Bike keeps flooding HELP!

BeauCruz

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Hey guys,
Every time I kick the bike over it floods. The first kick sounds good but then no spark. I pulled the plugs out and they are soaked with gas. Anyone had this problem before?
Bike has mikuni carbs

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It sounds to me like your float bowls are overflowing because the needle & seat are leaking.

This is a relatively common issue and can usually be fixed by cleaning the relevant parts and reassembling the carbs.

Pete
 
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Flooded and no spark is two different things. Pull the plugs, dry them, reinstall. Disconnect the fuel to the carbs, turn the ignition on, give it wide open throttle, kick it and see if it pops. In theory, the WOT should lean the mixture in a flooded engine to where it will try to run.
 
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