vampirsoul87 said:
you think he should be liable for the work if he figures out that the hot start wasnt done right or he didnt check the decompressior before the take down>>>???
If you had taken the bike to a shop and can prove that the mechanic damaged something through his negligence or incompetence then you would have a case for some sort of retribution.
Based on what you have said I doubt that this is the case. Did you take the bike to a shop where the mechanic worked on it or is this just some guy who was doing work on the side?
Did the mechanic remove and install the carburetor or did he just rebuild the carburetor and you did the remove and reinstall?
What isn't making sense is the relationship (if any) between the carburetor and the difficulty kicking the engine over. Based on the fact that taking out the spark plug freed up the kick start leads me to believe that the compression was really high, or perhaps you were experiencing full compression for the first time and just assumed it was wrong.
One possibility that has occurred to me is that the engine could have been severely flooded. If you get enough raw gas into the cylinder you can hydro-lock it, making it impossible to kick over. Somewhat less gas in the cylinder will raise the compression to the point that kicking it over would be very difficult. All that gas would also keep it from running.
The carburetor should have one or more vent hoses coming off it. These hoses need to be routed directly downward without any uphill sections. If the float valve sticks open the gas has to be able to flow down to the ground. If the hose was routed upwards then overflow would run into the carburetor throat and on into the intake manifold and eventually into the cylinder.
The above scenario would have allowed the bike to run just fine when you first installed the carburetor but after a slow leak over night it would be messed up.
Bottom line: did you install the carburetor, or did the mechanic?
Even if the mechanic installed the carburetor I doubt that you can get any compensation. Proving what was at fault will be very difficult.
How long has it been since the last top end rebuild on this bike? I suspect that it was due anyway so the top end rebuild was needed anyway. Speaking of which, you mentioned gaskets and "stuff" (not that exact word). Unless the top end had been rebuilt within the last 10 hours of use I would at least replace the rings, and if the last rebuild was more than 20 hours ago you should replace the piston. Spend the extra $100 to do it right so you don't have to spend $1000 later.
Rod