help needs to be fixed by 11pm

[lonie]

ok got the bike out about half an hour ago and it started with the choke as normal but once i had taken the choke off and as soon as i pulled back the throttle it died it kept doing this and now it just wont start! i need it for work at 11pm checked the plug its black but it spaRKS I have left it to stand as i think i may have flooded it also i have 40p to my name till thursday si cant buy any parts HELP! pelese

[Kickstart]

Hi

First basic things. Clean the plug. Turn the petrol off and drain the carb float bowl (just in case water has got into the fuel). Check that fuel flows (ie, not a blocked filter).

All the best

Keith
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[Paxovasa]

Plenty petrol in the bike?

Did you warm it up enough?

Fuel turned on or reserve?
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[lonie]

Yes plenty of petrol furl is in the same position as always KILLSWITCh ISOFF

[Paxovasa]

[lonie]

Wasent aimed at you i know some one would come along and say it sooner or later so i was covering meself also new issue developed i drained the float bowl into a coffe jar and very little fuel came out so i turend the tap on with the drain screw undone and. Nothing no fuel so it looks likei have a blocked pipe or faulty tap

[chris-red]

Would probably help to know what bike it is too.
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[Paxovasa]

Check the breather hole is not blocked
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[lonie]

Also bike is a chinese copy of a dt 125 i know my own fault for buying chinese

[Kickstart]

Hi

Sounds like the breather is blocked, fuel pipe kinked or the fuel filter is blocked. To check the first undo the petrol cap and see if fuel suddenly flows.

Also could be the floats have stuck in the carb. Tap the carb float bowl (with something like the handle of a screw driver) and again see if fuel suddenly flows.

All the best

Keith
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[lonie]

Think i have worked it outturns out there isnt any petorl i can see some in there but the way the tank is there isnt enough for it to get to the tap (stupid design flaw) so i think it was a fombination of me not letting it warm up so it not revvin then it runnig out of fuel so not starting i will report. Ack once ive been to the bank of mum for petorl money

[Kickstart]

Hi

Presume you mean the bottom of the tank is an upside down u shape to go over the spine of the frame. Lean the bike over as far as you can towards the side with the fuel tap on the tank and hopefully any remaining petrol will get onto the useful side of the tank.

Also check to see if you have a 2nd fuel tap on the other side of the tank (common on older bikes partly because of this kind of problem).

All the best

Keith
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[Paxovasa]

"The defence rests, your honour"
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[lonie]

managed to get it going with the little bit of petorl that was stuck in the corner and yeah keith its a tank like that but with no second fuel tap unfourtunately looks like im walking to work and back (not handy as i work nights) untill thursday as my mum is skint and cant lend me the money for petrol (she lent her money to my sister as she is masivly in debt)

[lonie]

thamks for all the help guys good rateing have been given to each of you

[lonie]

managed to get mother to lend me a tenner for petrol filled her up (after pushing the bike to asda) only thing is i have a problem it rides well when its warm but the choke is a nightmare

theres a photo attached of how its set up the problem im haveing is that i have no where to mount the plunger so icant put it on ride off and turn it off at the end of the road when its warm i have to hold it and tug on it for the choke to stay on so it takes forever to warm up now i could just rev it with the choke held till its warm but its all elderly people round me and they don apreciate the awasome noise so can any one look at this photo and tell me how i could mount it without it beeing ugly i tryed ziptieng it to the bars but that dosent work
#help and if some one could make me a bracket i would ve ever so gratefull and would send them some beer/fag money

[Paxovasa]

Bikes take a few minutes to warm up properly.

Is the choke on the handlebar?
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[lonie]

no itts just a cable and plunger hangging lose it was like that when i got ithold on ill find a pick

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs007.snc4/33720_492006397164_700952164_7556993_7848055_n.jpg the green thing is the plunger wehn i had it zip tied to the bars

[Paxovasa]

You could buy some thing like this and attach it to the handlebars

https://www.lambrettaspares.com/spareparts/control-cables/handlebar-choke-pull./mbu0444.html
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[HD]

Dont know about anyone else but I dont ride my bike until I am satisfied that it is warm. So I leave it running for like 5 mins.

If everyone else does that, too, I would advise that you just hold your choke until it is warm.

Anyway, hope it works out. And you should have kept some money behind for petrol. I always keep £3 under my seat just to get me home. If I needed it that bad I would use it to get to work. Just an idea
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[lonie]

well i usualy keep a fiver in my leather jacket for petrol but i havent had a bike so i spent it on fags lol

the problem i have with the choke is that i cant see anywhere to mount it maybe on the bar clamps?

[HD]

Am I right in thinking you just pull that green thing? If so, then its practically on your bars

And about the money, its easily done
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[lonie]

[Suntan Sid]

Pull the choke then put a clothes peg, or two if they'll fit, on the cable to hold the choke in postion!

[Glenben92]