GentleGiantATX
XS400 New Member
So I had the bike out n about earlier this afternoon and it ran great and all felt good. I went to start it after it cooled off substantially I'm guessing the oil thickened and is causing it to not start. But after cranking it over for 20 minutes it spit and sputtered back to life momentarily and now my battery is dead yet again and I have to wait for my trickle charger to charge overnight. Oh and I should mention that I checked and I have had 3 quarts too much oil in it for a week and it ran so good but now I drained the excess oil and it won't do anything except backfire a massive flame once in a while when cranking the starter for a minute...and the backfire sounds more like a elephant gun than a motorcycle so I'm guessing that has something to do with it too. Ugh I wish I had a few friends to help out or at least hang out with while I work on my bike in the shop with the wood stove going just kicking it...I am so pissed about this right now that I'm going to just turn off gas and lay it down here in the rocks by the shop entrance outside and maybe ..