Struggling to start
Struggling to startIm still struggling to get the beast running. We've been in contact with Davo a few times, and he is trying to "walk" us through some ideas as to what is causing the bike to not start. Compression (check), Spark (check), fuel (check), the starter sounding like my horn intermittently (check) lol. I haven't the foggiest as to why it won't start. It sure does look good though.
Wont startKellie, more gas, more gas. This has been my experience with these old beasts!...................D
See if the plugs are wet. If so... then try to start with the choke off and throttle cracked. If the float isn't set just right, sometimes the carb will spill fuel right into the intake ports. I had set the one on my Dream down a couple mm lower than spec to keep the fuel level in the bowl down. Good luck!
here are some pictures of our current set up of the engine. Anyone see anything that isn't correct?
 IMG_8369 by bruceandkellie, on Flickr  IMG_8368 by bruceandkellie, on Flickr  IMG_8367 by bruceandkellie, on Flickr  IMG_8366 by bruceandkellie, on Flickr  IMG_8365 by bruceandkellie, on Flickr Hard to startMake absolutely certain that your points are gapped right on the money. And, if you change them, it changes your timing.
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