toadstool
Active Member
My bike won't start. I tried many things and finally replaced the starter. I took my primary apart when I replaced the starter because the bike still would't start and the battery tested good. I see that the jackshaft engages but doesn't turn the primary gear. I adjusted the clutch push-rod per the forum recommendation, barely touching the diaphragm and backing off 1/4 turn. I adjusted the clutch cable using the coin method. When I pull the lever I see the clutch assembly move outward.
The bike is on a jack with the spark plugs removed. I can turn the rear wheel while the bike is in neutral without difficulty. When I shift into first the rear wheel is frozen. It turns 1/32 of a rotation, taking up slack (?) then bang... it stops. When I try to turn the rear wheel by essentially doing the bang bang repeatedly I can see the clutch turn ever so slightly. When I pull in the clutch lever there is no difference, the same thing occurs.
Once in a while I can spin the rear wheel while trying to find other gears and I can hear the compression of the engine escaping through the spark plug holes. I do not know what gear this is because the rear wheel fails to turn the majority of the time.
Now my thought process has changed from a starter problem to something preventing the starter from turning the engine over.
The bike is on a jack with the spark plugs removed. I can turn the rear wheel while the bike is in neutral without difficulty. When I shift into first the rear wheel is frozen. It turns 1/32 of a rotation, taking up slack (?) then bang... it stops. When I try to turn the rear wheel by essentially doing the bang bang repeatedly I can see the clutch turn ever so slightly. When I pull in the clutch lever there is no difference, the same thing occurs.
Once in a while I can spin the rear wheel while trying to find other gears and I can hear the compression of the engine escaping through the spark plug holes. I do not know what gear this is because the rear wheel fails to turn the majority of the time.
Now my thought process has changed from a starter problem to something preventing the starter from turning the engine over.