Finally got a chance to pull my bike out....

mrhyak · 02-20-2008, 08:37 PM

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.

TeamCheap · 02-21-2008, 01:01 AM

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.

mrhyak · 02-21-2008, 01:52 AM

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....

TeamCheap · 02-21-2008, 02:17 AM

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.

frostbite · 02-21-2008, 05:56 AM

I find that after a prolonged sit, draining the carb of the old fuel does wonders for starting.

02-20-2008, 08:37 PM	#1
mrhyak Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyak, WA Posts: 448	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. __________________ 1985 Kawasaki Tecate-3 1997 Ural Sportsman 2WD 1980 Yamaha XS1100 2005 TANK Trail 200 2009 Lifan LY110GY-3 (2)
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02-21-2008, 01:52 AM	#3
mrhyak Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyak, WA Posts: 448	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.... __________________ 1985 Kawasaki Tecate-3 1997 Ural Sportsman 2WD 1980 Yamaha XS1100 2005 TANK Trail 200 2009 Lifan LY110GY-3 (2)
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02-21-2008, 05:56 AM	#5
frostbite Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada Posts: 1,744	I find that after a prolonged sit, draining the carb of the old fuel does wonders for starting. __________________ Frostbite "The beatings will continue until moral improves"
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02-21-2008, 01:01 AM	#2
TeamCheap Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: directly under the earths sun............NOW Posts: 2,302	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, 02:17 AM	#4
TeamCheap Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: directly under the earths sun............NOW Posts: 2,302	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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