im sorry to sully this wonderful site but

[davepreston]

my wife has a suzuki maruder gz 125 and shock horror it wont start, done the whole battery bit no probs there, the starter is kicking but no engine turnover at all any ideas ?
ps the oc has said if i get it fixed by tomorrow night i can do pennine drink on the 13th without repercussons help a brother out[-o<

[Sid Squid]

You say the starter is 'kicking', what do you mean by this?
Are you sure the engine isn't spinning? Has the bike been unused for some time? Was it running correctly when previously used?
First take the spark plug out, and with the bike in gear push it along a few feet - does the engine turn? If yes, then clean, gap and refit the plug and retry starting.
Get back to us with some answers and we'll have another think.

[hovis]

as sid says, not sure what you mean by no turn over at all? i guess you mean its not siezed(?) but is nothing at all happening?

check to see if there is a spark, then check to see if the carb is getting petrol

[davepreston]

the bike was running great before the freeze apart from as my wife describes it was chugging when at low revs eg slowing down to stop,the bike starter is gettin power and the engine (pistons) are turning but the engine is not starting done the spark plug and cap still no start any ideas thanks for this i appreciate it:confused:

[vardypeeps]

Crap fuel???
Engine Kill switch???
Faulty Side Stand Switch???

Could be something like that. Only suggestions like.

[Grinch]

She's hasn't filled it up with diesel has she?

[yorkie_chris]

Water in the juice perhaps.

[Grinch]

Yep, drain the fuel and try again with some fresh.

[davepreston]

will do thanks for all the help and her face was a picture when the diesel was mentioned :)

[Grinch]

Well if it was diesel then I'll be surprised if it starts again, as it does bad things to petrol engines. Depends on how much was put in and what the mix was, sometimes just iffy fuel from a garage is enough as it happened with the wifes Duke. Drained the tank and put a fresh lot from shell in and it run lovely, dumped the old stuff as even on inspection it looked nothing like diesel and didn't have the same overpowering smell as petrol. Even leaving it standing it didn't split and show up any water in it, just one of those things.