[mattilus2121]

Need help with my bros 89' ex500! This page is very nice btw! Anyways i bought a clean frame with a title and an engine off this guy for i think twenty dollars. Then went to TENN to get a parts bike. Well after a month or two i have the engine in, wiring etc. Now when i go to start it the starter will kick over the engine once or twice then the chain will seem to disengage the crankshaft and spin. If i crank the engine over manually a couple times it will catch again with the starter button. Is there somekind of clutch on the starter or the crank that would disengage like this? Also I put in plugs in it and sprayed just a tad bit of starter spray in the intake, and it backfired out of the intake. Any help would be awesome, ive got the manual right in front of me and can't seem to find anything. Thanks guys!

 

[makenzie71]

back-firing out the intake isn't anything to be overly concerned with when we're talking about a motor/carb that's sat for a while. With the chain, are you sure that the bike is in nuetral? Are you pulling in the clutch?

 

[tex-ex]

Looking for a guru?

Go to http://www.ex500riders.com/ and ask for FOG (fast old guy). You may not like how he answers the question, but you will get good information. Good luck.

Kelly

 

[makenzie71]

^ditto. He knows it all. However, Fog knows he knows it all and that makes him come over as an ******* sometimes.

 

[JTpaintball70]

so thats what FOG stands for All hail FOG and his eternal knowledge. He's run off a few newbs lately

 

[Mr78rm]

FOG??? lol

 

[JTpaintball70]

go to ex500riders.com and look aroound, you can't miss him