1. 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
    WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

125-200cc What does this sound like?

Discussion in '2 Stroke' started by erock, Apr 23, 2014.

  1. erock Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Maryland
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    cr125
    Other Motorcycles:
    klx250sf
    So I raced a Hare Scramble the other weekend on my 2014/110 anniversary/2013.5 (title says 2014) CR 125. The bike is stock with exception of a 36mm Electron and a few other bits for woods, big tank, small bars etc., but the Lectron is really the only performance mod. Any way...after an 8 year hiatus from racing I started and finished an awesome Hare Scramble in VA. There were several crashes, nothing high speed just lost it over a few technical spots. So I finish the race, get back to the pit, park the bike and eat lunch. About an hour or so later I fired the bike up and wheel it up on to the trailer. Then we make the 3 hour drive home, unload and the bike sits in the shed for 2 days while I wait for my body to catch up with my mind. 2 days later I pull the bike out for a wash and breakdown to asses any damage. Normally, I use choke to start, then wont need it again until the next ride day. I notice the rubber boot on the lectron that holds the choke up will not hold it up anymore. So I called lectron and no questions asked they mailed me a new choke boot (awesome customer service). Well I managed to finagle the old boot to hold the choke up while I waited for the new one to arrive. Recap, I have done nothing to the bike since the race, at which time it started and ran fine. OK, choke up and I kick and kick and kick, ya get the idea. She won't start. It has spark, fuel and air. I noticed the plug was really wet after kicking it, so ya its flooded, but I also noticed after several kicks and a bump start the bike is spitting a good amount of gas straight out of the pipe, not on every kick but maybe every 10th or so. So I pulled the carb, cleaned everything including the choke assembly, but there's not much to do with a Lectron so I put it back together and I still won't start with excessive flooding. I will call Lectron for advice but wanted to ask here first considering how this came about, I thought I might be something with bike and not the carb. Any advice is appreciated, or if more detail is needed please let me know. Thanks.
  2. msmith345 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Shawnee, KS
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '12 WR250, '92 360, '80 390
    Other Motorcycles:
    '72 Yamaha R5, '17 SV650
    Was there much in the way of water crossings at the race?

    Where are your carb vent lines? How long, and how low do they hang?

    Did you wash the bike since the race? Did you use an exhaust plug, and avoid the holes to the air box?

    Looking in the clear float bowl, after letting it sit a few minutes, is there a line of separation? As in gas on top of water?

    I'd be surprised if that was gas making it all the way out of the pipe. Did you try pulling the pipe off and dumping out anything in it? I'm really betting on this being a water problem.

    I had made longer vent lines and routed them up by my air box, but they came down last weekend during a 9 hour race and clogged up with some creek water. It was doing the same before I realized what was going on, seems that if the vents are clogged, the excess gas will pour into the crank case. Once I found the problem and cleared the vents, cut the hoses down, it fired up as expected, first kick.
  3. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    Pull the plug and have someone drag you around until it stops spitting fluids. Sounds like either the float stuck (not likely but possible) while you were driving and filled the engine with gas. Somehow you ether filled it with water or gas and it needs flushed out. I have had this happen on a few vintage bikes.

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  4. MotoMarc36 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    wisconsin
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 CR144, 04 TC450, 04 TC250, CR50
    Other Motorcycles:
    Many. Too many.
    Yep, loaded to the gills. Did you shut the gas off prior to trailering? Pull the pipe and dump it. Repack silencer. with pipe off, sparkplug out, throttle wide-open, gas off, and KILL SWITCH PRESSED, kick it a ton, or get a tow in first to clean it out. If you overlook the killswitch bit, you are asking for a fire or a fried CDI.
  5. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    In addition to the ATK above I had this same issue on my 86 WR400. Was so full of fuel it was crazy. Pulled the plug and had a buddy pull me around the parking lot with fuel spraying everywhere. Was ridiculous how much gas came out. Put a plug in and still had to have him pull me till it started. Rode it the rest of the day with zero issues but it kinda scared me for the first few miles as i knew the muffler was soaked! Not a fun situation to be in but I drove 3 hours to ride i was going to ride damit.
  6. MotoMarc36 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    wisconsin
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 CR144, 04 TC450, 04 TC250, CR50
    Other Motorcycles:
    Many. Too many.
    Remember when crankcases had drain plugs?! Lol. We get hydraulically locked stuff at the shop fairly regularly.
  7. erock Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Maryland
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    cr125
    Other Motorcycles:
    klx250sf
    Thanks guys. I pulled the pipe and it was full. Pulled out the silencer packing as well and it was soaked. I appreciate the help, I wouldn't have thought to check that as this was my first time having this happen.

    mssmith345, yes, multiple river crossing. You nailed it with the first question, nice!
  8. shrubitup Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Seattle WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '00 TE610 (pretty much a WXE610)
    Other Motorcycles:
    Husaberg FE450, KTM 200EXC, Triumph
    2004 GasGas EC250 had a crank case drain. Pretty handy!
  9. shawbagga Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Eaton, Western Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    None
    Other Motorcycles:
    2018 Gasgas XC250
    ^think they still do don't they?^