TheGarBrah
Member
So I've built my K0 CT70 and had it running well for a bit and then I went to take it out for its first off road excursion and ... it didn't want to stay running. Ran fine before, but now it won't.
Current issues: Takes forever to get it kicked over and running. The gears feel very soft , but thats another matter. Once the motor gets under way the carb will start to pop when the throttle is turned , and there is no increase in rpm of the engine (or if it does it barely does). The bike will idle seemingly fine but thats about it.
Remedy: I've replaced the oem carb with a chinese carb to single out any carb issues. The carb works fine on another identical CT70 so ive ruled out carb issues for the time being. Compression is around 60 psi which seems low, but it should still probably run. I cleaned out the gas tank, put in fresh gas, new fuel line filters, and new spark plug. I did notice that the plug shows the bike running a bit rich but not sure that is what my problem is.
Any thoughts here on what I might be missing or where I should start trouble shooting this ?
Current issues: Takes forever to get it kicked over and running. The gears feel very soft , but thats another matter. Once the motor gets under way the carb will start to pop when the throttle is turned , and there is no increase in rpm of the engine (or if it does it barely does). The bike will idle seemingly fine but thats about it.
Remedy: I've replaced the oem carb with a chinese carb to single out any carb issues. The carb works fine on another identical CT70 so ive ruled out carb issues for the time being. Compression is around 60 psi which seems low, but it should still probably run. I cleaned out the gas tank, put in fresh gas, new fuel line filters, and new spark plug. I did notice that the plug shows the bike running a bit rich but not sure that is what my problem is.
Any thoughts here on what I might be missing or where I should start trouble shooting this ?