JBK wrote on 04/21/14 at 21:09:46:no go on the starter fluid. made no change. did notice lights on bike dimmed greatly when i tried. even when hooked up to car. im running out of options here
Not really. I think you might be just overlooking something simple or assuming something is OK when it's really not.
For the bike to run you need:
1. A battery that is capable of cranking the engine fast enough, and that also has enough juice while running the starter motor to fire the spark plug.
2. A combustible fuel/air mixture being introduced into the combustion chamber.
3.The valves have to be open when they should be and closed when they should be. They have to be CLOSED at TDC on the compression stroke.
4: Adequate compression - no broken rings, piston etc. which I'm pretty sure is not the problem here.
If those conditions exist the engine has got to run.
I think you need to verify that all the things you think are OK are actually OK, starting with the battery.
I don't know of any other way to figure this out except rechecking the things I mentioned above until you are positive the you've eliminated each one as the issue.