3
Preparing the Motorcycle for Storage………………………………………………… 1-31
Returning the Motorcycle to Service…………………………………………………… 1-32
CHAPTER TWO TROVBLESHOOTING…………………………………………………
1-33
ENGINE PRINCIPLES AND OPERATING REQUIREMENTS…………………………
1-34
STARTING THE ENGINE …………………………………………………………………
1-34
Engine is cold …………………………………………………………………………… 1-34
Engine is warm……………………………………………………………………………
1-34
Starting the engine after a fall or after the engine stalls………………………………
1-35
Flooded engine……………………………………………………………………………
1-35
Engine cold with air temperature ………………………………………………………
1-35
Engine cold with air temperature above 35℃(95°F)………………………………
1-35
Cold engine with air temperature below 10℃(50°F) …………………………………
1-35
Engine is hot………………………………………………………………………………
1-36
Starting the engine after a fall or after the engine stalls………………………………
1-36
Flooded engine……………………………………………………………………………
1-36
ENGINE WILL NOT START ………………………………………………………………
1-37
Identifying the Problem …………………………………………………………………
1-37
Spark Test…………………………………………………………………………………
1-37
Starter Does Not Turn Over or Turns Over Slowly …………………………………
1-39
POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE…………………………………………………………
1-39
Engine Starts But Stalls and is Hard to Restart………………………………………
1-39
Engine Backfires, Cuts Out or Misfires During Acceleration…………………………
1-40
Engine Backfires on Deceleration………………………………………………………
1-41
Poor fuel mileage…………………………………………………………………………
1-41
Engine Will Not Idle or Idles Roughly …………………………………………………
1-41
Low engine power ………………………………………………………………………
1-41
Poor Idle or Low Speed Performance…………………………………………………
1-43
Poor high speed performance…………………………………………………………
1-43
FUEL SYSTEM………………………………………………………………………………
1-43
Rich Mixture………………………………………………………………………………
1-44
Lean Mixture………………………………………………………………………………
1-44
ENGINE………………………………………………………………………………………
1-44
Engine smoke……………………………………………………………………………
1-44
Black smoke……………………………………………………………………………
1-45
Blue smoke……………………………………………………………………………
1-45
White smoke or steam……………………………………………………………………
1-45