Jack455
XS650 Member
Ok, I'm a newb but picking things up. I've had my 650 on the road for one week, the start of which it was running fine but improved as I gave it a good day long ride. I then lubed the clutch cable because it was stiff and afterwards learnt that a kickstart works on the clutch.
Now the real problem.
Carried on riding fine, sort of, until the other morning on the way to work when it started to feel rough from starting, cut out after a miles riding at a set of lights. I kicked it and it started fine, ran another mile and it cut out again but this time took a good 10 minutes of kickstarting to get it going, in which time I saw a good puddle of oil (it was raining hard so it spread into a lovely rainbow puddle) which I have now located to coming from the starter but oil level looks fine still.
I got to work and now it is a pig to start, over 50 kicks varying techniques till I got it going. I noticed it didn't seem to be holding compression so engine just turned most of the time but no firing. When I got it going it was jerky at times, misfiring at low revs and cutting out any opportunity it got at a junction.
What are your thoughts?
Now the real problem.
Carried on riding fine, sort of, until the other morning on the way to work when it started to feel rough from starting, cut out after a miles riding at a set of lights. I kicked it and it started fine, ran another mile and it cut out again but this time took a good 10 minutes of kickstarting to get it going, in which time I saw a good puddle of oil (it was raining hard so it spread into a lovely rainbow puddle) which I have now located to coming from the starter but oil level looks fine still.
I got to work and now it is a pig to start, over 50 kicks varying techniques till I got it going. I noticed it didn't seem to be holding compression so engine just turned most of the time but no firing. When I got it going it was jerky at times, misfiring at low revs and cutting out any opportunity it got at a junction.
What are your thoughts?