She's back home, ready to start work...

[Grinch]

Well after a year, she's out of the garage and back home. Ready for me to start my work, first thing is drop all the oil out and put in new spark plugs and see if she start. But should I also change the coolant?
Is there anything else to check before I fire her up?

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[timwilky]

flush the fuel system, clean out the carb bowls etc.

[Grinch]

flush the fuel system, clean out the carb bowls etc.

Might leave cleaning the carbs till later, just want to make sure she fires up. If she don't then thats the first place to look... Though I might drop all the fuel as its been sat in the bike for a year.

[northwind]

Yeah, if that's standard pump fuel it'll be manky by now. Premium might still be OK. If it was me, I'd jut fire it up and see what happens, but then I've got a bit of a cavalier attitude about such things :) I'm sure there's a proper way to do it though.

[Grinch]

Yeah, if that's standard pump fuel it'll be manky by now. Premium might still be OK. If it was me, I'd jut fire it up and see what happens, but then I've got a bit of a cavalier attitude about such things :) I'm sure there's a proper way to do it though.

I think the last tank full was opti... so if I fire it whats the worst that could happen?

I'm sure Sid or Rictus will fill me in later...

then tell me about the bike... :P

[jambo]

Well I'd check the oil level, shove a charged battry in it and press the botton, if it doesn't work get looking at air filter, plugs, drain carbs etc... No harm in trying though. :wink:

[northwind]

so if I fire it whats the worst that could happen?

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[Warren]

I'm sure Sid or Rictus will fill me in later...



:shock:

[Razor]

Drain carbs, charge battery and it'll start.
I've left bikes for more than a year and this is all I've had to do. If it was left outside for all that time it might be different...

[Grinch]

so if I fire it whats the worst that could happen?

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Is that all!

Drain carbs, charge battery and it'll start.
I've left bikes for more than a year and this is all I've had to do. If it was left outside for all that time it might be different...

Well some little **** did fall though the roof and knock it over...

[Grinch]

No one did say... Should I change the coolant?

[John Burt]

If your going to ive iut a full sevice then do it, but run it with the old in to get any muck stirred up before you drain it. Me I'd flush it as well just to be safe - but I've always been a bit anal about servicing.

[socommk23]

lol! id just see if it starts!!!!!!!!!!!!!

key in press buttons! if it runs its all cool!!!!!

ok check oil first!!!!!!

[Grinch]

lol! id just see if it starts!!!!!!!!!!!!!

key in press buttons! if it runs its all cool!!!!!

ok check oil first!!!!!!

Well you would say that... TL boy... Need to get a battery too...