tip for non starters

[A Yerbury]

-this only applies to carbs methinks- one more factor in the old neutral/side stand it wont start etc is this, have twice recently ran out of fuel 100 yards or so from stations and sort of spluttered in. 11 quids, full up a minute later... but nothing power wise. just the starter motor. mine seems to get an air bubble in the pump and today a blast of wd into the trumpets helped it along nicely. is this peculiar to most bikes of this design or just mine?
Alex.

[Paranoid Dave]

Tip number one, don't run out of petrol :D

tip number two, a drip and smear of petrol in the trumpets does just the same job. Like danglin a carrot in front of a donkey.

[grunter]

on carbs ?? may be vacuum ? lines?

[DesmoDog]

AHA! Just another thing to add to my symptoms solved list! When mine died recently the first thing I did was fill er up because the best case scenario was a faulty fuel light (and a crap owner who waits to be told to fill it). Long story elsewhere, but not starting on an empty tank fits nicely. Cheers.

[DesmoDog]

Pardon my complete lack of mechanical knowledge and terminology, but when you say the trumpets..... :confused:

[A Yerbury]

carb air intakes, row 3, just behind the bassoon.