My bike sat in the garage over the winter and now can't get it to run. It will turn over and start with the choke at full, but when I try to give it some more gas it putters out? Thinking the carburator is clogged?

dean ,carb cleaner can be used to clean the carb parts on a re build and thats all .if the bike sat over winter (with fuel in the tank ?) how does it smell ? if its bad it will smell like turpentine .and needs to be changed ,theirs a lot of questions here . was the batt in good shape from the winter ,(good charge 12.6 ?) was your choke on when you dumped the cleaner in tryin to start ?

Check you have petrol if the bike has not been run for sometime replace the fuel. Petrol ages and causes all manner of problems.
Are you trying to start the bike but it has gone onto reserve, move the fuel tap to the reserve position then try to start it. If the above fails, then try these:-
Is the spark plug wet when removed. If dry it sounds like the petrol is not getting through. Try opening the filler cap and leave it open, make sure the kill switch is in the run position. Try starting with the throttle full open. Does the bike have a manual choke try to start with the throttle shut, choke off, then full on, then while continuing to turn over move the choke lever in stages from fully on to fully off. I find on my Yam TW125 (winter and bad weather hack) that if I have not used it for a while sharp twist the throttle a couple of times no more than a third of a turn. Hope this helps.

Sounds like a combination of leaking fuel tap and old fuel.

When you park it overnight or longer, pull the fuel hose off the carb , and drain the carb bowl.
So when you next ride it, reconnnect the fuel line, turn on the fuel tap long enough to fill the carb, 10 secs,then turn it off to start the bike, turn it back on when the bike starts.
even if you replace the fuel tap this process can help.


I have a 91 wr still sitting under the house from younger times, and yes very good bike

You just need to have the carb cleaned and rebuilt, you have some build up inside and the jets are starting to clog

I had the same problem. The dealer told me I needed a new carb.

First inspect all hoses and fittings on carb and intake manifolds to heads to ensure you have no vacuum leaks drawing in air...leaning out the mixture.

Has the bike sat over winter? Pretty common for stored bikes to have varnish plug up the small orifices in the carb...and they affect idle. A product like Seafoam added to fuel tank and running the bike to get the treated fuel in the carbs and letting it sit a day may start dissolving the deposits.

Yes, cleaning the carbs is needed. The main jets are plugged up. Standard factory settings for the air and pilot screws are one and one-half turns outward from a lightly seated position.

The slow jets and adjoining passageways are still dirty. As painful as it may be , take the carbs off and clean the slow circuit again or it will never idle. Double check the fuel pump is working properly and the fuel filter is not plugged. One time it took me four cleanings to get all four carbs working on a Suzuki that sat for five years. Also make sure none of the carburetor boots have developed rips from age.

well how long has bike sat do u have to leave choke on if bike sat all winter and u cant take coke off carbs need cleaned if bike has not sat then look for vacum leaks by sprayin starting fluid around carb and air box if it revese high then u need to fix the air leaak problem by new boats or clamps

If the bike has sat for a long period of time without being run - the gas that is sitting in the carb(s) will shellac.. Then the carb(s) would need to be cleaned and "rebuilt"..