Flipped the bike: it won't start. Procedure?
Posted: 04:41 am Apr 01 2015
What's the correct procedure for starting a bike which has been flipped/dropped to it's side for a period of time? Namely I have two questions: what causes it to not start, and how should I go about starting it? My electric start bikes have never had this problem (first time on the KDX, though I hadn't dropped it or crashed yet). My electrics would kind of have trouble at first because the gas moved around, but would quickly start up after a few button presses. Yesterday I went for a ride and after missing a steep climb, ended up dropping/ having to turn and pull the bike down back down (only a meter from the top!). This essentially made the wheels face up and the body/gas tank down. Then the bike wouldn't turn over.
I assumed this is because of a flooded carb, so I turned the petlock to "off" and turned a screw on the lefthand-side of the carb to let gas out. Still wouldn't start, so I kept toying around with it (the same procedure) until it eventually turned over. Problem is, I'm not sure if this was the best approach.
So...
1. Am I correct in assuming this was because of a flooded carb? Maybe I twisted the throttle too much when I dropped it, or being upside down caused fuel to accumulate in the carb?
2. What is the best approach to remedy this? Should I have taken out the plug to check for wetness and dried it out? Does the "full throttle kick" trick work on the KDX? I've done that once before on my friend's DR 250. Apparently it makes it only suck in air.
Thanks or any advice and sorry for sounding like an idiot.
I assumed this is because of a flooded carb, so I turned the petlock to "off" and turned a screw on the lefthand-side of the carb to let gas out. Still wouldn't start, so I kept toying around with it (the same procedure) until it eventually turned over. Problem is, I'm not sure if this was the best approach.
So...
1. Am I correct in assuming this was because of a flooded carb? Maybe I twisted the throttle too much when I dropped it, or being upside down caused fuel to accumulate in the carb?
2. What is the best approach to remedy this? Should I have taken out the plug to check for wetness and dried it out? Does the "full throttle kick" trick work on the KDX? I've done that once before on my friend's DR 250. Apparently it makes it only suck in air.
Thanks or any advice and sorry for sounding like an idiot.