rivercomm Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Hi can any one help I have a 2006 XT 125 X when trying to start firsthing in the morning, or after it has been standing for a couple of days it will not start it will fire and cut out and then can take ages to start some times up to 10 min it doesnt seem to matter if i use elec start or kick i have tryed the choke in all maner of positions once it is running its fine and after a couple of min it will restart all day long it has had a new spark plug, battery, service, valve clearances done and carb has been cleaned can any one help me !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatBob Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Hi can any one help I have a 2006 XT 125 X when trying to start firsthing in the morning, or after it has been standing for a couple of days it will not start it will fire and cut out and then can take ages to start some times up to 10 min it doesnt seem to matter if i use elec start or kick i have tryed the choke in all maner of positions once it is running its fine and after a couple of min it will restart all day long it has had a new spark plug, battery, service, valve clearances done and carb has been cleaned can any one help me !!!!!! When was the last time the oil was changed? What sort of temperature are we talking outside? Did this only recently start happening? If so, did you perform any maintenance on the bike prior to this issue? You've checked for issues such as fuel buildup where it's not supposed to be, water in the manifold, that sort of thing? You say this is happening specifically after the bike has been sat unused for a while. I'd say that narrows it down a fair bit. I'd say the good money is on it being something that's likely to be happening over time while the bike is sat that would make it hard to start, since you're saying it runs fine the rest of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivercomm Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 i think you may have a banana stuck in the exhaust pipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatBob Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 i think you may have a banana stuck in the exhaust pipe Hahaha! I nearly spat my cig out when I read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulwhite Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 put no more than a teaspoon of oil in the spark plug hole, crank the engine over 4 or 5 times (without ht lead but with spark plug in) then pop the ht lead back on the spark plug and try to start. if it starts 1st time then u know its the piston rings. if not then start looking for other causes......is the petrol on?....is it set to prime with 1/2 choke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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