Bike not starting

[Kjell]

Got back from a 3 week holiday overseas and I tried to start my bike and it just the engine wouldn't start.

Battery is all good, all new. I can hear the starter motor working but the engine isn't turning over.
Thanks.

Same with me, escaping this winter.
Drained the carb, battery all good, engine turning over but not firing. Check of the spark plug showed grime central, bit of clean and retry (some choke, no throttle), fired up. Not entirely happy on full throttle, get the noise but not the power.
Giving it a gentle ride to properly warm up and get comfortable again. Time for good fuel and awaiting a good weekend.

[davereid]

When you say it isn't " turning over", do you mean that the engine isn't running?
Turning over normally refers to crankshaft/piston movement, as opposed to idling, revving.

Wot e said.

If you push the starter button and you hear "click click" but little else then you have a flat battery.

If you hear the motor cranking then it is turning over and your problem is fuel or spark.

Pull a spark plug cap off, and crank it over with an old spark plug in the cap, and the plug resting on the engine to gt an earth. Got spark ?

Then look for a fuel problem.

Fuel tap off or in wrong position - out of gas (carbs leaked while parked ?)

My money is on flat battery - good luck !

[MyGSXF:Me]

Ah yea, I thought it sounded familiar, I remember doing that on the lawn mower. Never heard of it on a bike? lol
-Indy

Lols.. I take it then.. that all bikes don't have 3 positions on their fuel tap. Prime, Reserve & On. Or maybe I'm just special..

Jen

[FROSTY:Me]

Bike fuel taps have one of two configerations. On/reserve/off or on/reserve/prime. The first is pretty easy to work out. The second works on Vacume carbs where in the on/reserve position vacume is needed for fuel to flow.In the prime position fuel flows freely with no vacume

[Pussy]

Bike fuel taps have one of two configerations. On/reserve/off or on/reserve/prime. The first is pretty easy to work out. The second works on Vacume carbs where in the on/reserve position vacume is needed for fuel to flow.In the prime position fuel flows freely with no vacume

Vacuum......