sigmatero Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I bought my first dirtbike tonight, Yamaha RT180, and it started up easily enough at the sellers and ran fine. When I got it home I couldn't get it to start. I replaced the gas, drained the float bowl, etc. On checking for spark by pulling the plug, grounding it, and cranking the bike over I'm noticing that there won't be a spark for maybe 15-20 cranks and then it will come on for a dozen or so and then go off for a while again. Really weird. Can anyone shed some light on what's happening? I really need to get this bike working reliably since it's elk season. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 As it's the elk season, I will not help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigmatero Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 As it's the elk season, I will not help you. Aw come on, I might pick your draggin-elk tail up on a trail someday Still need to get his frustrating thing fixed. I was up until 2:30 this morning trying to figure it out. *&^% electrical problems drive me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1201 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 As it's the elk season, I will not help you. How long is an elk in season?And how fast do you need to go to catch her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigmatero Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 How long is an elk in season?And how fast do you need to go to catch her? I see what this group's all about... As an update... I went home at lunch and the bike sparked and started with no problem. I couldn't reproduce the problem from last night. Really weird... and scary.... because when I'm in hot pursuit of that elk I don't want to have my steady steed get weak in the knees and make we walk out of there. Still interested in ideas folks might have. Besides to chase women instead of elk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1201 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I see what this group's all about... As an update... I went home at lunch and the bike sparked and started with no problem. I couldn't reproduce the problem from last night. Really weird... and scary.... because when I'm in hot pursuit of that elk I don't want to have my steady steed get weak in the knees and make we walk out of there. Still interested in ideas folks might have. Besides to chase women instead of elk... Hi Mate Might be obvious but have you checked spark plug, supressor cap, ht lead,coils, if any of these are arcing this will cause an intermittant spark. Hope this helps in your quest for Elk or Women, whatever's slowest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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