spony Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Hi there new to this forum ! Need a hand which I hope is a minor problem - here go's........ 2006 ybr,had it now for 3 years been garaged for year and half( due on my part to laziness and the awful weather this last two years has brought!) ok so acquired a new battery which is great all my lights work,indicaters ,brakes,even my horn! ok I can't start my bike via electric start or kick start.......I've even tried push start but again epic fail , so any input would be great ,had no issues prior to time spent off road. Ps my bike has been and always garaged ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spony Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 apologies for no intro btw ! male welsh guy wrong side of 30 just got my 2nd cbt and hoping to do my full bike test in a month or so! love my rugby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spony Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 update - I said my lights were working but I don't think my main beam works.......could this be tied in??? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted April 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2013 a year and a half is a long time and the chances are that the fuel in the carb has evaporated and gunked up the carburetor, it may also have gone a bit stale in the tank, try draining the fuel from the carb bowl you may find a screw at the bottom for this..see my signature line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spony Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 ok will drain drain tank and clean carb see what's what.......oh another thing the electric start does not 'fire' so I'm assuming my spark plug's shot or have an ignition issue of some sort no sound whatsoever.....ok I'm off to introduce myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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