Hi guy's i just bought my first hd and finally got her home an have been riding it any chance i can get thoe were in the middle of moving hous an the miss isnt too happy with me buying the bike any way this is the story i was in the middle of moving house an was dropping shit off at the new place an the miss was at the old place so i thought this my chance to go for a quick ride so i jumped on she started first pop an had the choke on an before i got out of the garage the miss called  my phone so i quickly switched her off an havn't been able to get it started properly ever since, I have tried squirting start ya bastard in the carby an it kicks over straight away but wont keep runing so im thinking its probly flooded or somthing but any tech help would be greatly appricated.

thanks guys got it sorted today used start ya bastard an it kicked over an took it for a thrash an it poped an farted till the fuel burned up,but no im not aware of the reverse position on the tap i only switch on when i start it up an off when i have switch it off?

yep bonkerz thats the go. full open = more air

Thanks guys ill keep that in mind if it ever happens a again she runing sweet now!!..........now just need to work out what to do with ugly paint job and can any one reccomend any good bike painters in adelaide?

In my experience, the symptoms you describe when you did get it started could be fouled up plugs. My stock 94 can only stand to have the enrichener (it's not a choke, doesn't work the same) for a very short time. As soon as it starts, I put the enrichener back in and warm it up with careful throttle control. If I use the enrichener too much, my plugs are black and sooty, and it takes 4 or 5 clicks before she runs smooth again.

(I know, Badcooky, probably running too rich, I'm gonna look at that soon!)

As for the paint, not sure if I'd pick that if I had my bike painted, but it looks good enough that I'm not sure I'd be in a hurry to paint over it...

Bunnings sell lots of black paint in spray cans !

has anyone sprayed a frame with the motor still in it?

Thanks Scotti, ive decided to keep the blue it looks better in person its that xr6 blue, im thinking whit flames on the tank with hd logo an the front an back guards just blue.

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