bike not starting

[htiek86]

I know theres a bunch of topics on this but I just wanted to start my own to see what you guys think

I havent started the bike since last season and I didnt do any winterization on it cause I just kinda forgot about it. Last season it started up everytime with no problem and ran perfect

So I went to go start it the other day and of course it didnt start. First thing I did was change the battery and try again. It turned over fine but still didnt start. So I went ahead and checked for spark. It had spark but it was yellow instead of blue so I went ahead and put new plugs in it and now its sparking blue. Tried it again and still didnt start. So after that I cleaned the carbs and changed the fuel filter to make sure fuel was pumping(my fuel pump works, I turned it on without it hooked to the carbs and saw it come out). After all this I tried it again and still nothing. I tried spraying starting fluid down the cylinders to try and get them to fire but it still wouldnt work.

I thought it still might be something with the spark so I checked the ignition rotor to make sure nothing happened in there, and I noticed the part that detects when to spark was kinda worn away. It looks like detector is supposed to be raised up and mine was completely flat. It looks as though the rotor had been rubbing on the detector, If anyone has a picture of what its supposed to look like that would be great.

Also could the bike need the valves adjusted? Its got 17k miles on it and I dont know if the guy before me has ever done it. I dont ride the bike hard, just cruise on it usually.

I also have not done a compression check on it cause I need a 12mm adapter for my compression tester. Does Autozone or Pepboys rent them out or sell the little 12 mm adapters?

[Dragon]

Looks like you are on the right track. While cleaning carbs and changing the fuel filter, did you put fresh fuel in your tank? I would hope so, cause doing all that and not changing that old fuel makes no sense... If you did, well you may need to do a valve adjustment on the old fizz. I hope that helps, if not someone on this forum will lend a helping hand. As for the rotor, post up a pick of yours so others can see what's going on...

[htiek86]

ok ill get pictures this weekend, Im at college and dont get home until the weekends. I didnt put new gas in it cause it was still clear and looked perfect.

[shredex]

also if it hasent started in awhile you can use some quick start fluid to give it the boost it might need.

[htiek86]

ive tried that too, but the can i had was kinda old. I dont know if starting fluid goes bad but im sure it does. Guess Ill go pick up a fresh can of it