electrical help!!!!!!

[jellybelly559]

alright i was riding 6 gear almost pinned,my bike randomly died like motor completely off sounded like it was missing,i kicked it up it wanted to turn on the first couple kicks then just didnt want that......it has alot of compression (new gaskets and rings,cylinder and piston are still good) my spark plug fouled real bad last night but that was because i was running super rich during the break in (5 minute warm ups a couple times a week,half throttle ride for 20 minutes then let cool down) so i cleaned my spark plug and its not damaged.....what could it be?!?!?!??! 85 R

[snakpacs]

have spark?

[jellybelly559]

no i didnt see any.....left spark plug hooked up put it against motor with on switch on and kicked it and didnt see any......quick question i had 1/16th of a tank when its that low should i put it on reserve? i think thats why it might of died not alot of gas in the gas filter......i filled the tank up and it kicked right over after a couple kicks.....

[tri again]

sounds like you may have intermittent spark too?

It works when hooked to the plug but not against the head.?

[jellybelly559]

correct......it ran after i filled it up with gas but it didnt want to spark when i held it against the head

[tri again]

correct......it ran after i filled it up with gas but it didnt want to spark when i held it against the head

If it was mine,
I'd assume the plug wire is barely making contact and if moved at ALL,
like to the head,
it stops conducting.

I'd nip the last tiny 1/4 inch off the plug wire if you have enough wire to
still reach.

Sometimes that makes ALL the difference in the world.

Maybe even wiggle/clean/check plug wire to coil too
and plug cap screw.
coil ground screw etc etc.

No reason to walk home for something silly.

[jellybelly559]

im gonna do that for sure tonight then......im going riding tomorrow im not sure how far from my house and dont want to have to push it home....thank god today i was only 5 minutes away from my house and someone was nice enough to tow me home

[MTS]

my spark plug fouled real bad last night but that was because i was running super rich during the break in so i cleaned my spark plug and its not damaged.....what could it be?!?!?!??! 85 R

Put a new plug in....

[Dirtcrasher]

^ X2 - I imagine the plug got fouled during break-in..........

[jellybelly559]

yea it did.........i just cleaned it up and rode and it cleaned it real good.......