so i should kick this off by saying that i'm still a bike newbie -- but i'm not lazy and really want to understand what's going on so please don't give me too hard of a time.
so i found that my bike wouldn't start up today. i put it away last night with no problems. i found that it will run for a few moments if i spray starter fluid into the airbox...but then quickly dies.
the tank was initially out of gas (i must have been in a hurry last time i refueled and not topped off -- i normally get ~95 miles/tank and this was at ~52.)
i put in about a gallon of gas...no progress.
spark plugs are less than 2 months old. carbs have been well synced before.
so i'm stumped. it's apparently a matter of either air flow or fuel flow right?
But...there is gas in the float bowls (i believe this implies that the fuel is in fact making it's way into the carbs??)
and doesn't the very fact that the system can run on starter fuel imply that there is no air intake problem (i'm not saying the air intake is perfect -- it could totally use a new filter and i've already ordered one.)
the carbs have been hopelessly gunked up before -- but the bike was running perfectly last night! it seems unlikely that the carb situation could degrade so fast!
plz help guys!
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