Dazlin

Didn't set the carb right just reconnected it .what do i need to do to it ?

Thanks all .took the ignition switch apart looking for loose/ worn wires .cleaned all contact points ,did the same with the electric start / lights hand controls and bingo have electric start again .i have new plugs / plug caps took starter motor apart and clean it ,took carbs apart and cleaned them so bike wants to start but just won't catch any thing I'm missing ?

Put castrol gtx 20 -50 might be car oil I didn't think there was a diffrence ?

Hi ,I managed to start the bike yesterday by shorting across the starter switch as the electric start not working ,a broken wire I think.had to keep the revs high to stop it stalling,but today main fuse keeps blowing ,so phoned bike electrician he wants $110 an hour ! Not pulling in clutch to kick trying with bike in neutral

Hi all second go at this as posted it in newbe section first.cut a long story short xs250 rusty but started,stripped frame ect rust treated repainted put back together .havent touched inside of engine but cleaned and painted out side plus new oil ,bike still awaiting a few bit so not working ,had compression by way of kick start but it lost it over night and no resistance to kick start.a friend said might stuck valve does any one have a diffrent opinion .cheers

Thanks for the replies told you I was new ,so will move problem to the workshop section cheer all

Hi all new member here,I just brought a 1980 sx250 about a month ago ,been sat in some shed for 5 years ,but it started ok when I viewed it .so took it home stripped it back everything off ,rust treated it painted it cleaned the lot and now it's nearly ready to ride ,just waiting on some new bit to arrive in the post.any how but haven't touched the inside of the motor except to change the oil and tidy up some frayed wires,well up to a week ago it had compression in the kick start ,but then a couple of days later it seems to have lost compression, I haven't done a compression test on it yet but a friend said it might a stuck valve ,any other thoughts or even suggestion on how to get the valve moving without taking engine to bit cheers