[arsenic]

that would mean you wouldn't have spark BTW.

[latenight]

kreylyn. I did check the voltage at what I thought was the coils... the wire that connects to the battery rather than the battery itself, correct? I used the multimeter to touch the wires of the battery cables just before where the metal connectors fit over the battery connectors. Is that what you mean?

arsenic:

spark test coming up. just have to get a spark plug socket tomorrow at sears!

[arsenic]

No, what he means by testing the voltage at the coils is there are two wires that go to the coils. Test those. That is primary. The voltage at the spark plug boot, that is secondary. Actually, that is ohm resistance for the coils themselves. I'm guessing what he means is testing the voltage at the two coil wires. We'll let him explain what he means.

[Kreylyn]

Chris got it... check the votage at the coils where the orange/white stripe wire plugs on them.

The coils are what the spark plug wires come out of under the gas tank.

Krey

[latenight]

Krey and aresnic! Thanks for your help. I removed the spark plugs and have attached a picture here.

http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?p=2105448&posted=1#post2105448

My voltage meter stopped working so I was unable to test at the coils, although I exchanged it today. Anyways, I also realized that I had thought the PRIME position of the petcock was the ON position. So basically I left it on PRIME for 3 weeks during regular use. Then the bike started dying. Could it be that the battery issue was separate and that it could have been this that caused my issues? The spark plugs are black and smell of fuel. I think I mishandled two threads, so perhaps the other thread is now more relevant, but I am thinking of doing an oil change. I also read that having the spark plugs out and pushing the bike around will be good to get extra gasoline out. Any other suggestions? I will install new spark plugs when they arrive tomorrow.