Engine help needed

[Pinhead]

Hi all
I'm after some advice all that is left to do is put the carbs back on
And the front calipers after a strip and rebuild
The bike was running find before I started and the kick start was also working it's only been about 5 months
I tried to turn the bike over on the kick start today
It's not moving
I had taken the sump off , the clutch cover and the alternator cover to polish them and have refitted them
Anyone have this happen to them or could give some help to point me in the right direction

Pin

[z1bman]

does it turn over with the plugs removed?

[z1bman]

is the starter spinning ?

[Pinhead]

Not tried the starter motor after the kick start would not move
I will pull the plug out tomorrow

[nicomkii]

Take all plugs out and try it, failing that drop it into gear and just rock it (with the clutch out )to get the gears etc moving. Has happened to me once before where it just settles in the 'wrong' place.

[Pinhead]

Hi
I have taken the plugs out
Then tried the kick start again same as before
I then put her in gear and rocked it
Then tried again it turned the engine over but was still hard to move

[PAULJAC47]

I would stop right away trying to turn this bike over,take off clutch cover,and alternator cover and retry,something catching or fitted incorrectly i reckon.

[z1000puddin]

Yes
As said in previous post,something is catching.take of each cover and inspect the internals for any signs.
Kickstart shaft ?
Starter gear
Gearbox ?

[z1bman]

more than likely something has jammed the starter clutch?

[weaver]

has any work been done to the engine?

[Pinhead]

No
The engine was running fine
All I have done is the covers
I'm going to look under the covers and will post

[Pinhead]

Ok
I have taken off the clutch and the alternator covers
All looks ok
You can move the engine back on the by hand using the iner part of the alternator
Then the kick start move easy up to a point then stops
The only cover left is the sump

[Pinhead]

Ok
I hold my hands up I'm a dick
When I had the engine out i soda blasted the engine
No: 2 pot must have been open guess where the soda went
There was not much in but must have been enough to stop it turning over

I hope all going to be ok when I start it up

[PAULJAC47]

If its soda you should be ok,you can even eat that stuff,good job you didnt try and start her up though,make sure you have flushed it all though,dont worry the bloke who never made a mistake never made anything!