1 Difficulty starting 1989 K100RS Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:27 pm
TimK100
active member
Out of the blue, the bike doesn't want to start. Once I hit the button there is an initial pop, but then it continues to crank and crank. If I hold the throttle wide open and crank it for a good few seconds it fires up and smells like it's flooded. I noticed a small gas puddle near the center stand. Once I get it going it seems to run fine. As soon as I shut it off and try to restart I get the same problem. It's my daily rider for the past 9 years and there was no indication of any problems. Yesterday it fired like a top, today nothing but trouble. I'm just not very good at troubleshooting, I was hoping somebody might have some insight on what it might be.