Lately, I'm having trouble stating my 2000 Bomb. I can pull/push start (pop the clutch) and it will start fine the rest of the day. However, it won't start first thing in the morning. I checke the plugs, seem fine and it seems to have plenty of spark. Any ideas?

Vance

 

By the way it is all stock.

 

Check where you have your rev set at, I just had that issue...

 

The bowls in the carb might be overflowing as well and causing a little gas to drip on top of the piston and cause too rich of a condition. I have had the same thing happen whenever my bike sits up for some time. JMO. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Don't forget to check valve clearance. Tight valves are a common cause of hard starting.

 

Before you get into all of that, I'll give odds it's something much more simple.

2 to 1 says it's just a weak battery. It just doesn't have the juice to fire the coils when cranking it up the first time of the day. You can test this by jump starting it the first time, I'll bet it starts.

I've seen this dozens of times, I'm 90% sure it's the battery.

 

Well, there is where I will put my money now [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Finally got around to trying to start with a charger hooked up. Still no go. I'll try the rest of the suggestions next. Thanks for the replys.

Vance

 

How long did you have it sit on the charger for?

 

A couple of hours.