What did I just do... timing

[skids]

Make sure that nothing is bent and that the timing plate moves freely.

[JScro]

No worries man, sorry I'm probably not describing it well. So here's a video for the audio of what I'm talking about. You can hear me starting it, and it sputtering when I give it gas.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jscro/6949157190/

[DAVINCI]

Did you, by any chance remove the pickups from the baseplate? If so, your gaps will be wrong.

Or, did you disassemble the rotor / advance mechanism to clean and lube it? If you did you can install the rotor 180 degrees out of time. I've done it so I know how easy it is!

[TADracer]

Reluctor???

Alright, so it will not start. It cranks, and it sputters a bit if I get it a little gas. However, it doesn't even start to turn over.

When you pulled the timing plate off did you remove the reluctor (thats the part with the two slots that pins on the weight arms fit into)? It sounds like maybe that part is on 180 degrees out. If it is backwards then the reluctor (the little bump on the shaft) will trigger the pick-up coils out of sequence causing exactly what your problem is.

[DAVINCI]

There's an echo on the internet

[JScro]

So looks like i'm taking it all apart and rechecking my work this evening. I basically removed the thing following the Clymers manual so I didn't remove the pickups. Considering I know very little about what I'm doing, it's pretty likely I got something wrong putting it all back together. I bet the beer didn't help.

[BA80]

So looks like i'm taking it all apart and rechecking my wiork this evening. I basically removed the thing following the Clymers manual so I didn't remove the pickups. Considering I know very little about what I'm doing, it's pretty likely I got something wrong putting it all back together. I bet the beer didn't help.

What kind of beer? I hope you were drinking the proper kind, the wrong kind can cause problems like this.

[JScro]

When working outside in Texas, we usually hydrate with Lonestar like it's water.

Took everything apart, got it back together, and it started fine.

[Dragon Tamer]

I lived in Texas for a while so I know for a fact that Lone Star has the wrong scientific molecular weight for working on a motorcycle. It is not in sync with the electron flow and magnetic field of the universe.

Try something with a different sectional density, like Fosters or Leinenkugels. Beer of this type will cause you to make mistakes of the VERY large and stupid type so you can just take a quick look in the morning and see what it is rapidly.