more bike problems, please help

[HaPpYGuY]

Hey

  I just finished working like a millenium on my bike (got stolen in toronto and trashed and I fixed it... well sorta).... and I'm still having problems.  The bike has tons of troubles starting, and the idling jumps everywhere, but i choke it for a while, then it seems to sit perfectly, and i can let it run a while...  But everytime I take it out for a ride, after a certain ammount of time, (5 - 10 minutes) it starts being sluggist then dies, and i can't start it... I usually end up draining the battery trying to start it.  (I'm tired of walking home with my bike beside me) Then i put the battery charger on it, let it sit awhile, then she starts again with the charger on... any ideas?  It's getting frustrating...  Thanks

Joey Q

[callmelenny]

Hey

But everytime I take it out for a ride, after a certain ammount of time, (5 - 10 minutes) it starts being sluggist then dies, and i can't start it... I usually end up draining the battery trying to start it.  (I'm tired of walking home with my bike beside me) Then i put the battery charger on it, let it sit awhile, then she starts again with the charger on... any ideas?  It's getting frustrating...  Thanks

Joey Q

My vote is fuel starvation problem. Stick a screwdriver in your pocket and ride around til you get that symptom (sluggish, dies). Get off the bike and open the drains on both carbs and see if they are full of gas. If not, then you found your cause. Fuel starvation could be petcock problem, gas tank vent, clogged lines etc.

Have you tried switching to prime after bike dies?

[goat]

I suppose that depends on what damage occured.

My first thoughts are that the vent on top of the tank is clogged. After a while, the vaccuum in the tank wins over the vaccuum from the engine and fuel flow stops. This would go away once the pressure equalizes.

To check this, open your fuel tank next time it dies. If it starts after that, you found your problem.

My second thought would be a really rich mixture. Do you keep the choke on when you are riding? if so, try turning it off once your bike has warmed up.

Otherwise, I suppose that it could be a jetting thing but I can't think of how something like that could happen. If all else fails, rebuilding or cleaning the carbs would be an option that couldn't hurt.

Good luck fixing your bike  

[The Buddha]

OK sounds like that Werase's SV problem ... tank vent ...
second guess ... high floats making it over rich ...
third ... yea The usual clogged up tank/carbs ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[HaPpYGuY]

yeah makes sense actually, i just checked it out, and the fuel tube that feeds the engine was sitting on my engin and melted half closed... hmm good job joey... alright thanks alot guys

joey q

[vfrocket]

Holy smokes!!! good thing it did not rupture on you and turn you into a flameball...

gald you found it.