I have a 07 Spirit and she's got pretty low miles (20k) on her. I commute on her regularly. Went out of town for Thanksgiving for about 10 days and came back and she won't start.
She's always run solid. When I came back it was a nice 60 degree day. I rolled out of the garage and she wouldn't fire up initially so I pulled out the choke which was odd considering the temperature. She started up and ran poorly in idle for about 3-4 minutes and then konked out when I tried to gently roll the throttle a little. I restarted her and she ran for about 30 seconds and then died. She hasn't started since. That was last weekend. Haven't been able to tinker with her much due to work stuff.
Here is what I know. Spark plugs have less than 2k miles on them. Gas is good. I have roughly 1/4 of a tank to 1/2 a tank. I do use sea foam every few tanks. The fact that she did start and run for a few minutes rules out the starter and a blocked up fuel line.
What am I overlooking here? I feel like this is going to be one of those simple easy fixes which probably means I'm going to have to have my carbs rebuilt or something drastic. I appreciate any input. I'll check in on this post as much as I can today. I'll probably try to get her in to the shop this weekend if I don't make any progress. I like to work on my bikes but at this point I'd rather have her functional so I can be back on 2 wheels to and from work. Thanks in advance!
She's always run solid. When I came back it was a nice 60 degree day. I rolled out of the garage and she wouldn't fire up initially so I pulled out the choke which was odd considering the temperature. She started up and ran poorly in idle for about 3-4 minutes and then konked out when I tried to gently roll the throttle a little. I restarted her and she ran for about 30 seconds and then died. She hasn't started since. That was last weekend. Haven't been able to tinker with her much due to work stuff.
Here is what I know. Spark plugs have less than 2k miles on them. Gas is good. I have roughly 1/4 of a tank to 1/2 a tank. I do use sea foam every few tanks. The fact that she did start and run for a few minutes rules out the starter and a blocked up fuel line.
What am I overlooking here? I feel like this is going to be one of those simple easy fixes which probably means I'm going to have to have my carbs rebuilt or something drastic. I appreciate any input. I'll check in on this post as much as I can today. I'll probably try to get her in to the shop this weekend if I don't make any progress. I like to work on my bikes but at this point I'd rather have her functional so I can be back on 2 wheels to and from work. Thanks in advance!