Mike seems to know what "cranking" means...
We are skeptical,.. because so many people use the term to describe... most anything that don't make the bike start...
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...("cranking"... should mean,... the starter motor is turning the engine at good speed)...
...but,.. gettin' spark, gettin' fuel?...
... sounds like the fuel is flowing to the carb... but,.. not, gettin' to the engine...
I think you're on the right track... with a clogged pilot...
... and, as you must know already... if the pilot is clogged... everything in there got the same gas treatment...
It's cleanin' time...
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....(next season... try a full to the top tank,.. with some Sta-Bil added... (full tank will prevent condensation, and hopefully,... Sta-bil will prevent the fuel from becoming varnish)... (fill up, and run it just a couple of miles to get the Sta-bil into the float bowl and jets... then park, and pray... all winter...
... also,.. it don't hurt, to roll the bike forward, and backerds' every couple of weeks,... to prevent flat spots on the tires...
Pffft!... I live is Az... but, I do end up with bikes sitting for a while...
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