The bike just died all of a sudden the other day and wouldn't start. Finally noticed the circuit breaker was tripped. Reset that and it started right up. It then died again after a few more minutes, but wouldn't trip the breaker anymore after that. It would always restart but would die again. Before it dies it loses power. It really seems like a fuel problem, like not enough fuel is going to the carb. Seems like it runs until the bowl is empty then dies. When it first starts up, it runs great and has plenty of power. Not quite sure why the breaker tripped the first time though. Any suggestions?

 

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Well it's my first post...
I picked up a new LT80 a month ago and have the same problems. It's as if it is flooding out and requires a lot of cranking with the throttle wide open. Other days it runs great and never misses a tick. Since it's under warranty right now I'll let the dealer mess with it. If they don't get it right, it will be time to take it apart myself and make it run right. My breaker was also tripped, i figure from cranking the heck out of it. Any thoughts anybody as to what this could be? I've made sure it's not in the "Prime position" on the fuel selector... I've bypassed the oil injection all together, no change, so I put it back. Changed to hotter plug thinkin my son was loading it up to bad. Just seem like it will never clean up. When it actually runs good I can run it around a huge field nonstop and it will smoke nonstop, and I mean a smoke trail, not just puffs. It actually smokes less with my son putting around on it. The secone he gets on it, smoke....
Jarrett

 

CHECK YOUR BREATHER TUBE ON THE GASCAP!!!! I think that's all mine was! Geez I feel so dumb.

 

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Oh my, could it be that easy? Oddly enough I did take the cap off and blew back through the hose and it did vent. However, with the vent hose in the hole I guess if it was pushed in to far the hose could kink causing it to plug it....
Jarrett