running backfires, now no spark

[81GS850]

well folks had alot of crappy weather this weekend so I have to wait to find out exact issue but in the meantime, pretty sure it was just so flooded and my trying and trying for days with it flooded fowled the plugs and my battery is toast I could be wrong but I charge it up so it says its fully charged try to start get two maybe 3 pushes of the start button and its dead heres hoping with new plugs and a new battery she will go also it was so flooded 3 days after trying it my airfilter is still dripping and garbage I know I need a new one and am getting before I even try it again thanks guys and will let everyone know exactly once I do.

[tom203]

Since you say "airfilter is still dripping", you better check petcock for correct operation- If it's still passing gas in "ON' spot when bike is off, it's faulty. I don't see lots of cranking (with bike not starting) saturating airbox- fuel would get sucked into cylinders instead. Old petcocks are always suspect.

[81GS850]

ill check the petcock but it was trying to start as well when I flooded it and now since then I have found no spark, going to try to see if i can get it to go today with just charging the battery again or if I need plugs or hopefully i didnt burn something that makes the spark out.

[tom203]

Pull the gas tank off and check for 12 volts at coils (orange/white wire to good ground)- no sense cranking if the ignition is not powered up. Also leave air filter element out to dry out completely. Bike will start with open filter box, it just won't run well beyond idle speed.

[81GS850]

hey folks just an updated aand thanks everybody for your time and input hooked it up to my moms van battery with engine off had air filter box open and I havent tried it for about a week and she back fired a few times then fired up had trouble keepin it alive without throttle shut it down put cover back on air filter and she fired right up running great. thanks everyone pics to come.

[tom203]

hey folks just an updated aand thanks everybody for your time and input hooked it up to my moms van battery with engine off had air filter box open and I havent tried it for about a week and she back fired a few times then fired up had trouble keepin it alive without throttle shut it down put cover back on air filter and she fired right up running great. thanks everyone pics to come.

That's great, but make sure you find out why your air filter got saturated - figure it out now and avoid problems!