Bike was running, now wont start

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Wh1skey6
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Yet another "won't start" thread...

I rode the bike for about 5 minutes yesterday. Parked it and called it good. This morning, I started it up, choke open, and let it sit for a few minutes. Idle started to climb so I put the choke in and let it sit some more.

I rolled out of my drive way in neutral, got on the road, popped it into 1st and eased on the gas with clutch in. It died. Opened choke, started, held idle for a few seconds and died. This happened a few more times.

Got her back into the garage so I didn't make the neighbors mad. Tried to start it but all it did was crank.

My first thought was I'm not getting fuel to the carbs. I didn't have time to drain the bowls to check for sure. I rode it last week for about 100 miles over a few days with the new petcock so it would seem like I should be getting fuel.
Last edited by Wh1skey6 on Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:35 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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