Polumbian
Fri Jul 11th, 2003, 11:08 PM
Well the Duk has been parked for a while. Need a few parts, and due to the Italian holiday, nothing will be comming from Ducati for at least a month. No big deal, I have a few plans in store anyway... Just looks like I will be starting before the end of the season as originally planned.
So here's my delima though, since my Duc has been my primary mode of transportation, the necessity of parts leaves me sharing a car with my wife (that won't last long).
So I bought another bike. An '83 Yamaha 400 cruiser. I got a great deal from a friend who bought it new and has only put 9,000 miles on it. Athough, the bike hasn't been started in a couple years and was left with gas in the tank.
My question is (request for help because of my admitted lack of knowledge and experience wrenching on bikes); what do I need to do to get this thing going? My friend thinks I can just remove the tank and clean the line from the tank to the fuel pump with some carburator cleaner. He thinks by doing that, and just running some good gas it should be fine...???
Anyway, (a novel later) I would appreciate any quick advise. I would like to try to get her going asap. OR, Is anyone available over the next few days, preferably Saturday night or Sunday and interrested in helping? The bike is in Northglenn, and I'm in Centennial so if you need me to pick you up, etc. no problem.
Thanks, Walker
720-436-1427
So here's my delima though, since my Duc has been my primary mode of transportation, the necessity of parts leaves me sharing a car with my wife (that won't last long).
So I bought another bike. An '83 Yamaha 400 cruiser. I got a great deal from a friend who bought it new and has only put 9,000 miles on it. Athough, the bike hasn't been started in a couple years and was left with gas in the tank.
My question is (request for help because of my admitted lack of knowledge and experience wrenching on bikes); what do I need to do to get this thing going? My friend thinks I can just remove the tank and clean the line from the tank to the fuel pump with some carburator cleaner. He thinks by doing that, and just running some good gas it should be fine...???
Anyway, (a novel later) I would appreciate any quick advise. I would like to try to get her going asap. OR, Is anyone available over the next few days, preferably Saturday night or Sunday and interrested in helping? The bike is in Northglenn, and I'm in Centennial so if you need me to pick you up, etc. no problem.
Thanks, Walker
720-436-1427