My fiancee just bought a 1980 Honda CM200T Twinstar as a starter bike. The darn thing won't start. I'm 98% sure I know what is wrong but thought I'd run the situation by the learned collective here to see if we jibe on the possible problem.
Charged the battery, engine turns over with the electric start. Pulled both plugs and grounded them against the jugs and cranked the engine - Nice spark on the plugs. Pulled the gas inlet hose off the carb, gas flows freely. Sprayed a bit of Carb & Choke cleaner in the airbox, hit the start button, after a few cranks the motor comes to life for a few seconds then shuts down.
This isn't the best bike in the world, but it IS a parallel twin and I'd like to get it started for her before the riding season here ends. I'm pretty sure I know what is wrong, what do you think?
