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Sid Squid · 01-02-10, 10:48 PM

If it's turning over quickly then the battery isn't likely to be the problem, as you've tried many times to get it going but haven't succeeded, there is a good chance the cylinders are now wet with unburned fuel - what's commonly referred to as 'fllooded' - first ensure the battery still has plenty of life in it, then try to start the engine with no choke and the throttle held wide open, if the trouble is simply your earlier failed starting attempts this should clear the cylinders and allow the motor to fire, as soon as it does fire, (if it does!), then bring the throttle back steadily and you'll probably need a bit of choke briefly to allow an even tick-over.
Failing that, remove the plugs, clean and re-gap, and try again.

If you get no positive result then a bit more info would be useful before any more useful suggestions can be made - has the bike been unused any amount of time? Did it run OK prior to this trouble? Has it historically been an awkward starter?

01-02-10, 10:48 PM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Bike won't start If it's turning over quickly then the battery isn't likely to be the problem, as you've tried many times to get it going but haven't succeeded, there is a good chance the cylinders are now wet with unburned fuel - what's commonly referred to as 'fllooded' - first ensure the battery still has plenty of life in it, then try to start the engine with no choke and the throttle held wide open, if the trouble is simply your earlier failed starting attempts this should clear the cylinders and allow the motor to fire, as soon as it does fire, (if it does!), then bring the throttle back steadily and you'll probably need a bit of choke briefly to allow an even tick-over. Failing that, remove the plugs, clean and re-gap, and try again. If you get no positive result then a bit more info would be useful before any more useful suggestions can be made - has the bike been unused any amount of time? Did it run OK prior to this trouble? Has it historically been an awkward starter? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst" Last edited by Sid Squid; 01-02-10 at 10:49 PM. Reason: Rubbish grammar, (possibly improved, possibly not).