no spark!

Im trying to get my kz650 started, it has no spark, wondering where I should start.

Tell us what kind of 650 you have. You can add this info to your signature, under your forum profile.

Tell us more about the bike so we know what we're dealing with.

The bike sat for 20 years in the previous owners office. The battery is dead, spark plugs dont look to bad. It turns over and seems to have good compression. What esle do you need to know? thanks

Pwallace30 wrote:

Im trying to get my kz650 started, it has no spark, wondering where I should start.

The bike sat for 20 years in the previous owners office. The battery is dead, spark plugs dont look to bad. It turns over and seems to have good compression. What esle do you need to know? thanks

wondering where I should start --- Offhand, I'd say with a new fully charged battery.

Good Luck!

Should that matter if im trying to kick start it?

Any thoughts?

If the bike has the original ignition points and you are trying to kick start it with a dead battery it's a futile effort. Replace the battery,clean the carb jets,change the oil, look inside the tank for rust, and check the fuel control valve on the tank(petcock) for blockage.

The carb float bowls need to be removed and look for old dried up gasoline residue(varnish) clogging the float operation.

Bringing an old bike back to life can be easy or difficult depending on how much $$$ you want to spend.

Thanks for your help, i'll try everything you suggested. No one seems to have a battery for this bike, I picked up a battery but it was too tall, and I cant get the right one ordered until November. I'll keep calling around I guess

I got my battery at the local Walmart superstore. Fit perfect.

1980 KZ650 F1

lol, how did you know it would work? 12 volt and it was the proper size?

Pull your battery out and go to WalMart. I easily found my battery replacement in about 5 minutes. Look for the computerized battery/oil filter/windshield wiper checker. Plug your year make and model of bike into it and it will tell you what battery to go with. but I am sure you can just eyeball the batteries on the rack and find the one that is identical to yours. Good luck!

Thanks guys, actually I went to Canadian Tire and they had the right battery. Had it filled and charged it. The bike will turn over but wont fire. I dont think im getting any spark.