Getting Frustrated

[LLrain710]

OK so heres whats up.  Bike stopped running well at the end of last season.  Would bog down and stall and i started having problems getting it started.  So just recently i took the carbs apart and cleaned em up, i figured this was the problem, it sat for a little while before i bought it last year.  Put the carbs back in charged the battery up, tried to start it, no go.  Fiddled with the idle screw for a while, every once in a while it will backfire really loud.  Once or twice i got it to start, and revved really weakly, could keep it at like 5 grand if i kept the throttle wide open.  So now im back to it not starting at all and im getting pissed.  WHen i try to start it trys to turn but just wont.  I dont think its the battery cause the lights and horn works, and it read over a 12v charge.  Any advice???

thanks luke

[klimber]

see if you have good fuel flow, close the tank petcock and remove a hose clamp and aim the other end in to a container, open the petcock back out again,  should come out in a happy steady stream,

is the tank petcock in the right position "vertical"

try i running with it on prime, any difference?

check your air filter, anything made a nest in there?

do  a quick sans filter start, any better?

plugs?  cables not on the plug all the way, is there a short?

check carb  float level?


just somestuff i'd check out in your case

i'm sure there are more ideas!

[scratch]

Choke? Does the choke work?