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| need help hello well i put the wrong gas in the bike .. i think i put unleaded and the bike would not start and someone told me to run premium so did i mess the bike bike up badly ?? bc i siphoned the gas out and put premium in but it still wont run i just did it so i am going to give it a little bi | | 0 |
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| | hello well i put the wrong gas in the bike .. i think i put unleaded and the bike would not start and someone told me to run premium so did i mess the bike bike up badly ?? bc i siphoned the gas out and put premium in but it still wont run i just did it so i am going to give it a little bit to settle the i am going to try again . could any1 help me what do i do ? |
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| I don't know which model year bike you have, but it is highly unlikely that the wrong octane would cause your bike to not start. Although, whenever a fuel injection system detects a change in the type of fuel that is provided, it will often spit and sputter momentarily while it makes an internal adjustment.
Again, check your manual for your bike and be certain it calls for premium, and not regular or a middle grade gas. You should always use the lowest octane called for. In fact, contrary to what many incorrectly believe, lower octane fuel will actually produce more power due to the manner in which it burns....again, IF that bike doesn't call for premium gas.
I really can't sit here and troubleshoot your problem, but you may want to pull your plugs and be certain they're okay and are not wet, etc., then try starting your bike again.
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| ok thank you , i have the 636 modle .. i rode it one time .. i used to start it up to just start it up and let it run .. after i road it for about 8 miles i put it away bc i dont have very good weather the sun was just shining a little so i took it out .. and i noticed that the gas light came on and the sun came out again .. so i was going to take it out and ride it around a little .. so i went nad got unleaded gas .. and put it in .. not thinking to ask the kid before me what he ran in it .. well it started up one time but only when i hit the start button held that in and agve it some some gas just a little twist of the throttle .. then it back fired adn it just wont start .. it makes the noise like it is trying but it just sound like it wont turn ove r..
idk i no nothing about these bikes i got one tyring to learn abotu them and i really wanted to learn how to ride ..
i would like to kno if you have any suggestions . and also i dont havea pwners manuel for it ..but i did call the kawai shop and the guy said to spend the few extra dollars and run premium to get the best run out of my bike or the medium .. sadi nothign abtou unleaded ..ahhhhh i dont kno what to do spring is on the way .. and i dont want to have to wait to ride it or spend a lot of mmoney to get it fixed .. |
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| | oh and whre are the sspark plugs located at on the bike ?? cna anyone help me |
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| with having less experience overall, you're pretty likely to have better results if you take the bike in for service at this point. let the service department get this figured out and start fresh after that. basically, and I truly hope you don't take offense to this, If you can't find a spark plug by intuition or sight, you aren't at an experience level where you should be taking them out.
If you really don't want to do that, you need to get an owners manual before you start trying to take too much stuff apart to look at it. Keep in mind if you do want to check or replace the spark plugs that you'll need a spark plug socket, (not just a regular one), and a plug gapper, (and know the correct gap for the plugs), and you'll want to know what to look for, (cracks, burning, fouling).
I agree with Morg that the wrong octane shouldn't directly cause this much trouble.
I'm not telling you not to try to work on your own bike, but I think you need a little more base knowledge than you have, from the sound of it. This forum can be very helpful, but for tecnical repair, an experienced friend or family member who can show you hands on will be of much greater value. Like Morg said, its pretty hard to figure this sort of stuff just by reading what's happening.
Again, please don't take offense to this. I'm certainly not a proficient repairman myself. I do what I know how to, and when I'm stumped I ask for help or service. I just think that you may be at a place where some help from a friend or a service department may be in order.
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