new bike with an issue

agarrity1 · Post by **agarrity1** » 10:06 pm May 15 2010

ok so im over at this guys place buying a hay rake and i go in the barn to give him his money and i look over along the wall and thre sits a 97 kdx and im like damn its been forever since ive ridden one of thoes! he just asks me if i want it and that he will take $250 for it. lol umm yeah! he said it ran when parked a few yrs ago.
so i take it home drain all the gas clean the carb put a new plug in it and i swear it fires the first kick. it took it out for a ride and it has great throttle responce but it quickly goes flat almost like the choke is on. not sure if its in the carb or the kips not opening. looking for opinions as to where to start.

Post by **Indawoods** » 10:18 pm May 15 2010

Might want to remove the mice from the reeds!

You will probably have to take a guitar string up through the jets.

Check the condition of the reeds too.... Did you put a new air cleaner on it?

agarrity1 · Post by **agarrity1** » 10:42 pm May 15 2010

air cleaner wasnt that bad and it seems to be getting plenty fuel

agarrity1 · Post by **agarrity1** » 10:54 pm May 15 2010

f y i this is a one owner bike that has been ridden much. could the reeds have something to do with it?

Post by **Julien D** » 06:49 am May 16 2010

Reeds, KIPS valves jammed/broken, clogged main jet....

Uh, it's early, that's all I can think of right now.

Oh, $250??? Score!!

Post by **Varmint** » 08:14 am May 16 2010

omg, you stole that thing!

Clean that carb completely.

WNC · Post by **WNC** » 08:45 am May 16 2010

Yer on the right track, air and fuel, the two main things a combustion engine needs to operate. I would take the entire carb apart, and soak it in gas for a few days. Do the wire thing that Inda mentioned. Gas with Ethenol in will clog ports and jets like dirt and doesnt burn as clean. Check the petcock valve also, they clog too.
And worse case senerio, it might need rings.

And if all fails, give me a call, I would be more than happy to give you yer money back.

Post by **Julien D** » 09:04 am May 16 2010

If it's been shitting in a shed for years, it's unlikely it had ethanol in it. Just sayin...

Still need to super clean the carb. A set of guitar strings is an indispensable tool for cleaning out jets and jet passages.

Do check the kips valves as well. Perhaps they were not working when the bike was parked?

Slick_Nick · Post by **Slick_Nick** » 01:09 pm May 16 2010

What a steal! Can we get some pics of this thing?

agarrity1 · Post by **agarrity1** » 08:22 pm May 16 2010

i will get some pics on here soon. in good shape though stickers gone from the tank but otherwise its a nice bike.

agarrity1 · Post by **agarrity1** » 08:45 pm May 16 2010

how do you post pics on here? im new to this. lol

Sapphire · Post by **Sapphire** » 09:23 am May 17 2010

What a score! Congrats on that!

You need to upload your pics to a site like Photobucket.com its free and easy.. then once they are there, you copy the bottom address if you scroll over them...it looks like [img]blah%20blah%20blah[/img]...

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agarrity1 · Post by **agarrity1** » 10:32 am May 17 2010

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agarrity1 · Post by **agarrity1** » 10:37 am May 17 2010

lol, thanks man! doesnt look to have been ridden much from the amount of paint still on the frame.

agarrity1 · Post by **agarrity1** » 10:42 am May 17 2010

it seems to be getting fuel when opened up just not getting air or the lack of being able to get rid of exhaust. exhaust seems pretty gumed up so im leaning towards the kips. ill probably look into that first.

Post by **Indawoods** » 10:54 am May 17 2010

Looks like the stock pipe... replace that with a FMF Woods pipe. That will uncork it. Repack the silencer.

agarrity1 · Post by **agarrity1** » 11:11 am May 17 2010

why cant i send a pm? indawoods thats a sweet bike you have!

Post by **scheckaet** » 11:12 am May 17 2010

gotta make a donation to subscribe and become a member to PM...

Post by **Indawoods** » 11:13 am May 17 2010

If you donate to the site...(up top) the PM's and Avatar get unlocked.

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