I finally got some time from work to start looking at the bike. I pulled the tank off and drained it thinking maybe bad gas. The flow from the petcock is fine. I removed the carbs from the bike and pulled out the small filter at the "T". It looked clean but I cleaned it anyway. Sprayed some carb clean in both sides of the carb. Put it all back together and still had the same symptoms. Filled the tank with BP Ultimate, seems to work in the car. It would start with the choke pulled and run for a minute or two and then just die. I played with the idle adjust a little and could then get it to start without the choke. Same problem though. I made sure that I had the fuel mixture screws turned out 3 turns. It would then run, pause, run and then die. Decided to run her around the block a few times with a mixture screw adjustment between each trip. It ran slightly better than before but not much. I think I have the mixture screws at 2 turns out right now. Backfiring and stalling. Will pretty much start right back up though. Sometimes I need to wait a little. Getting pretty frustrated.
Just a reminder. Last time the bike ran before this was August 15th when I dropped the bike last year. I don't know what this could do to it but it apparently did something. Could the ignition pick up coil have gotten knocked loose? I really need some help here. Could it possibly be timing? Any sugestions are welcome. I am going to try again tomorrow. Wish me luck.
