Good thoughts all...humorous too
I'm also sure that you read my other post where I rode a good part of yesterday without any problems.
See, when this happened, I thought that I'd do like so many people do, except that for a change I'd throw in a couple initial tests that I did while trying to start it. After all, I know that you've NEVER HEARD OF...a post like "Help, Bike Died..."
Anyway, I just pulled the plug (iridium) and it was nasty black and even wet. I cleaned it and checked for a spark. Yep, got plenty of spark....and I didn't even shock myself
Then I connected the compression tester. Supposed to be checked when warmed up, but if it doesn't run that won't work. I also decided that I wasn't going to pour any oil in the cylinder because I really wanted to see just how low the compression might be. Book says 142 - 200 PSI is normal when warmed up. The minimum is 114. I got 140 PSI, 2 times, with it stone cold. Yep, it's got "Squeeze".
Then I put the plug back in (through the plug door) and she started right away. I turned it off again.
Why was the bike idling fine, then die and have such a dirty plug?
Going back down to the garage...