95 katana gsxf 750cc

[suzukibob]

suzukibob
thanks guys!!!!
ok its another cold day in western new york if you could tell me how the petcocck valve wrks as far as prime/on/off im leaving it on prime and i just went out to start and a took a lil bit but shes on. now mind you in the summer i had no problem starting this puppy up.GSXFJim i just bought the battery but it did start quite fast with jump lookin into replacing.Devinjordan & cintidude04 um as far as the running rich it takes a while of turning over but she sparks when the fuel hits and after that first lazy start and she gets warm shes all good on every time she starts. its the first initial start up in 5 degree weather.BlackKat Joe i will get the cleaning of the carbbs and coil. need to start up like you do one try! thanks guys

[MikeyZ]

Might be running to rich and fouling the plugs? Pull the plugs and see if they are indeed fouled.

[Wild-Bill]

Try this: Hook up some jumpers to a car battery (not running) so you know you've got a full 12 volts and plenty of juice to spin the engine nice and quick. leave the choke off and turn it over for a few seconds to clear the cylinders. Then put the choke on full, keep your fingers off the throttle and hit the starter. if it was running before and you haven't done anything to it since then it should crank up. For future reference, don't mess with the throttle when you're starting. If the carbs are right then you shouldn't have to and, in fact, it makes it harder to start. You'll flood the engine. With my '95 750 I don't touch the throttle until it's off the choke.

[suzukibob]

MikeyZ and Wild-Bill thanks plugs were fould and it needed a full 12 volts to start! starts great now but its cold out here i could see this happening again with no heated garage or anything. hey could you help me post my pics i try and cant just seem to do it rite. i would like to find out to see if there is an ezier way

[Wild-Bill]

Post to photobucket or a site like that and then use the [Insert Image] button at the top of the message window. It'll let you paste a link to your photo into the body of your message.

[BlackKat Joe]

For future reference, don't mess with the throttle when you're starting. If the carbs are right then you shouldn't have to and, in fact, it makes it harder to start. You'll flood the engine. With my '95 750 I don't touch the throttle until it's off the choke.

+1

I used to have a helluva time getting my bike ('89 750) started, and had to futz with the throttle and choke lever, and find the "sweet spot". I got my carbs and plugs cleaned, and new coils and wires. Now I open the choke, push the button once, she fires right up and I don't touch nothin til I turn off the choke.

I'm wondering if you might have a deeper issue if the PO had fouled plugs, then you got fouled plugs (and brand new too!)...

[cintidude04]

I'm wondering if you might have a deeper issue if the PO had fouled plugs, then you got fouled plugs (and brand new too!)...

that deeper issue would be called running rich lol

[Devinjordan]

that deeper issue would be called running rich lol

+1

[GSXFJim]

... now i live in snow country buffalo n.y.

cold will kill a so-so battery in a heartbeat.. if you jumped it and it started.. replace the battery..

and don't mess with the throttle like Wild-Bill said...

[suzukibob]

Finally got pics

suzukibob
thanks guys!!!!
ok its another cold day in western new york if you could tell me how the petcocck valve wrks as far as prime/on/off im leaving it on prime and i just went out to start and a took a lil bit but shes on. now mind you in the summer i had no problem starting this puppy up.GSXFJim i just bought the battery but it did start quite fast with jump lookin into replacing.Devinjordan & cintidude04 um as far as the running rich it takes a while of turning over but she sparks when the fuel hits and after that first lazy start and she gets warm shes all good on every time she starts. its the first initial start up in 5 degree weather.BlackKat Joe i will get the cleaning of the carbbs and coil. need to start up like you do one try! thanks guys

[cintidude04]

running rich will not stop you from starting (but will be the culprit behind your fouled plugs) but a near dead battery in cold weather will keep you from starting

[suzukibob]

Thanks