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Hey Ashley,
Just adding onto your thread, I wonder if you guys experience difficulty starting the bike after sitting for the winter, and perhaps with most of the oil in the sump. I gave it quite a few tries a few days back when we had nice weather here in Michigan and it just would not catch. I checked and here's spark at the plugs, air, and fuel is also getting to the pistons because the plugs got fouled up pretty good when I pulled them to check for spark. I cleaned them up and put the bike back together. Plus the bike ran fine before the winter hibernation. So, I'm just thinking that the ice-cold fuel, weak kicking effort (bad kicking technique perhaps), and oil in the sump causing a lot of friction may be at fault for it not roaring to life. When this new kicker comes in I'll give it another try, and likely drain the sump as well, to see if it roars to life after a few kicks. I'm expecting it will.

Anyway, just a thought as I sit here bored at work....

<blockquote data-quote="Starvingphotog" data-source="post: 615702" data-attributes="member: 12517">Hey Ashley, Just adding onto your thread, I wonder if you guys experience difficulty starting the bike after sitting for the winter, and perhaps with most of the oil in the sump. I gave it quite a few tries a few days back when we had nice weather here in Michigan and it just would not catch. I checked and here&#039;s spark at the plugs, air, and fuel is also getting to the pistons because the plugs got fouled up pretty good when I pulled them to check for spark. I cleaned them up and put the bike back together. Plus the bike ran fine before the winter hibernation. So, I&#039;m just thinking that the ice-cold fuel, weak kicking effort (bad kicking technique perhaps), and oil in the sump causing a lot of friction may be at fault for it not roaring to life. When this new kicker comes in I&#039;ll give it another try, and likely drain the sump as well, to see if it roars to life after a few kicks. I&#039;m expecting it will. Anyway, just a thought as I sit here bored at work....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Starvingphotog, post: 615702, member: 12517"] Hey Ashley, Just adding onto your thread, I wonder if you guys experience difficulty starting the bike after sitting for the winter, and perhaps with most of the oil in the sump. I gave it quite a few tries a few days back when we had nice weather here in Michigan and it just would not catch. I checked and here's spark at the plugs, air, and fuel is also getting to the pistons because the plugs got fouled up pretty good when I pulled them to check for spark. I cleaned them up and put the bike back together. Plus the bike ran fine before the winter hibernation. So, I'm just thinking that the ice-cold fuel, weak kicking effort (bad kicking technique perhaps), and oil in the sump causing a lot of friction may be at fault for it not roaring to life. When this new kicker comes in I'll give it another try, and likely drain the sump as well, to see if it roars to life after a few kicks. I'm expecting it will. Anyway, just a thought as I sit here bored at work.... [/QUOTE]

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