help with my 91 cr125

[dudubaba]

bike wont kick start, carb looks good, have spark...what else could be keeping it from starting.. im new to 2 strokes any and all help is appreciated

[vr4king]

Three things are needed for an engine to run air,gas and spark its fairly hard for one to not start when all of these are present

You got all of these things id check its getting gas 1st

Oh check the kill switch too

[benstonb]

did it back fire when you tried to start it? if so you should check the timing. my girlfriends CR125 did that and i couldnt figure it out at first. it was a timing prob. another thing could be the floats. check and make sure they dont have a pin hole or something take them out and make sure they actually float. i had that prob on my CR500. without hearing and seeing what its doing when you try and start it it's hard to tell

[insain_rage]

possibly check your air filter and your reeds

oh and great idea v4king,
make sure your kill switch isnt shorted anywhere.

[dudubaba]

made a pop sound when i kicked hard...how do i check timing?

[dudubaba]

cant be timing, it'll pull start and i got it cranked 3 times but thats it, im stumped on this...if you guys can help out ill be very thankful!!!

[vr4king]

If you can "pull start" it but not kick it im gueesing its very low on compression might be time for a fresh top end