either fogetting to put oil in, or leaving the oil tap turned off is a two stroke owners favourite and most effective way of spending lots of money. You need to develop a starting (and stopping routine) that you follow every time, like getting into an aircraft. Something like:
1. take bike off stand, make sure both tyres are round at the bottom
2. Make sure stand clip is securely done up
3. Sit astride, check oil and fuel levels
4. set mag and air levers
5. reach down both sides of the tank and turn both taps on – this is the key behaviour you need to automate in your brain!
6. Tickle the float
7. Kick until close to collapse then place back on stand
8. Remove leather jacket and helmet which are now wringing wet with sweat
9. remove both spark plugs, lay them on the head and check for a spark
10. Pick yourself up off the ground as the piercing electric shock up your arm confirms spark is present
11. Remove crankcase doors which you can be sure are stuck fast – You can achieve discus world record distances by removing the door strap, refitting the plugs then kicking it over. The resulting back/missfire in the crankcase will propel the crankcase door either into your shin (if you are standing on that leg beside the door) or across the road
12. Pick yourself up off the floor again and retrieve crankcase door
13. Clean door, syringe or mop out all the excess fuel (see item 6 above – it said tickle, not lean on plunger for 5 mins)
14. Refit doors, refit plugs, kick into life
15. Stop engine to put back on your jacket and helmet
16. Repeat from step 1
Cheers,
Rich
