June 21, 201511 yr hi all my bike a 2003 gasgas raga 280 model hasnt been ran in a while ive started it yestersay after 6 months or so and it fired after 20 kicks i took it out today stopped for a second after about 15 mins and couldnt get it started some bloke come along and got it going was well happy if ya reading this thanks .. it hasnt hardly been used in the last two years ... I got it to my car after a good 45 mins riding and couldnt get it firing again the bloke come along few kicks it started ? ive jet washed it when on way home and now given up trying it won't start any suggestions before I send it to the shop . just to state when it does start it runs spot on and will tick over all day the spark doesnt seem the strongest but ive also read up the shaft on kick start smaller on this model the plug also seemed dry when I removed it .... help me please
June 22, 201511 yr Take the float bowl off and pull the pilot jet out and clean it. Also to properly start the gasser, slowly kick it through until you get it to top dead center. Then give it a good swift kick. My son is quite a bit taller than me, it was irritating to have him kick the bike until I figured this out.
June 22, 201511 yr This sounds just like my 05 used to be. After going round the houses I ended up testing the compression to find it low. New piston and rings sorted it. Also check thermostat- mine was getting too hot, bad news on a 2T with low compression already!
June 23, 201511 yr Author by kicking mate it seemstobe firung up ok now. .its biojed into feet up trialsport tonight for a once over
June 23, 201511 yr technique. If a mate can get it going but you cant its not the bike. This difference will be exaggerated if its not a new plug low compression bad carb cleaning over oiled filter, whatever, but basically back to technique.
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