i changed my plug and nothing
a friend checked the compression and it was fine
the working option right now is to kick it something like 17/20/23 times to fire it up.

how did you do it thanks alot

 

try cleaning your carb..might have some dirt or oil sump in it...also change your fuel filter too.

 

carb has been cleaned and also the air filter/plug changed
compression is just fine (155 psi)

fuel filter has been changed by the guy i bought it from

 

what altitude do you ride at? maybe your air/fuel setting? maybe your pilot jet? welcome to jetting

 

How old is the fuel?

Do you have strong spark?

 

It might be lean. Does it start different when it is hot to cold? Does it start easier or harder cold? Try both choke on and off. Secondly there is always full starting it behind the truck [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]. It also might have a weak spark. A weak spark condition is really hard to pinpoint becaseu you will still see an arc when you do a plug/spark test.

 

I just monkey'd around with it for a while, cleaned the carb, cleaned the filter, replaced and gapped the plug, thankfully i didnt have to mess with the jetting. Its a trial and error thing.

 

the most important thing is that the fuel is fresh, that you are getting a strong spark, that your filter is clean, that your bike is jetted correctly, that you do not push the throttle flooding the carb with fuel, and also that you get the kick motion down.

 

i was having the same problem with my old lt and finally bought a carb kit, i cleaned all parts in carb cleaner and acid, replaced all seals, gaskets, jets, needle, pilot, and the floats where getting stuck, all it needed was a clean up and a tune up, but i got tired of it and decided it was time for a raptor, nothing beats electric starter