Neal Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hi This is my mates bike Was fine till the other day NOw it won’t start Put new plugs in Starts on full choke Ideals low for a few seconds then dies Won’t start at all on no choke Any ideas guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Not sure, let me go fetch my crystal ball... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Are the new plugs the right spec/not damaged? Other than that my guess is anything/everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hi This is my mates bike Was fine till the other day NOw it won’t start Put new plugs in Starts on full choke Ideals low for a few seconds then dies Won’t start at all on no choke Any ideas guys What bike?And did you gap the plugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Put the old plugs back in. If it's fine it's the plugs, if it's not its bound to be something else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Biker Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hi Neal, it may help if we had more information like what bike and what year, under what circumstances did it stop working ie ran out of fuel or just died? Has it been laid up for a while or recently had any work done on it? The more information the better the chance someone may be able to help you.Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leener Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Did it start with the old plugs in? What state are the plugs in?Have you checked the gap?Are they sparking?Are the coils ok?There are a billion ways to go with this.You could do a few basic checks with the spark plugs, checking the air filter and airbox, to cleaning the carbs out. Start with checking plugs, coils and leads, and work your way round each part of the system. Spark, air, fuel, exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 1200 bandit 200234000It didn’t run out of fuel Plugs are fine It was running fine 1 day Filled up from a petrol can (yes can) Did about 5 miles nxt day and it miss fired, spluttered so he got it home now it won’t start Got to fuel related ? Air lock ? Shit in can Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leener Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 The plot thickens. It's starting to sound like fuel, mate. My suspect would definitely be some crap got through to the carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 You have to be very careful when you remove the PLUG CAPS on Bandits . Because they go down deep into the engine its tempting to pull them off the plugs by gripping the ht lead . This could cause it to become detached from the plug cap which would lead to poor running. Sometimes the little pointed screw in the cap can come loose because its only held in by a star washer. The best way to get the caps off the plugs is to lever them off using a large pair of thin nosed pliers. It's equally possible that the ht leads have come loose from the coils . If they are held in by plastic clips like they are on a GSXR then they are ridiculously fragile and very hard to find replacements for . Most people end up using zip ties to keep the leads in place when these things fail. Hope this helps . Whenever a bike won't work after work has been done then then it's nearly always going to be the work that has caused the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgrump Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Sounds like stale fuel to me, if it's been sat in can for a while, Don't forget normal pump fuel has a shelf life in the UK of a month, after this it starts to go off. Drain out all the fuel first and put in fresh fuel. And if it's Carb version, don't forget to drain float bowls, otherwise it still trying to start on old fuel in bowl's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc.2guns Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 1200 bandit 200234000It didn’t run out of fuel Plugs are fine It was running fine 1 day Filled up from a petrol can (yes can) Did about 5 miles nxt day and it miss fired, spluttered so he got it home now it won’t start Got to fuel related ? Air lock ? Shit in can CheersWater or mix fuel boggin it out flush it try again Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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