from the ashes rose a Phoenix

Ok.......is this the obvious bleeding mistake.....mine of course......watched the tunning vid..did that............bought new vacuum caps..did that.............clutch in...did that.........sidestand....sidestand........hang on..let me rush outside in the pouring rain and look.........F..KING SIDESTAND...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...............my sidestand it th did away neatly in the ..UP..position.................what a knob.........

 

Doh..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I think the key word there is " quickly "............I was there for over an hour.......I was on the verge of doing a Basil Faulty with the branch of a tree.........what a tool..............still..come the dawn ,come the day...........

 

Evening fellas............didn't have much time today but................sidestand down I did get lots of puffs......can I say that.??..............of exhaust smoke from said exhaust and she sounded like she wanted to fire..........so definitely a positive step forward. That said I'm still going to check the spark.....the fuel tap and fuel.....and purchase new fuel pipes as the originals are hard. Still think she's turning over to slow but struggling to over come that........All in all a definite + day.........

 

One wonders if the Gods are conspiring against me.!!!!!!!!........fresh fuel.....new fuel line......spark......all good so far.........key in,clutch in and press.............3 turns.....4 turns......BANG.!!!!!!!..........something going on then......and again.....3..4.....BANG.!!!!!!!......that was a bit loud.........hang on......the smell of fuel........investigate.....oh dear.....why do I have fuel running from the filters..???????????..........Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Cheers biglad......I understand the sprag issue has a rattling noise on trying to start......no such noise from mine just those bangs from the exhaust......and fuel from the filters.....I'm lost as to where to go from here.........

 

I do feel a bit better that a man of your experience has had a similar problem....no disrespect ment.....and it can be sorted.........so its carbs off......bench strip down and clean and start again...........patience of a saint me...if it wound only just start I'd feel so much better.....

 

And to add to my son's....just took the dog for a walk......hit with the overwhelming smell of petrol...check the bike only to find fuel still running out of the filters....Aahhhhhhhhh......quickly took the tank off and stood it on its end can only guess that the fuel tap is also knackered and of the £20 of petrol I put in the tank £5 is on the bloody floor.......I think a pint is called for.......

 

Love predictive text........should read....my Wo's......

 

you're right of course........I find I do that a lot with my condition.......time running out and clock ticking..you know the sort of thing I mean................So carb rebuild to start and go from there......cheers fellas you're all legends....