[ti]angry[/ti]silver bike will not start

I wonder if the carbs need a clean? I had something similar with my 250. It always started straight away when used within a few days, but leave it a few weeks & it struggled to fire, eventually catching on one cylinder, then a few minutes later the other kicked in. I never pulled the plugs as it would start eventually - the longer it had been left the longer it took. I just lived with it. The compressions are low, so I put it down to that.Then I took it to Wales on a SD meet & that fixed it! Ever since then it's started straight off no matter how long it's been stood. I reckon those few long blasts cleared the carbs out. A few here have had similar experiences. The carbs are notoriously difficult to get clean, needing several goes through an ultrasonic cleaner (or a long blast to Wales). Dave has done a good guide to stripping & cleaning them.

www.honda-superdream.co.uk/thread/6352/beginners-guide-stripping-cleaning-carbs

Should have bought a Blue un 

No,I would clean carbs and pay attention to the link Ian referred to particularly lapping the needle valve with solvol

dave has, he has his own workshop, he was an engine builder in the moto GP,world superbike and british super bike paddocks for over 30 years building engines for john mcguiness,terry rymer,james haydon,james whitham and he is working on 17 times TT side car winner dave molyneux's engine for this TT.iwas looking on his shelves today he has set up and workshop manuals for all the popular from the last 30 years, you could spend hours looking through it all that's why I am a hour later than anyone else how does my round lol

Good result. When your mate Dave does the balancing- you might get him to swap that rear stay bar around? The cutout goes to the rear with the vertical of the "L" shape against the carbs. I can't remember why it needs to be that way, might be to clear the choke cable....