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This is my first time going through the process of figuring out why my '04 250 isn't starting after winter so I've just got a couple of questions. Keep in mind that I have never worked on any automotive poo poo before. Also, the bike always did take a little to get started since I bought it from its second owner and I almost always had to start the bike with the choke on all the way. The starter cranks the engine but after 3-4 times of holding the starter for like 5 seconds I need to throw the battery on the charger again. Is this an indication that the battery needs to be replaced? I took off the tank (drained it too) and checked the plugs. From comparing them to pics online they look fine. I'll probably just replace them anyway since they're 2 bucks or whatever but here's a pic just to be sure.  I'm a little hesitant to try and clean the carbs since even after reading the guide on ninja250.org I'm still confused. I began by draining the float bowls and something I noticed when I did this was that next to nothing came out of one of the bowls and about 1oz came out of the other. I'm assuming this is bad and means I need to just suck it up and take the carbs off for a cleaning. If my bike starts using starter fluid this is definitely it then, yeah? punch drunk fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Jun 6, 2014 |
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Jun 6, 2014 21:22
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Forgot to update after the forums went down but I replaced the battery and put new gas in and after a bit it sputtered to life. As far as winterizing I just threw some Stabil in the tank and drained the bowls. I'm guessing the battery went because I just stored it in the basement over the winter and I never put it on a charger plus being a couple years old. Does leaving it on the tender the whole winter really make a significant difference?
punch drunk fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Jul 5, 2014 |
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Jul 5, 2014 22:05
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