While doing a wheelie bike runs out of gas...

[mgenest]

Just like the title says. Everytime I do a long wheelie my bike dies. I think the carb is running out of fuel. Is this a float adjustment? My petcock is at the front of my tank instead of the back like most bikes. I think when I do a wheelie the gas in the tank goes to the back of the tank not allowing any fuel to exit the petcock and starves the carb?

[rdlsz24]

It sounds like the carb is burning up the gas that's in it and it is not getting replenished since your petcock is at the front.

Rob

[ATC-Eric]

Im thinkin there should be plenty of fuel in the float bowl, unless your doing 1/2 mile wheelies.

Why dont you try this. Start the bike up, turn the petcock off, and see how far you can make it.

[mgenest]

The wheelies are about 30-40' then I run out. I think I need a bigger carb bowl, lol.

[acidburn]

i have the same problem with my atc200 and my petcock is in the back =\

[blue27]

I had this on TRX250X once, it was a clogged vent hose on the carb. Check them out or try loosen the gas cap and see it that is the prob.

[mgenest]

Thanks for the tip.

[cajun66]

While doing a wheelie bike runs out of gas
And oil if it's a 4 cycle.

[hondahaulic]

it could be flooding out too. a trike should go a lot further than 30-40' on the gas in the bowl. if its doing a wheelie the float may be staying open too long and flooding the motor out. I would check the overflow and carb vent lines and make sure there not plugged and routed correctly

[Erics350x]

Adjust the float

[cr480r]

somethins wrong if you cant get more that 40 feet without starvation... I have wheelied a couple different machines through all the gears before with no fuel issues.. First off I would check the float level and try raising it some to see if the problem goes away... To check if the fuel tank is a problem you might try removing it and using a small bottle instead for testing purposes..