Discussion New Balius. Help!?!

Hi all I managed to pick up what I thought was a bargain. 94 Balius for $600 with around 38k kms on it. Told it hadn't been running in a year or two ( probably more ).

Long behold after getting it home it doesn't start, but turns over freely. So I drained and cleaned the tank and added fresh fuel.
Pulled and inspected the carbs. They were reasonably clean but I cleaned them anyway.
I found a melted part on the voltage rectifier connection and testing with a meter indicates an open circuit on one side.

Gapped all the plugs, one of which didn't fire when cranking but after I stopped.

Dropped the oil witch had fuel in it and am waiting for what I think is the right filter.

Would the bad rectifier be causing the starting issues?
Or is there something else I am missing?

Also spraying "start ya bastard" made the engine give a little hint it wanted to start but never got there.

 

I checked both coils and they're within the specks according to the manual. The leads are all good also except one of the caps has a couple of cracks in it. Also checked the stator and the resistance is the same across all windings.

I guess I'll need a new rectifier? Where is the best place to source them from?

And is it possible to check the cdi box with a standard multimeter? The manual says that can damage it.

I think the fuel in the oil was from someone (maybe me) leaving the tap on prime.

 

In the West. Think I'll have to buy some new plugs as well. I just checked one of them and the spark was jumping from the bottom of the plug to the frame instead of the plug gap.

 

So I changed the plugs. And she started right up. I also clipped the plug leads as suggested above.

As far as I know it's been sitting for at least a few years. When I checked the float needles they seemed reasonably soft. I guess when I have some more money I will look at changing them.

What recommendations do you guys have for R/R's?
And what thermostat do they take.
Thanks for all the help so far guys really appreciate it.

 

I did do the first check mentioned on that page and when checking from the white connector pin I had no resistance to any of the three phases. But had around 5 Mohms on the black to phase checks.

And do you really need three batteries to do that second test lol.?

Would it also be worth relocating the RR to a spot where it can receive better cooling?
Has anyone had experience with such an endeavour?

 

Well it starts reasonably easy now. But once started it starts climbing in the revs up to about 8-9 grand.

This has me stumped but I'll see what I can figure out.

 

No, turns out im a newb & when I took the slack out of the throttle cable I took out a bit too much slack.

And I do like the idea of mounting the RR on an aluminium plate for a bit of extra heatsink. Good stuff.
I wonder if positioning it at the front of the bike would be good.
Hopefully I get some good hours at work and can afford a new one soon.
Just need to get my bike licence now so I can ride the bloody thing.

Will keep this thread posted with anymore questions / resolutions.

 

Hey guys so i got to ride the bike today for the first time, after getting my learners over the weekend.

Some things ive done since the last post.

Added a new RR from an '11 ninja 250, and a new RH switch block from the same bike. Both straight bolt on.



But i do still have a question.
The temp light comes on ( while still very cold ) when moving the handle bars.

Has anyone had this issue hand how did you resolve it.

It was great to ride even jist for the 5 minutes, just need to sort this out and i can take her for a proper spin.

 

Yeah i figured it would be something along those lines. Is there a way to test the temp sensor itself?

I'm having problems with the idle. It wants to either idle at 6k or falls down too low and stalls.

 

Hmm I guess the float needles may need to be replaced after all. All the plugs are out and ive given it a crank ( fuel went everywhere ) hopefully it dries out and hasn't ruined the brand new oil.

Waiting on the seal kit from Litetek guess ill order the float needles as well.

Looks like ill be bound to 4 wheels for a while.