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bike not starting question?

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okay, i went down to see the bike im gonna be geting VFR 400 NC30. the problem when you press the ignition switch is that the bike tries to start...but it doesnt. the man said he removed the tank and said that when he pressed the ignition and squeezed this pipe kind of thing under the tank. no fuel came out. and said but on his cbr 400 when he did that, the fuel squrted in his face. so the engine must not be getting fuel on the vfr 400 he said. is there anything else that could cause the not starting up? iew. spark plugs. etc?
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Could be loads of other things mate but no one could tell you what unless you can be sure it's getting fuel.
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when you say anything. what do you mean, give examples? so i can see if its easily repairable or not.
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kick it
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lizard821000 wrote:kick it
ok serious answers please...
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if its a none runner, the price should reflect this.
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lizard821000 wrote:if its a none runner, the price should reflect this.
well he said the day before it stopt working it was working prefectly fine.and next day he said it wouldnt start, usually bikes brake down slowly over a period of time. i dont se how it could brake instantly overnight. :|
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coz it didnt, simple. if he cant get her to fire up in front of your eyes from a cold engine, id offer a none-runner price.
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lizard821000 wrote:coz it didnt, simple. if he cant get her to fire up in front of your eyes from a cold engine, id offer a none-runner price.
hmm. okay, whats the non runner price?
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alot less than the running one lol

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