Hello all!
I have a 1982 GS850 GLZ with 15,000 miles on it. I have issues starting the bike and also shortly thereafter.
At all temperatures, even when I rode the bike today at 80 degrees, I have trouble getting my bike started! The starter turns the motor over fine. The problem is that I have to crank it upwards of 30-40 times before the engine catches and runs. Then when it has started, even when fiddling with the choke, I have to keep revving the engine constantly for 2-3 minutes or the bike will quickly slow down and stall.
Once I have the bike on the road, for the first 3-5 minutes, it seems like one of the cylinders is missing fairly frequently. For the next thirty minutes or so, the bike runs very smoothly, except for an occasional miss every 1-2 minutes.
What the heck is going on with my bike? Please tell me it's something very, very simple, like my spark plugs or something!
I know very little about fixing motorcycles!
Thanks!
I have a 1982 GS850 GLZ with 15,000 miles on it. I have issues starting the bike and also shortly thereafter.
At all temperatures, even when I rode the bike today at 80 degrees, I have trouble getting my bike started! The starter turns the motor over fine. The problem is that I have to crank it upwards of 30-40 times before the engine catches and runs. Then when it has started, even when fiddling with the choke, I have to keep revving the engine constantly for 2-3 minutes or the bike will quickly slow down and stall.
Once I have the bike on the road, for the first 3-5 minutes, it seems like one of the cylinders is missing fairly frequently. For the next thirty minutes or so, the bike runs very smoothly, except for an occasional miss every 1-2 minutes.
What the heck is going on with my bike? Please tell me it's something very, very simple, like my spark plugs or something!
I know very little about fixing motorcycles!Thanks!
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