gs500 won't start

[cheze64]

:dunno:

what would cause this bike to turn over and not crank? i know this has a very wide range of possibilities a couple of things come to mind . does this bike have a cdi or could the signal generator have gone bad what are some of the other options i think the problem is electrical in nature. thanks in advance  

mike

[roguegeek]

It's rare that I ever get my GS to start up right away in the morning without throwing it on a battery charger for 5 minutes. Is there nothing when you actually hit the ignition button or do you hear the starter kick in but no ignition?

[cheze64]

it turns over i can hear the compression through the exhaust but,it just won't fire up . it's getting spark ,compression and fuel

[Richard UK]

Check the ignition kill switch

[scratch]

So the sparkplugs are wet with gas? If you haven't started the bike in a long time a couple things happen, the battery goes weak and the gas in the carbs turns to varnish and clogs the jets.
How about choke? Are you using the choke?

[cheze64]

no i haven't checked the plugs for fuel and i am using the choke. one time it did fire up the engine raced for about 15 seconds and died. (what i did was added a little transmission fluid to the cylinders to hopefully add to the compression

[roguegeek]

Try throwing the battery on a charger for a half hour and see what happens.

[cheze64]

tried that     thanx

[etam]

when was the last ride? you might want to put it on prime.  If it catches once for 15sec, that's a good sign..you might want to keep cranking couple more times, every time for like 2 seconds.

measure the battery voltage or use the car battery (not running) to see if it helps at all.

edit: remove plugs and crank, check for spark