Going bonkers! Icebear zodiac

Louis Angel · 10-10-2017, 08:52 PM

OK, first things first let me explain the problem:
Several weeks ago my wife and I set out on a picture perfect late evening sunset ride. 2 miles down the road her Icebear Zodiac rolled to a hault.
It will sit there and idle perfect. The moment you give it virtually any throttle at all, it dies. So I had to tow it back home.
I was told "main jet stopped up". Sounds reasonable. So knowing I wanted a tuneable carb anyways, I ordered a new Klein CV carb copy. Installed new carb, exact same results. :-/
Then I was told by several people "replace the CDI !!! " So I did. NADA! Same results. Then I was told " replace this & this & that "
Long story shortened, It now has NEW carb, CDI, Ign. Coil, fuel pump, fuel lines (again) fuel filter (again), pulled and cleaned the NEW carb (just in case), new spark plug, new stator (thinking the ign. pickup thingy attached to the stator went bad. ), new vaccume lines (again), quadruple checked the intake boot & o-ring gasket.
NOTHING has made any difference. Starts right up...........idles PERFECT and will sit there at idle for 20 min and never skip a beat.
The second I roll on the throttle................it dies.

There is NOTHING left to replace! Like, nothing! I have spent over $300 trying to fix this ghost problem! If it had full coverage, it may have found it's way into the bottom of KY Lake! hahahahaha! ( I would never actually do that )
Anyone have any other clue or have ever had a problem like this before?

BlackBike · 10-10-2017, 10:20 PM

Turn the choke off...sorry I know I'm not helping.

Louis Angel · 10-10-2017, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackBike

Turn the choke off...sorry I know I'm not helping.

hahahahahaha!!!! :-P

david3921 · 10-10-2017, 10:32 PM

You didn't mention anything about the battery. Test it to make sure it's good. Yep, a weak battery will allow the bike to start and idle but that's it.

Quote from weldangrind;

You need a healthy battery to run a modern street bike, because the magneto can't provide enough power for spark and the always-on headlight. On my atv, I can run with a virtually dead battery, because I can switch the headlight off.

tortoise · 10-10-2017, 11:13 PM

No mention of checking valve clearance?

Potentially related orientation issue with the 2-bolt intake valve cover.

10-10-2017, 08:52 PM	#1
Louis Angel Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: TENNESSEE Posts: 392	Going bonkers! Icebear zodiac OK, first things first let me explain the problem: Several weeks ago my wife and I set out on a picture perfect late evening sunset ride. 2 miles down the road her Icebear Zodiac rolled to a hault. It will sit there and idle perfect. The moment you give it virtually any throttle at all, it dies. So I had to tow it back home. I was told "main jet stopped up". Sounds reasonable. So knowing I wanted a tuneable carb anyways, I ordered a new Klein CV carb copy. Installed new carb, exact same results. :-/ Then I was told by several people "replace the CDI !!! " So I did. NADA! Same results. Then I was told " replace this & this & that " Long story shortened, It now has NEW carb, CDI, Ign. Coil, fuel pump, fuel lines (again) fuel filter (again), pulled and cleaned the NEW carb (just in case), new spark plug, new stator (thinking the ign. pickup thingy attached to the stator went bad. ), new vaccume lines (again), quadruple checked the intake boot & o-ring gasket. NOTHING has made any difference. Starts right up...........idles PERFECT and will sit there at idle for 20 min and never skip a beat. The second I roll on the throttle................it dies. There is NOTHING left to replace! Like, nothing! I have spent over $300 trying to fix this ghost problem! If it had full coverage, it may have found it's way into the bottom of KY Lake! hahahahaha! ( I would never actually do that ) Anyone have any other clue or have ever had a problem like this before? __________________ " If it ain't broke, I can probably still fix it!" ---- Tim Allen
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10-10-2017, 10:20 PM	#2
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Turn the choke off...sorry I know I'm not helping. __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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10-10-2017, 10:32 PM	#4
david3921 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,030	You didn't mention anything about the battery. Test it to make sure it's good. Yep, a weak battery will allow the bike to start and idle but that's it. Quote from weldangrind; You need a healthy battery to run a modern street bike, because the magneto can't provide enough power for spark and the always-on headlight. On my atv, I can run with a virtually dead battery, because I can switch the headlight off. __________________ 2012 Kawasaki Versys 1984 Honda Magna V65 2016 Rhino 250 2016 Tao Tao 125D
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10-10-2017, 11:13 PM	#5
tortoise Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 221	No mention of checking valve clearance? Potentially related orientation issue with the 2-bolt intake valve cover. Last edited by tortoise; 10-10-2017 at 11:48 PM.
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