Good day, newbie at this and the bike relatively, owned it for a year . Hope some one can help. I'm in Toronto Canada, bike as above. last summer my bike went from a dream ride to a long starting engagement. as the summer concluded , it would take longer to start. sometime immediately, other not so much. Fast forward to this week. I winterized the bike. parked it. this week tried startling it . No go, drain the carb bowl and carb 1 and 2 no fuel in the bowl. (Tank is full ).i suspect the fuel filter and or pump. tried for some time and finally it start right up, but for 30 to 40 sec. wont after that. is there any one can advise me on what to do from here. especially as its seems that the pump and filter is buried in the bike. would appreciate any help in fixing and in getting the replacement parts . Would appreciate your time and effort.
If the right side gets fuel but not the left side, I'd suspect something blocking that side of the fuel rail. 44 year old rubber and plastic parts rot. I'd be inclined to pull the carbs and look. Replace all the o-rings and plastic pipes in the overflow drains -- mine were horrible. Check the needle valves and floats, at the very least. I mean, unless recently "rebuilt", you really need to do this anyway. And besides, it'll give you a lot more room to fuss with the pump or filter (which likely also needs replacing).
You probably noticed that the fuel bowls go dry after sitting, even for a few days. You have to crank away while the fuel pump recharges them. Or search here for a hack to disable the starter solenoid, so when you hit the starter only the fuel pump will run. When you hear it quit (because float bowls are full), flip the switch back and the bike starts like it was parked yesterday.
Nails wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 2:40 am
If the right side gets fuel but not the left side, I'd suspect something blocking that side of the fuel rail. 44 year old rubber and plastic parts rot. I'd be inclined to pull the carbs and look. Replace all the o-rings and plastic pipes in the overflow drains -- mine were horrible. Check the needle valves and floats, at the very least. I mean, unless recently "rebuilt", you really need to do this anyway. And besides, it'll give you a lot more room to fuss with the pump or filter (which likely also needs replacing).
You probably noticed that the fuel bowls go dry after sitting, even for a few days. You have to crank away while the fuel pump recharges them. Or search here for a hack to disable the starter solenoid, so when you hit the starter only the fuel pump will run. When you hear it quit (because float bowls are full), flip the switch back and the bike starts like it was parked yesterday.
Yes,Nails and AJ12,the post I followed to prime my "99 was titled"Hard Start after sitting solutions"dated October 2007.
After installing this bypass switch,I can prime it and start it like I rode it yesterday,even if the carbs dried out.
Good day, newbie at this and the bike relatively, owned it for a year . Hope some one can help. I'm in Toronto Canada, bike as above. last summer my bike went from a dream ride to a long starting engagement. as the summer concluded , it would take longer to start. sometime immediately, other not so much. Fast forward to this week. I winterized the bike. parked it. this week tried startling it . No go, drain the carb bowl and carb 1 and 2 no fuel in the bowl. (Tank is full ).i suspect the fuel filter and or pump. tried for some time and finally it start right up, but for 30 to 40 sec. wont after that. is there any one can advise me on what to do from here. especially as its seems that the pump and filter is buried in the bike. would appreciate any help in fixing and in getting the replacement parts . 
