zzzz Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Is this normal? This has happened for 3 days now, not just the first time I started it. Once it gets going it seems fine. But it takes me forever to get it started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creole Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 how cold is it there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motoman991 Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 try some starting fluid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnoss Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 What all was done to the top end? Is your compression good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayFressh Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Well lets see does the bike wanna start when you first kick it? Are you flooding it, kick it a couple times check your plugs? All ways try to tune your bike with newer plugs, I don't but it's a good idea lol,. It could be alot more simple and the bike is cold. Compression should be square if you just had the head done? Starting fluid will usually work, but your bikes not starting for a reason, starting fluid is a bad habit. Also does it idle when it finally starts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincster Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 If you opened it up at all, i.e. bored out, you may need to rejet. Give us more detail on your bike setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDD Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 A common problem is an air leak. Most of the time its from cross threading the TORS carb caps down. Does it rev up when it starts up or idle pretty high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbirdman Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 I just posted this in a different thread, but I'll put it here too... Make sure that the float bowls are on the right carburetors. If they're switched, you don't have a choke/starter circuit and cold-starting can be a real b*tch. Look on the side of the float bowls that faces the cylinders - on one of them you'll see a small brass-colored bearing. That float bowl goes on the carburetor with the choke. Will you post back if that was the problem? I'm interested in seeing how often this is the case with a hard-to-start Banshee that runs well otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted February 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I feel kinda dumb, but the problem was like eating 4 day old mexican food...................bad gas. I didn't think it was that old. But anyways, thanks for the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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