Wont start after sitting? Almost always a gummed up carburetor. I believe you could have just cleaned the carb and it would have started. All the other steps were nice, but unneeded. Original battery sounded fine, air filter looked fine, sparks looked fine and the gas just needed to be replaced with fresh gas as the Seafoam. The ports on these small carbs are so tiny, any dried gas goop will significantly change the carburation. This is why we all love fuel injection :)

Good job. Thank you

Can you make a video putting the carburetor back together 😬

You're using a single PZ26 piston carburetor with a manifold. What main jet and pilot jet do you recommend using? It's a 1986 model.

Won’t start after taking carb on and off 14 times over two weeks while getting almost every part I can think of, without paying Honda prices. The meaning of aggravation

Hey man, when you said checking if the fuel is on, it was pointing downwards, isnt that the reserve? I just got a Honda Rebel 1999 and I'm having difficulties figuring out how to make it run smoothly, as it has a shock/jump starter (i dont know how it's called, it's on the left handle, you were adjusting it after you started the bike in this video). Could you make a small video explaining how it works and how is the bike supposed to be used? Edit: it's called choke. Problem with mine is that the motorcycle will turn off after turning the choke off even if it was on for 2+ minutes. Any ideas what the cause could be?

My father has a 2009 Honda rebel with about 250 miles on it he’s the original owner bought it and never got his MC license got pulled over by police while nine yards never used it and it’s been sitting in my garage ever since would it be best to just replace the carb?? Fuel tank is also rusted but bike and all looks brand spanking new I wash it every year around summer time and have preserved it for years. I’m just wondering what’s the best way to go because I took it to a bike shop they told me I needed a whole new gas tank and that it’s around $2k for a new one and it’s not worth fixing it that they’d take it off my hands for $500 I said no and took it home. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Do you ever put fuel in the spark plugs whole to make it start

@timothyporter1632

5 ай бұрын

You really shouldn't. Too much can damage rings and cylinder wall and even cause a hydraulic lock up.

My Rebel is spewing gas out of the tubes under the bike when I try to start it. Any ideas on what causes that and how I can fix it?

@NYDStories

10 ай бұрын

Sorry man hard to tell, check some rebel forums perhaps guys there have a similar issue

@velcrow101

10 ай бұрын

@@NYDStories will do! Thanks for the reply.

@CrisHoffmann

6 ай бұрын

it means your carburator is overflowing with gas so the only way out is from the overflow tube, which is the one underneath. Chanves are the float valve stuck, or a faulty float needle valve. Its happening to mine too

@TommyBoy-719-

Ай бұрын

Sticky float more than likely, easy fix tho 💯

This is too obvious tips if you cant figure them out by yourself u shouldn't touch your motorcycle at all... i got one tip that is not so obvious for everyone, if your motorcycle wont start, backfire through carbs, pops a lot, your pistons stop or even reverse when cranking. Your timing is bad because of bad wiring in ignition coils. Check your ignition coils wiring, you probably switched them accidently is what i did.

@jasonkirkbride3783

Күн бұрын

If you just get a bike, it’s all brand new to you, then you don’t know shit. don’t be an ass to people who are just getting into their hobby and bought used bikes. Everyone’s been there.

My bike will start and run… and then die…engine sounds healthy and then out of nowhere the bike burps a few time when giving it gas then completely dies… it’ll start up again after 5 minutes of trying but then it dies again

@colbert6122

2 ай бұрын

Try to increase the idle speed with the idle screw

@tonydarko67

2 ай бұрын

@@colbert6122 thanks for the feedback

@colbert6122

2 ай бұрын

@@tonydarko67 otherwise, you can physically clean out the carburetor, or use Seafoam. Make sure your battery is healthy

@tonydarko67

2 ай бұрын

@@colbert6122 carb is clean battery is new, I found out my return throttle cable snapped… i think I might be having my problems due to that… might be too much or not enough air getting through or escaping, going to fix the cable and see if the problem continues

@colbert6122

2 ай бұрын

@@tonydarko67 the return throttle cable isn't necessary, I fully removed mine. There's a spring that facilitates the return of the throttle to neutral.

Hi bro, my bike started but wouldn't stay at idle. Got off the carb, cleaned it (lot of gunk), adjusted the fuel screw, and then it stayed ok at idle. Few days later and it didn't wanna start, spark plugs were very black, so my guess is it was too rich, and it drowned in fuel. Any idea?

@NYDStories

9 ай бұрын

My guess would be it got dirty from the fuel, thats why most guys recommend cleaning the fuel tank:fuel lines to avoid getting the carb clogged right after cleaning.

@qamihai2585

9 ай бұрын

@@NYDStories I already cleaned the tank with ethanol, drained it, and put new fuel filter before reinstalling the carb. Could be a vacuum leak tho, I miss one necklace from one of the air intake boots and it might take more air

@nutterireland

9 ай бұрын

​@@qamihai2585 test your spark first . Might be kick stand switch . Or cdi controller