Starting a stored bike??
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Starting a stored bike??
My bike has been sitting for the last 4 months now. Before I stored it in the garage, I ran out all the fuel in the system by closing the fuel cock & running it till it was starved of fuel. Disconnected & stored the battery as well.
Am planning to start it up again next week when i get back to Fl. Question is:
Do i need to change the oil or anything specific before trying to start it?
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Am planning to start it up again next week when i get back to Fl. Question is:
Do i need to change the oil or anything specific before trying to start it?
Tx
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Yes, you should change the oil.
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change the oil, the gas that was in the tank has prolly been sitting too long to have good effects on the bike, so go to discount and buy one of the fuel additives that's for restoring old gas or whatever that shit is, or just drain it all out and put some new gas in there. put ur battery on a charger too, cause even if u store it right, its gonna be low on juice.
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if runs really shitty the first week u have it running again, it would be a good idea to get ur carbs done.
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Just needed a push to change the oil. Thanks guys
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Originally posted by MattC
change the oil, the gas that was in the tank has prolly been sitting too long to have good effects on the bike, so go to discount and buy one of the fuel additives that's for restoring old gas or whatever that shit is, or just drain it all out and put some new gas in there. put ur battery on a charger too, cause even if u store it right, its gonna be low on juice.
change the oil, the gas that was in the tank has prolly been sitting too long to have good effects on the bike, so go to discount and buy one of the fuel additives that's for restoring old gas or whatever that shit is, or just drain it all out and put some new gas in there. put ur battery on a charger too, cause even if u store it right, its gonna be low on juice.
