Hi all.
I started my bike up for the first time this evening after its spent several months sat in my mothers garage. And I think it needs a bit of TLC. Cos she doesnt sound healthy
A couple of days ago I plugged her into my optimate3 and this evening after about a minute of turning over she eventually fired up and ran. Woohoo
Thing is, there's a very bad backfire problem like shot gun, even if I just try and rev it a little. Whats causing that?
I have to be honest and say even when I did ride her earlier this year it was few and far between weeks. I've just had so much other stuff going on.
I suppose what I'm really asking is what sort of checks/maintenance should I be looking at doing to get her running tip-top. And what on earth could be causing that backfire! Oh and I think my chain may need a bit of TLC too.
Unfortunately I cannot go out for a ride to blast things thru, cos I have no MOT yet and she isnt taxed either, they are on the to do list
Any advice appreciated. Oh and the mileage is just over 7K, and I think overdue a service, although on the plus side I was very religious will top quality oil changes done by yours truly.
Mick