1998 yamaha warrior shut off while riding - Road Star Warrior Yamaha Motorcycles

Test the battery by jumping from another vehicle. This engine has high compression and will act as described when the battery fails to produce adaquate cranking amps. If this solves it, replace the battery and ride on.

check the compression i work at btn powersports if you dont have enough compression it will not start if that dont work check the timing and if that dosent work, the valves might need to be adjusted or replaced. steve.

Clutch switch behind clutch lever. Parking brake cable is attached to it. It cuts the revs if the parking brake is engaged to stop it from being reved when stoped.

Go on ebay and buy a new CDI computer those bikes are notorious for computer failure.

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have u had it serviced its suppost to have the valves and cam chain adjusted that tapping is probally one of those items seeing how it runs good and u have no other problem but you need to have your valves adjusted soon

I had a problem somewhat the same.

Make sure the air-intake boot has no holes in it.

Try checking the switch for your parking brake. It is the top wire in the clutch handle boot. This wire connects to your CDI box, and restricts the RPM's while the parking brake is engauged. To find out for sure, trace the wire down to the plug under the headlight assembly and disconnect it. Now try starting you machine and give it some throttle!

Float and or float valve stuck, flooding Carb. If it just can out of storage, it will need to have the carb cleaned.

sounds like fuel starvation
do you have a petcock plugging or a dirty carb?
pull the fuel line and check flow
later paul