Hi guys

My bike won't start and here are some of the things I have checked already:

-relays and fuses
-starter motor and relay
-cleaned carb
-cleaned air filter
-spark from spark plugs
-battery voltage

I can hear the engine turn over when I press the ignition button but the engine won't sustain this. Now I def have fuel and fuel gets to the float bowls. All of the components inside of the carb seem fine (metering needle, diaphragm, float, fuel float valve). And like I said there are sparks from the spark plugs. But I don't know if fuel is getting from the float bowls through the carb to the cylinders or if the spark plugs are firing at the right time. It should not be a voltage problem because I charged my battery and even tried jumping the starter motor with my car battery.

Any ideas for this newbie? thanks

 

Was this "fuel" left in the bowl? In other words, have you shut off the fuel, drained the carb and then filled it with fresh?

 

When you say the engine "turns over, do you mean it momentarily fires or just merely moves the internals? Sure you have the right plug wires to the right spark plugs? If you have "fresh" fuel in the bowls (see Deej' comment) and you have spark (at the right plug) (AND the correctly spec'd plugs) it should fire. Pour a dab of fuel into the spark plug holes, re-insert plugs, and try again. If it runs (longer than a burp) then you may have a choke problem. I don't recommend it as a standard practice, but have you tried starting fluid into the air intake?

BTW, welcome to the forums. Give us as many details as you can; I think we can probably get you going.

 

Deej- Yes I have shut off the fuel, drained the carb then filled it with fresh.

Jeff- By turn over I meant it moves the internals. I am pretty sure I hvae the right wires to each plug. I will try pouring a dab of fuel into the spark plug hole and spraying some starting fluid into the air intake and will get back to you.

 

My 500 will do that especially if it has not been started much. I will be replacing the battery in my situation since mine is getting weaker by the week it seems.

 

get a 25$$$ trickle charger from advance auto...it charges and then maintains...works great for our bikes...

 

I use the optimate 3 trickle with good luck, but this EX500 was not used much when we bought it. My original 06 10r battery is still running strong so am thinking on just getting a new battery on the used 500 to get a nice baseline/history.

 

Tried spraying starting fluid in the airbox and a little in the spark plug holes, nothing. I took it to the shop today so hopefully they fix it and I can update you guys on what went wrong.

Thanks for the help

 

right on, that update would be nice for sure.