xivlia's thread of nc30 problems and questions

[viper_biker]

Fucked plugs.

[xivlia]

i used my dads car to jump start, so the battery isnt an issue with today's attempt. hmm plugs where absolutely fine before i dropped the bike....i dunno how i could have damaged them. il have to check and see the plugs then.

[Cammo]

maybe i accidentally drowned the carbs...because it sounds like its going to work...but it wont. it just coughs up and fires abit, but it wont fully start

This is nearly always a sign of flooding.

hmm plugs where absolutely fine before i dropped the bike....i dunno how i could have damaged them. il have to check and see the plugs then.

Sounds like you've flooded it and killed the plugs. Take one of the rear plugs out and see if it's wet. Can be an expensive lesson to learn!

[xivlia]

yeap, il try that on monday. im kinda hoping its that...so i know i can fix it....and kinda hoping its not...cause its plugs are expensive haha

[CMSMJ1]

aye..you killed an earlier set didn't you? Oh well...I've still got a pot of them on the side....

[xivlia]

hehe yeah, killed 2 before. xD yeah if i need some, il pm you and buy some from you. cheers!

[Morespeedvicar]

Take them out and let the cylinders dry out for a hour or three, and heat up the plugs on a gas cooker or a blow torch to burn the fuel and soot off them.
Worth a try.
Cheers
Ian

[Jashdown]

Dropping the bike can cause fuel to leak into the cylinders, and also allow oil to slip past the rings. Your plugs are most certainly fouled. And constantly hitting the starter is silly, not only will you fuck the plugs, but you can burn out the starter motor.

Sometimes you have to learn the hard way, which is also usually the expensive way with these bikes. And in your case, it seems like you still have a lot of learning to do..

[xivlia]

yeah i suppose your right. but i didnt have my finger pressed on the started button till i drained the battery. i kept it on for 5 secs and let it cool down for a minute or so. and kept doing that, untill it drained

[xivlia]

okay so after a few days of waiting. i decided to try again....my bike started up easily...looks like the plugs dried itself off? anyway, i let the bike run for 2-3 mins and then i switched the engine off. and tried to start again. and now its back to suqare one. wont start, it wont even cough or splutter. it just turns over and over and over, without igniting. So even tho the bike started. i take it the plugs are still fucked? i cant get inside them as ive lost the bloody plug socket to take them out. -,-