02-20-2008, 08:37 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Hyak, WA
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Finally got a chance to pull my bike out....
My bike finally was pulled out of the garage for the first time in 08. With a break in the weather, and I got home before darkness I decided to get the bike out and give it a start. The bike has been parked since early Oct and I found I left the gas on (doh)....so anyway, turned key on (gee, has battery power), pulled choke and started kicking.....and kicking..and....well. After I started sweating I broke down, pulled off the air breather cover and gave the carb a squirt of starting fluid.....then kick kick kick and finally it started up. Took a good 5 min to warm up but eventually I was able to shut off the choke completly and the bike (even with 4 month old gas) was at a good idle.
I tossed on the helmet, took the bike for a spin around the neighborhood then parked it.... Oh, it was starting first kick after I had let it idle for about 10 min... It will be nice to get that old gas burned out, but I'm guessing winter will return by this weekend.
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02-21-2008, 01:01 AM | #2 |
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What was the temp when you took it for a ride?
Around here the temps are near 10 F and the side roads are mostly a sheet of ice. I am getting a bit to anxious to go ride but it looks like another month to 6 weeks atleast until the weather will break around here. Looking at the calender I see I have 40 days until 08's ORV stickers start so I will have to be ready to go with the quads then.I should be able to take the 200gy out before then I hope. |
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02-21-2008, 01:52 AM | #3 |
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Temp got up to around 50 and sunshine, very warm for this time of year, but I got home around 4:30pm so it was starting to get dark so I only had 30 min of sun....
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02-21-2008, 02:17 AM | #4 |
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50 degree's would feel like a heat wave to us right now.
I guess I should be happy that a new riding season is just about to start rather than end. |
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02-21-2008, 05:56 AM | #5 |
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I find that after a prolonged sit, draining the carb of the old fuel does wonders for starting.
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