starting a bike

[jimmy40]

Hi all, i have a hard to start bike and want to know where to buy some aerostart, i think its called easy start in the uk. I have tryed several auto stores and home pro. Any ideas? Apart from stop being so lazy and start it more often

[usual suspect]

Jimmy..when did you last start it??
Anything over a month and the petrol in the carb's float-bowl will have 'gone-off'.
You need to drain the float-bowl by slackening the screw on the left-hand underside of the carb..hopefully petrol will flow out..and as it does 'new' fuel from your tank will replace it...after letting a cup-full drain out..tighten the screw back up..use the choke if the bike has one and try kick it off again.
(I only tell you this cos after I've been away for 3 months,when I need to start my Sonic.. this task is second-nature to me now, & it DOES need the choke to help it fire)...Good luck..hope it works for you..??

[usual suspect]

OR..maybe your spark-plug has burnt away it's electrode..?? Whip it out and replace.

[Takiap]

Just ask any Thai man to get it started for you, and then take it to one of the many bike repair places you see alongside the roads. So much easier, and never costs for than a couple of hundred baht.

[Nereus]

Hi all, i have a hard to start bike and want to know where to buy some aerostart, i think its called easy start in the uk. I have tryed several auto stores and home pro. Any ideas? Apart from stop being so lazy and start it more often

You may get some from a diesel engine supplier / repairer.

BUT, you should NOT use it on a spark ignition engine. The stuff is basically ether, and it explodes rather than burns. It can, and does, generate extreme pressures in the cylinder which can destroy the engine. Broken pistons, blown head gaskets, bent connecting rods etc., are all possible. It is also possible to generate a "backfire" which shoots flames out the carburetor or intake manifold, and could cause you a serious burn.

Do what usual suspect has suggested and use "fresh" fuel.

[jimmy40]

thanks for all the replies!! I have worked on engines etc a lot in my life i worked for Man and ers engines, I still have 3 race cars in oz. The bike is fuel injected, so no fuel bowl us. I changed the fuel and the pump, i think the o2 sensor or cold start unit is not triggering, so thought i would give it a help with some ether, and thanks Nereus. I am aware of the possible damage, but what i normally do is just a small spray in the airbox then crank it. We used it a lot where i grew up in the cold [back when there were carbs]. Ill try a diesel place and see. I don't think i will find a diognostic ob2 computer around? Just joking

[Nereus]

thanks for all the replies!! I have worked on engines etc a lot in my life i worked for Man and ers engines, I still have 3 race cars in oz. The bike is fuel injected, so no fuel bowl us. I changed the fuel and the pump, i think the o2 sensor or cold start unit is not triggering, so thought i would give it a help with some ether, and thanks Nereus. I am aware of the possible damage, but what i normally do is just a small spray in the airbox then crank it. We used it a lot where i grew up in the cold [back when there were carbs]. Ill try a diesel place and see. I don't think i will find a diognostic ob2 computer around? Just joking

Some cranky old marine diesels probably need some help, not necessarily from the temperature, more poor compression due to wear. But I have no idea where there is a shop that sells it. Somebody with a connection with the fishing boats may know.

[littlebird]

Push it down to your local bike man. For a couple of hundred baht he will start it, clean it up and service it for you. Is is really worth getting your hands dirty for 200 baht ?

[jimmy40]

100% littlebird you are right, just some times i am a bit bored and like to do things myself, i had to explain to the air con dude the other week how the vap gauge's worked. this is unheard of where i am from. Had a few gins now so i will not get started on the other clowns i had to tell. Does anyone REALLY go to tafe uni here?