Hi,

I had some carb issues, splatter & a flat spot on low rev. I just had the entire carb o-ring set changed & this has basically solved that problem. I have now found that my bike hassles to start.

It takes quiet a while to get it started even though it has been started up in the last 24 hours. The process I have found to get it started is; I engage the choke & continouly press the start button in intervals until it starts, this takes maybe 10min, it sounds like it wants to start but just doesn't tick over. When it starts I need to allow it to idle before touching the accelerator because it would just switch off. At this point it sounds like its firing on 3 cyclinders, if I allow it to idle & reving it for a period of time it normalises & revs clean, alternatively I can ride out the missfire & it will run perfectly. At this point if I switch it off it would start back up on the first turn but if I leave it for a day it gives me a hassle. I have been forced to start it up everyday so that I don't have major issues.

The mechanic has no idea what the problem could be, it has been for a service & everything seems to be fine.

Please help!!!

has it had a compression test done? If its what i think its low on compression on at least one cylinder

No a compression test has not been done. Would this be valid since when I allow it to idle enough or ride it out everything normalises?

i could be something really stupid thinking about it. Gimme a call if you want to i'd need to ask you a few questions but if it is stupid we could get it sorted in a few minutes.
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