Originally Posted by bikerbc

Make sure you don't have too much fuel in your engine preventing it from turning over . If it is flooded with fuel you can seriously damage the engine trying to turn it over with an electric starter . If I suspect mine is flooded I will pull my plug and spin it over . That will clear the extra fuel out with out hurting anything . There are other ways to do it and probably cleaner ways that don't spray the extra fuel all over but this way works . Make sure your throttle is closed when you are fueling up , Make sure your tank is not too high .and make sure you have a pressure relief in your tank when you are fueling up . Most important ,if you suspect your engine is flooded do not try to spin it with the starter. You can bend a rod very easily . Its called Hydro lock . Clear the flood first ..