26-03-13, 09:20 PM
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So after waiting & waiting & waiting for some nice weather i finally decide enough's enough & drag the bike outta the shed,5 months later :eek .
Reading all the controversy about starting or not starting a stored bike up periodically, back in october i opted for battery out & indoors,brimmed tank wi super unleaded,stuck a bottle of fuel stabiliser in ( which actually ended up being an additive that protects against ethanol & not stabiliser,oh well :\ ), i didnt start the bike once in all that time & i figured if there was water in the oil from storage shed condensation then it was prob best not to start it,seems logical, happy days.but i was still cacking myself about making the wrong decision & my carbs being all gummed up & glazed & having endless problems.
Thanks to the foccer fold i also plucked up the courage to do my own oil change, im not that practical so it was a bold leap but thanks everyone for all the step by step guides & answers to silly questions.ordered some castrol power,(foced up on ebay though & got 10w30,instead o 40 but ill take risk wi that considering its never likely to get hot in britain this year anyway
)[size=78%]official yamaha sump plug, k&n filter,got all my little funnels & old oil container as per the pic.........&[/size]
I managed it
8) .
For any other newbs considering giving it a go then its time to hang from the honesty tree & fess up to the mistakes i made:-
-i stuck my bike on the side stand as it gives more lean for the oil coming out,originally it was all set up nicely on the main stand but i changed to side stand last minute.because my bikes jacked up with modified wishbones it leans way over on the side stand & clearance for my oil container & funnel was minimum, as such i ended up fiddling about, being awkward & spilling oil all over the path :'( ,got most of it in the end.i think next time ill start on main stand then sit on the bike & lean it over for the last drops.
-the original filter doesn't have the spanner attachment on it like the k&n,i'd read folks here saying they use gardening gloves & take it off by hand.this wasn't possible for me, my knuckles were rubbing against the downpipes & stopping me get the leverage.i opted for the messy, screwdriver hammered through the filter to get it off,i wont need to next time with the k&n.
-sump plug, im not exactly sure how tight it's supposed to be so i got it tight then gave a good half turn on top.silly statement time-the washer is described as a crush washer,does this mean that the plug should be tightened until it crushes the washer right up flush???,the old plug seemed to have the washer melted onto it,bit confused???????
After all that, choke on full,2 seconds max on starter & it fired into life 8) yes!!!!!!!!!cash back!!!!!
Coughed & spluttered for a few seconds,almost stalled....i left it be....couple more seconds & it started picking up....few more seconds & it ran perfect & i slowly eased off the choke to zero,sat ticking over nicely.
Took it out to quickly test it out....in all my summer clothing,ended up doing 60 miles....it ran like an absolute dream!!!stonking!
Can just about feel my hands again brrrrrr!!!!
It must be a :faz
So after waiting & waiting & waiting for some nice weather i finally decide enough's enough & drag the bike outta the shed,5 months later :eek .
Reading all the controversy about starting or not starting a stored bike up periodically, back in october i opted for battery out & indoors,brimmed tank wi super unleaded,stuck a bottle of fuel stabiliser in ( which actually ended up being an additive that protects against ethanol & not stabiliser,oh well :\ ), i didnt start the bike once in all that time & i figured if there was water in the oil from storage shed condensation then it was prob best not to start it,seems logical, happy days.but i was still cacking myself about making the wrong decision & my carbs being all gummed up & glazed & having endless problems.
Thanks to the foccer fold i also plucked up the courage to do my own oil change, im not that practical so it was a bold leap but thanks everyone for all the step by step guides & answers to silly questions.ordered some castrol power,(foced up on ebay though & got 10w30,instead o 40 but ill take risk wi that considering its never likely to get hot in britain this year anyway
)[size=78%]official yamaha sump plug, k&n filter,got all my little funnels & old oil container as per the pic.........&[/size]I managed it
8) .For any other newbs considering giving it a go then its time to hang from the honesty tree & fess up to the mistakes i made:-
-i stuck my bike on the side stand as it gives more lean for the oil coming out,originally it was all set up nicely on the main stand but i changed to side stand last minute.because my bikes jacked up with modified wishbones it leans way over on the side stand & clearance for my oil container & funnel was minimum, as such i ended up fiddling about, being awkward & spilling oil all over the path :'( ,got most of it in the end.i think next time ill start on main stand then sit on the bike & lean it over for the last drops.
-the original filter doesn't have the spanner attachment on it like the k&n,i'd read folks here saying they use gardening gloves & take it off by hand.this wasn't possible for me, my knuckles were rubbing against the downpipes & stopping me get the leverage.i opted for the messy, screwdriver hammered through the filter to get it off,i wont need to next time with the k&n.
-sump plug, im not exactly sure how tight it's supposed to be so i got it tight then gave a good half turn on top.silly statement time-the washer is described as a crush washer,does this mean that the plug should be tightened until it crushes the washer right up flush???,the old plug seemed to have the washer melted onto it,bit confused???????
After all that, choke on full,2 seconds max on starter & it fired into life 8) yes!!!!!!!!!cash back!!!!!
Coughed & spluttered for a few seconds,almost stalled....i left it be....couple more seconds & it started picking up....few more seconds & it ran perfect & i slowly eased off the choke to zero,sat ticking over nicely.
Took it out to quickly test it out....in all my summer clothing,ended up doing 60 miles....it ran like an absolute dream!!!stonking!
Can just about feel my hands again brrrrrr!!!!
It must be a :faz
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike