When I rest my foot on my kickstarter, it easily goes down all the way with a little resistance. Not like when you hold the clutch but a little bit more. It still allows the bike to kick over. Can this cause your bike not to start?
Have you reset your valve clearances yet, As they can cause low compression/backfiring/not starting issues which is what your experiencing, So reset them before messing with the carby otherwise you could just be making the problem worse by playing with carb settings
unless your valves have broken off there shouldn't be that little resistance
i've heard of but never experienced a stuck ring which seems more plausible
Either way your compression is rooted right now. Not sure what size engine you have but on a 250cc 4t you should be able to stand almost completely on the kick starter and it'll stay there briefly. If I just start kicking at either of mine they won't budge past TDC, need to push it just past then slam a bit of weight onto it, I weigh about 90kg
Note: i've actually bent my kickstarter back a bit :alc:
if its valve clearances i'll eat my shoes. Never seen a bike that low on compression from valves out of spec (for them to be open that much they'd be hitting the piston something shocking) but by all means give it a go
if its valve clearances i'll eat my shoes. Never seen a bike that low on compression from valves out of spec (for them to be open that much they'd be hitting the piston something shocking) but by all means give it a go
im thinking that also, i think its a lifan 125 and i think it can only be kicked with the clutch out so maybe his clutch is not adjusted....
Had same problem with my bikei could kick start it with my hand, adjusted valve clearances and all the compression came back felt brand new after it.
Did you try loosen the clutch tension by the clutch lever? Mine felt like it had no compression one day, And it was driving me nuts, Than found out the clutch was too tight and it was engaging, And my lifan 125 is the one that wont start with the clutch pulled in.
My bike won't start either if the clutch is engaged but the bike still starts but it is just super easy to start it. I can start it with my hand. I'm not sure if its still the clutch because it still starts
Still sounds like low compression lad. You got bad luck with your bikes buddy.
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