fuel pump is working, yes. Thing I have noticed is that even with choke full on or off there is no wiff of fuel, as if the fuel is not going into the motor itself.

So any ideas? I am standing by with spanner in hand. I am sure it is simple. Air lock? Bikes stays outside under a cover and I haven't ridden it for a week.

CHeers Fraser. 021 215 8689.

[DemonWolf]

Hope its nothing as silly as the kill switch on?

[bugjuice]

checked the fuse for the ignition/spark?

may be take the airbox off and have a peek in there, see if there's anything obvious

[swanman]

No, I thought that and checked the kill switch. I'll have a look for the fuses.

[bugjuice]

which bit?

[crashe]

Is the bike attempting to turn over at all.....?

If not check your battery....
Like how old is it. could be dead or a dead cell can cause the battery to not work.

[swanman]

Yes bike turns over normal rate.

Have checked fuses all fine. Have checked air box fine, very clean. Now going to have a look at plugs.

[James Deuce]

Sidestand cutout switch?

[MrMelon]

Crash start that mofo?

[swanman]

Ok NO SPARK, at least on left cycliner. After dismantling the layers of plastic, I wipped the plug out (contortion act) and put lead back on held it against some metal on side of rad and nothing......

Right, sidestand cut out switch, next.

[aff-man]

Check plugs. Both my zxr400 and CBR600 (when i had them) wouldn't start after leaving them sitting for 2 weeks.. Cleaned off plugs with some steelwool and they started up first try

[bugjuice]

against the engine block is often the best bet, but you'd probably still see it. At least you have a cause now..
now check everything (like the kick stand switch) that has an influence on the spark

[swanman]

The side stand switch was off its mount as a retaining bolt had fallen off. Interesting. I trace the wiring of side stand switch, 2 wires feeding into the main loom. So I unplug the connectors and then join one wire directly to the other. So the switch is now isolated. Go back to plug. I now have a week spark, just see it, I then disconnect the connection I made to see if it made a difference, no, still week spark. That don't make sense. So now I have a weak spark showing on one plug. BTW the plug is very black.

[WRT]

Give the plugs a good clean and check the gap on them, see what happens, you may be up for a new set of plugs. Would be surprised if the sidestand stops only the spark, normally you cant even turn the engine over . . . but I dont know your particular model bike so I may be wrong. Sounds like you have managed to take it out of the equation anyways - well done!

[crashe]

Crash start that mofo?

You aint seen his driveway have you?

Its all up hill with lots of (huge) boulders on all of the driveway... (pt)

If he was at the top of his driveway, way up by the road then sure crash start it.. but that one long driveway to get it up there