So I took it to get an MOT today. It's been sitting for a few months on the Optimate. It was a pig to start, and I hope this isn't a symptom of the carbs getting gummed up - I thought that took a couple of years but now I'm paranoid. Even when it started it wanted to stall when I revved it, it was gutless at low revs. Seemed okay after a couple of miles though. Before I "stored" it, as prevention, should I have let it run with the fuel tap set to off to drain the carbs? And at this point, is there any additive worth adding to the fuel tank that might actually clean things up, or are they all snake oil? -- TD 2000 GSX1300RX (red and black) 1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red) 1993 Eunos Roadster (supercharged) Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica
****. -- TD 2000 GSX1300RX (red and black) 1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red) 1993 Eunos Roadster (supercharged) Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica
TD wrote: And at this point, is there any additive No, that'll never work. Funnily you can buy "carb cleaner", I used it on my old 400 and it worked great. I think Silkolene do it. -- Gavin. For the road: GSXR600K1 For the track: <gone> Current project: Peugeot Speedfight 2 For everything else: Citroën Berlingo MSN: Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk
Tip in a half litre of methanol. It might improve things, especially if there's any condensation in the tank, but it doesn't harm anything.
have you checked the air intake is not full of spiders etc? Otherwise, just fill it up with fresh petrol and ride it. Allegedly, some petrol has detergents in it that should help to clean things up, so treat it to a posh brand.
Always a good idea to run the carbs dry if the bike is not going to be used for more than a week. Absolutely essential for 2strokes. Turn the fuel on and leave it overnight then give it a good shake. Anything that was in the fuel must be soluable in fuel, anything else is likely to need a carb strip and clean anyway.
