Steve530 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01:But at $1.49 per spark plug change, it's not a lot of money.
Why do it anyway? If you have a problem, the process of "troubleshooting" never involves simply changing parts until it runs. You only change a part when you find that it is bad. That is what the "stealers" do to save time, but you pay for it.
For example, IF you have no spark do you realize that you can use a 6 MM bolt on the end of the plug wire to check for it? Electricity doesn't know the difference and then if you have no spark, the plug is still good. Put it back and follow the path upstream.
2 times to change a plug....1) Bad Plug, or 2) Routine maintenance (burned electrodes, carbon, etc.).
Most of use have manuals of one kind or another. Where in the troubleshooting section does it simply say,
"Bike won't start: Change plug"?Same goes for the battery issue...there's a lot of talk about
The battery MIGHT be bad. What is the first thing the manual says
Change Battery? Or does it say
Test Battery?
Get a meter and test the battery. Go by the book and meters are real cheap. Then if the voltage is correct and it still won't start, take it to a bike shop and have them give it a load test. They do it for free.
The hardest part about all this is that people don't want to take the time to learn something. Trust me, once you go through the proper steps in the manual you'll fix the problem and buy fewer parts.
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