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Finally,success! Not sure what exactly was the tipping point,but new gas,fully charged battery,clean tank and petcocks,new plugs,new condensor,etc.,but she cranked and seems to be runnning well. Thanks to all who contributed their insight,much appreciated!

Finally,success! Not sure what exactly was the tipping point,but new gas,fully charged battery,clean tank and petcocks,new plugs,new condensor,etc.,but she cranked and seems to be runnning well. Thanks to all who contributed their insight,much appreciated!

That would be great, but I drained the tank anyways and in the process cleaned out a bunch of gunk.

It's your basic yuasa wet cell, and it does sit more than it should.I did have a surprise when I pulled the plugs to change them,I noticed bits of moisture on them, we had a ton of rain last week,and I'm thinking it got in the tank somehow( or got bad gas ) which seems to be a problem here.Drained t...

Well i installed the new condensor,but no change. the battery was on a2 amp charge all night,it read 11.95, under load it went below 10,so it seems a new battery is probably gonna be in order.Thanks for all the insight.

Thanks for the info, everyone,i'll try the car,but it sounds more like the battery than anything now. I just hate buying batteries,seems like i just need to ride more. I have a new condensor, but have heard that they seldom go bad, so I didn't change it when I changed points.Off to the battery shop ...

Also, shouldn't this bike kick even with a dead battery?

Is that always safe? I've heard different opinions on jumping from cars.

I had it on the charger for a while today,read 12.5, hit the starter and it fell to 10.5,10.3,it didnt start,but starter turned a few times. the battery audibly wore down quickly,then backfired on the left cylinder.I know it may be the battery, but it is relatively new.Could there be an issue causin...

I have a 72 60/5 that I am having trouble with lately.I have not had much luck starting it lately, so I replaced the plugs, points, and the battery is less than 6 months old. the battery reads 12.0 at rest,when i engage the starter all i get is the relay chatter and minimal starter turning. I have w...