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A little background:
I bought the bike last summer and it ran ok until November. I winterized the bike with little gas in the tank and it sat for about 1 month and a half. I then poured 5 litres of fresh gas and some Sta-Bil to prevent the old gas from going bad but I did not start the bike. Last month I finally started and after some cranking it was alive and running ok, but it was dying sometimes at red lights. I proceeded to do some maintenance - adjusted the idle screw of the carburetor, changed the oil of the engine, the oil of the final drive, new air filter, flushed the radiator with some Bardahl radiator cleaner and then poured new antifreeze, changed the spark plug. After all that the bike was running ok.
Now the problem:
I hadn't ridden the bike in about a week and today I measured the battery with a multimeter and it read 12.85V, so I started the bike. After the third try it was alive and I rode it about 2 kilometres and stopped to pump the tyres. After that it again started after the third try and I again rode it about 2 kilometres, when suddenly it started sputtering while I was riding and it died. Ever since it is only cranking but not starting - neither warm, nor cold. The only issue I've had ever since I got the bike were detonations in the exhaust when letting off the throttle. What should I do? Is the carburetor the problem or is it something else?
I bought the bike last summer and it ran ok until November. I winterized the bike with little gas in the tank and it sat for about 1 month and a half. I then poured 5 litres of fresh gas and some Sta-Bil to prevent the old gas from going bad but I did not start the bike. Last month I finally started and after some cranking it was alive and running ok, but it was dying sometimes at red lights. I proceeded to do some maintenance - adjusted the idle screw of the carburetor, changed the oil of the engine, the oil of the final drive, new air filter, flushed the radiator with some Bardahl radiator cleaner and then poured new antifreeze, changed the spark plug. After all that the bike was running ok.
Now the problem:
I hadn't ridden the bike in about a week and today I measured the battery with a multimeter and it read 12.85V, so I started the bike. After the third try it was alive and I rode it about 2 kilometres and stopped to pump the tyres. After that it again started after the third try and I again rode it about 2 kilometres, when suddenly it started sputtering while I was riding and it died. Ever since it is only cranking but not starting - neither warm, nor cold. The only issue I've had ever since I got the bike were detonations in the exhaust when letting off the throttle. What should I do? Is the carburetor the problem or is it something else?