help with bike

[johnnyflat]

check out the video if it works

http://youtu.be/sUfLB69qefc

[johnnyflat]

thanks for all the help

[scottynoface]

Hahahahahahahahaha, please make another pointless/awkward video just to say "my bike wont start help."

[wickeded]

First off, do not give it gas when trying to start it. If you have been giving it gas every time you tried starting it, its probably flooded.
Let it sit for awhile, apply full choke, do not touch the throttle and hit the start button (make sure its on neutral).
Also, check the obvious, you do have gas in the tank right?
You might have to get your carbs cleaned.

[johnnyflat]

thanks no one told me about the throttle thing

yea there gas in the tank ,no one told me about the throttle

theres definitely gonna be more pointless vids

[wickeded]

thanks no one told me about the throttle thing

yea there gas in the tank ,no one told me about the throttle

theres definitely gonna be more pointless vids

Make sure you apply the choke by pulling on the lever. I cant really tell in the video but it looks like you do not have the choke on.
How long did it sit from the time it was last running?

[johnnyflat]

well i bought it from some one that had it in a pawn shop for a year there lost there job and could get it out , then he got its running took it back to my house ran it aroud for a little while then about 3 days to a weeks it acted like in the video

[Kreylyn]

First off, do not give it gas when trying to start it. If you have been giving it gas every time you tried starting it, its probably flooded.
Let it sit for awhile, apply full choke, do not touch the throttle and hit the start button (make sure its on neutral).
Also, check the obvious, you do have gas in the tank right?
You might have to get your carbs cleaned.

thanks no one told me about the throttle thing

yea there gas in the tank ,no one told me about the throttle

theres definitely gonna be more pointless vids

Common misunderstanding...

You can't "flood" the carbs by turning the throttle on the Katana. It has CV carbs (constant velocity). To get fuel to flow, you have to have some pressure pulling the fuel out of the jets.

More throttle = more air.

If the engine is running to pull more air through, you get more fuel and higher rpms.

If the engine is not running, you just lost all pressure that was pulling fuel out of the carbs and you have mostly only air.

A cold engine needs more fuel than normal to start (thus the fuel enrichment or "starter" cable called "choke").

To start the bike make sure the battery if fully charged. Pull the choke lever back, pull the clutch lever in, push the starter button. No throttle because that will lean out the mix. It IS possible that is all you need.


Krey

[HemiKat]

Common misunderstanding...

You can't "flood" the carbs by turning the throttle on the Katana. It has CV carbs (constant velocity). To get fuel to flow, you have to have some pressure pulling the fuel out of the jets.

More throttle = more air.

If the engine is running to pull more air through, you get more fuel and higher rpms.

If the engine is not running, you just lost all pressure that was pulling fuel out of the carbs and you have mostly only air.

A cold engine needs more fuel than normal to start (thus the fuel enrichment or "starter" cable called "choke").

To start the bike make sure the battery if fully charged. Pull the choke lever back, pull the clutch lever in, push the starter button. No throttle because that will lean out the mix. It IS possible that is all you need.


Krey

What he said... Its not really a Choke, its a Fuel Enrichment Circuit. When you open the throttle it shuts off the enrichment ports.

[wickeded]

Common misunderstanding...

You can't "flood" the carbs by turning the throttle on the Katana. It has CV carbs (constant velocity). To get fuel to flow, you have to have some pressure pulling the fuel out of the jets.

More throttle = more air.

If the engine is running to pull more air through, you get more fuel and higher rpms.

If the engine is not running, you just lost all pressure that was pulling fuel out of the carbs and you have mostly only air.

A cold engine needs more fuel than normal to start (thus the fuel enrichment or "starter" cable called "choke").

To start the bike make sure the battery if fully charged. Pull the choke lever back, pull the clutch lever in, push the starter button. No throttle because that will lean out the mix. It IS possible that is all you need.


Krey

Thanks for the clarification Krey.