so if i pull it and try to start it it will be easier?

also is it bad running lean is it something that should be fixed right away
thanks agin

 

Yep

Sometimes a dirty carb can make it run lean too. The jets get plugged up with dirt and old gas.

 

so i was all set to ride today and my dads friend comes over
to have a look so he puts it up on a buckett and starts wiggling
things around so after 10 minuts of wiggling he gives us a list of
stuff thats wrong so now i have to get new axle berings and new swing arm berings

so what im getting at are these normel problems or will i be set for life after this

 

Those problems are normal and never seem to go away. I just put new swingarm bearings in before summer and they went out today while I was riding in the mountains. The chain came off on me at least 5 times! And I have a chain tensioner to boot!!!! Part of owning a 230 is having a loose swingarm and having the chain come off all the time. Just have to live with it I guess. Or totally re-engineer everything.

 

hey i got a 86 lt230s and i just had to fix the trans on it and when i put it back togather it wont start. i am thinking it is a timing problem becuse i got spark and i got gas. i dont have a munual so i am just kinda guessin about the timing. if anybody can tell me anything about timing or some how send me a pic or something of the page out of the manual. anything will help thanks and when i kick it air shoots out the carb.

 

the piston should be at top dead center and the line on the cam should be level or flush with the head im having the same problem right now and once i did that it sounds like it did the trick

 

Wow, I sure was pissed back then. The day after Xmas huh???? I was wondering when the last time I rode it was. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

What do you need help with madmax?

 

well thanks for the response but after 4 hrs of work this after noon i finaly got it
it ended up being the...... i dont know what it is called..... part of the magneto that sends the spark.... well it was bent for some reason and i bent it back straight and now it runs grate exept for the few nicks and nacks of puting back together. so ya i got it. do you know any where to get the motor mounts the two triangle ones that hold the front under the exaust and in the back?

 

Ebay. Email some sellers of 230 stuff and ask.

 

cool found a set thanks man any ideas what would cause the bike to be hard to start? it almost seems like its out of gas some times it'll take like 15-20 kicks to get it started when it's cold and 5-10 after it has been running. i tried to clean the carb but it still hasn't worked