Weird Venice LX issue

[devonrs]

My LX, which is practically new, has like, 200 km on it, constantly dies, I believe from the engine flooding. It first happened while I was riding it, I went a mile or two, and then it just died. I pulled over, waited five minutes or so, and it started again, this happened a couple times on that ride, and my top speed went way down from 40+mph to around 30mph or so.

After getting the bike home (in a truck), it sat for a few weeks. Then when I went to start it the other day, I tried to let it warm up for a while, it idled for about 5 minutes and then died, and then it wouldn't start, even after waiting ten minutes or so, or it would for about 5 seconds at a time and then die again.

I originally called the guy I bought it from and he told me it was from the engine flooding and I needed to adjust the idle screw so it doesn't idle so high, but that didn't seem to make sense and it didn't idle very high in the first place (as far as I could tell).

Later I called the Yamaha shop (I know this isn't a Yamaha but I figured it's almost the same thing so... ) and they said it's some thing with the gas getting past the rings .. I got lost in his explanation pretty quick, he basically just told me to bring it in.. I'd much rather fix it myself, any ideas anyone?

THANKS!
devon

[VeniceRocket]

From what you describe. It does sound like an issue with your carb. New bikes come tuned for the "break in time" The same thing happened with my new venice. The shop i bought it from told me to come back after 500km to get it re-tuned to the correct altitude (i live in CO, and at 7500 Ft above sea level.) My scooter did the exact same thing and after i took it in it ran like a champ. It will take someone who knows what they are doing like 20min. That includes removing panels and tuning and replacing panels. So don't let them tell you otherwise. ( I have a real problem with the yamaha shop here because they charged a friend 3 hours worth or shop time to tune his big bike which only took 30min.)
You can tune it yourself but it takes experience to know what is going on. I tune my own bike now by ear. I would love to tell you how ot but it comes with practice. Try it out and remember there is an idle screw (which is most odvious) and two other screws which are gas and air. (these are the more complicated ones) Do everything in 1/8 to 1/4 turns and listen and even ride it to see which direction you are going,(better or worse.) Experiment and see what happens. Hey worse case you have to take it in to the shop (Try to find a scooter shop if at all possible they specialize in these small engines) and have them do it. My shop charges like 20-30 dollars for a quick tune.

Good Luck and have fun! :D

[harry]

devonrs.......
well it sounds like you might want this
oilyhans

[devonrs]

thanks for the info, both of you. i'll take a look myself and if that doesn't work i'll bring it into the shop...