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Thanks, I'll try cleaning up the grounds and see what happens. As far as the jetting, I'll have to dig in and verify. However, I have not made any changes to the jetting before this "hard starting" problem popped up???

Hi All, any help would be great, Is it possible to have a weak spark? I have a 96 that runs great!!! However its a real bitch to start, cold or hot. It has to be kicked several times before coming to life, I seem to be the only one in our group who can start it. I've gone through the carbs they are good and clean, 120 plus compression both cylinders, new B8ES plugs, I replaced the coil, and spark plug caps as I had low resistance readings but I still have the problem. When checking for spark, its very difficult to see the arc, is it possible to have a faulty CDI or stator????

Thanks Brian, looks like I have a laundry list of things to check out, including the stator. Do you know if there is a higher output stator available?

You might be on to something. I did go thru the clymer manual to test the coil and ended up getting a ohm reading out of range for the secondary to secondary measurement, and no reading at all for the secondary to primary measurement. Thanks for the heads up.

Yes, it runs pretty darn good, however there is a bit of a miss/stumble at the highest RPM of each gear. I thought this might be a jetting issue. Plugs were pulled and I started with new ones.

No, I have not checked that yet. I can not find a spec in the manual that I have. What is the correct gap?

I hope someone can point me in the right direction!! Where do I begin trouble shooting. The only way I can start my bike is with a pull or push start. it will not fire using the kick start. I took out both plugs to check for fire and can not see the plugs spark at all. I did a compression check and I'm at 145-150lbs on each cylinder. However, she fires up instantly when bump started. Is it possible to have a weak coil or bad ignition? Any suggestions would greatly help.