cow_bob

I got my bird back on Saturday and pulls harder than it ever has. The bike still smells likes gas though. I'm not sure I should be worried or not.

What did you find out from the dealer? Turns out the petcock wigged out on me and filled up one of the piston chambers with gasoline. Their gonna replace it, the plugs, and the air filter and it's gonna cost me less than the price of a new set of tires! That's good news to me, I was thinking the worse. I had almost convinced myself to go get one of the new cbr600rr's.

Well I gave up and took it to the dealer today. Thanks for all the help but I know when I'm over my head.

What does it mean if one of the stacks is full of gas?

Yes, this has happened to me on more than one bike. Try charging the battery, it don't cost anything. I'll give it a try. As far as the kickstand switch goes, I usually crank it in neutral with the bike on the stand so the switch wouldn't have an effect. I'm about 75% sure it's gonna be something stupid like a faulty switch and I'll have dismantled my bike for nothing.

I just checked all the hoses under the tank and they all look good. In fact, everything on this bike looks brand new. Is it possible that the battery is strong enough to turn the starter but not strong enough to completely start the engine? This is my first bike I've had to work on, if you couldn't tell already. A buddy of mine said it sounded like the coils were bad but I'm not sure how to check them.

It's got half a tank of fresh gas. I tried with and without the choke with no luck. I've heard of the kill switch going out but I'm not sure of an easy way to check and see if it's causing the problem.

This bird is completely stock. I bought it from a dealer and don't know much history on it. There was a receipt in the owners manual for new plugs dated back in early 2004. The battery might be going but it seems to be turning over just fine. Like you said, this thing has sat a lot so theres probably many things that should be replaced (IE. filter, plugs, ) The bike still had factory tires on it when I bought it. The dealer got a kick outta that. Told me they don't make those tires anymore and haven't for awhile. I need to get my bike back on the road before I do something stupid like buying a new one....hahaha Thanks for all the help.

I live in East Texas (Kilgore). I've got the tool kit that came with the bike. The bike was and still is in perfect condition when I bought it. This is the first problem I've had out of the bike (with the exception of forking over $600+ for tires from my local honda dealer.) I'll take the tank off tonight and see if new plugs fix it.

I've got a 1997 bird with just over 5,000 original miles. I went riding all day Saturday and I had no troubles. The first thing Sunday morning, I went out to crank it to go to work and it would turn over but it wouldn't fire. I'm in the process of changing the spark plugs and I'm hoping that'll fix it. I'm trying to follow the owners manual but I'm not having much luck. Wouldn't it be easier to get to by taking off the gas tank? Any kind of help would be appreciated. I'm trying to avoid taking it to the shop and paying a fortune. Thanks