Evening all, finally managed to get my registration to go through, have been using the site for info for the last week or two and now a proud member.

I've recently bought a 2008 Pulse Adrenaline which was a spares and repairs job from Ebay. I managed to get the bike started today with a celebratory whoop, and decided that I would clean it all back up again before completely reassembling. Having cleaned the frame I put the fuel tank back on to find that the carb is not pulling any fuel through the pipe from the tap.

I also have a black tube with was attached to a feed next to the fuel pipe at the carb end which has dropped down and I can't find any reference anywhere to where it should be attached anywhere or whether its just a breather.

I can't understand why the carb won't pull fuel through, if I pull the fuel pipe off from the carb end then fuel trickles through but as soon as it is attached to the carb its a dead stop. I've checked the spark plug end and its as dry as a bone. Pulling the choke makes no difference at all. The bike kicks over but with no fuel its obviously not starting.

I have to add that I'm a complete newbie to motorbikes, so any advice that can be given would be greatly appreciated.