Honda VT250 problems, help (Ch-ch)

[vt250]

please can someone help me
this is my first bike and have no idea what to do
im in chch and would love if someone could help me

i was driving for about half a hour when suddenly i had the revs drop and the engine make some popping noises and then stalled,
could start properly had about 100 tries,

found when i changed gears or accelerated not sure a wee hose on the right hand side popped off and bike would stall,
so i have that problem, not sure what is for

then with that on now i cant start, well sometimes starts but revs wont sit and idle, bike revs are going up and down by themselves then dying

i cant drive the bike and need to get fixed, just bought it so not happy

oh yea its 83

please anyone in chch can you help

[JimO]

out of gas????

[vt250]

out of gas????

nah i thought maybe that, but the tank is full

[steve_t]

Fuel supply or spark issue?

[EJK]

Fuel tank set on off?

[tri boy]

Is it a small/narrow rubber hose that "popped" off?
Maybe a vacume line from the engine, to the carbs. (this would explain the erratic idle an engine stalling).

[vt250]

Is it a small/narrow rubber hose that "popped" off?
Maybe a vacume line from the engine, to the carbs. (this would explain the erratic idle an engine stalling).

fuel tank is set on and yes it sounded like a vacum line to me aswell and yes it was a small narrouw hose, i put the hose back on and cable tied it on but engine is still dying on start up and revs all over the place, if its a vacum line how come the hose kept coming off each time i accelerated or changed gears.

anyways so bike still got a problem as cant ride it , keeps dying

[vt250]

Fuel supply or spark issue?

guess it could be , put why all of a problem when had been riding it for like half a hour,

[vt250]

hey guys i really could do with someone to come either help me or have alook at it in chch, ive really no idea were to start with a bike, eg could be spark plugs or something else i guess or fuel lines but dont even know were to begin, any help or photos would be much appreciated

[vt250]

could it be carbs or fuel or spark or choke? or leads

is this all easily done and pulled apart by someone that doesnt know about bikes??

do bike shops do pickups?

anyone got any ideas or pics or suggestions

i only brought this bike last week and only ridden it for 20 mins, now doesnt run!!!!!
really angry

[JimO]

could it be carbs or fuel or spark or choke? or leads

is this all easily done and pulled apart by someone that doesnt know about bikes??

do bike shops do pickups?

anyone got any ideas or pics or suggestions

i only brought this bike last week and only ridden it for 20 mins, now doesnt run!!!!!
really angry

did you buy privately, or from a dealer, the previous owner may know whats wrong as things dont go wrong just like that after 20 mins riding

[vt250]

did you buy privately, or from a dealer, the previous owner may know whats wrong as things dont go wrong just like that after 20 mins riding

i bought privatly, ive spoken to old owner all he could say is it takes two times to start it, but thats not the problem, he had it parked up for a year apparntly so thats why i bought a new battery, but he rode it from his place and i rode it so in total about 20kms worth of riding then crapped out

[tri boy]

Bike shops do pick ups.
Prepare to open your wallet again.

[vt250]

so noone has any idea wat it could be??? can anyone tell me how to drain the fuel tank so i can atleast take off and haev a look at seals and hoses make suer everything ok, i want to replace spark plugs and leads and have a feeling may have had some old fuel in there, so need to get to that stuff, just need to take off fuel tank???

[MSTRS:Me]

You seem to know all the words, but not the practical application of said bits and bobs. I suggest you get someone with hands-on skills to do the work whilst you watch, help and learn.
"A wee hose on the right side" doesn't sound like a fuel line. They come off the tank on the left and disappear into the centre to each carb.
The only hose on the right that I can think of, could be the battery drain. Which won't affect the running.
Unless you are looking at the bike arse-backwards....