helitaiwan963
New Member
Hey guys,
So I just purchased a 74 KZ400 and it's in GREAT shape... Anyway, it was supposed to have been running but the previous owner had it sitting for a few months in a garage.
So we tried to start it yesterday, and it didn't seem to want to turn over. So we checked the spark plugs and they were all good and produced spark. Also all the fuel lines, and petcock were flowing freely with fuel. So today, i pulled the plugs again, cleaned them and sprayed some starting fluid into the combustion chamber, changed out the old fuel with some new gas, and cranked it while my buddy was spraying starter fluid into the carbs. Choke was in the closed position btw. So it would just start up for a few sections, and when we would try and it it idle, it just dies out. Never stays running for more than 4-6 seconds... This is really frustrating for me as this is my first bike and I'm really excited to get on with the bratstyle build...
Is there anything i'm doing wrong? Or stuff I should be checking for in order to get the bike to start running? Right now, i feel like it's only starting up because it's running off the starting fluid and not the gas like it is supposed to...
Does the clutch need to be in to start on these bikes or no? I think i read somewhere that some bikes needed to pull the clutch in?
Any and all suggestions and help would be greatly appreciated!
-Eric
So I just purchased a 74 KZ400 and it's in GREAT shape... Anyway, it was supposed to have been running but the previous owner had it sitting for a few months in a garage.
So we tried to start it yesterday, and it didn't seem to want to turn over. So we checked the spark plugs and they were all good and produced spark. Also all the fuel lines, and petcock were flowing freely with fuel. So today, i pulled the plugs again, cleaned them and sprayed some starting fluid into the combustion chamber, changed out the old fuel with some new gas, and cranked it while my buddy was spraying starter fluid into the carbs. Choke was in the closed position btw. So it would just start up for a few sections, and when we would try and it it idle, it just dies out. Never stays running for more than 4-6 seconds... This is really frustrating for me as this is my first bike and I'm really excited to get on with the bratstyle build...
Is there anything i'm doing wrong? Or stuff I should be checking for in order to get the bike to start running? Right now, i feel like it's only starting up because it's running off the starting fluid and not the gas like it is supposed to...
Does the clutch need to be in to start on these bikes or no? I think i read somewhere that some bikes needed to pull the clutch in?
Any and all suggestions and help would be greatly appreciated!
-Eric