Put my wife's bike back on the road after a 10 month hiatus, what with winter and trying to sell my brother-in-law's 750 Shadow. Funny how it sold at the end of the riding season. It was not a problem, put the battery back in, put it on prime, and on the second try of "rowh-rowh" it flashed right up! There's something to be said for laying up a bike properly. Battery was removed and thrown on a trickle charger once a month or so, tank was full of premium with fuel stabilizer, and I drained the carbs.
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Kevin
E-Bay: gsmcyclenut
"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." Frank Zappa
1978 GS750(x2 "projects"), 1983 GS1100ED (slowly becoming a parts bike), 1982 GS1100EZ,
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Bike looks great Kevin. Glad it’s up and running again -
1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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This is just the beginning of our riding season. Unfortunately, now we're going to have shorter days.Comment
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I always go out of my way to fill up with Ethanol Free near the end of the season. Have a station nearby. Also many cardlock sites like CFN have Ethanol free if you have a card. https://www.pure-gas.org/sigpic
09 Kaw C14 Rocket powered Barcalounger
1983 GS1100e
82\83 1100e Frankenbike
1980 GS1260
Previous 65 Suzuki 80 Scrambler, 76 KZ900, 02 GSF1200S, 81 GS1100e, 80 GS850GComment
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Yeah, I haven't had any luck finding ethanol-free around here - and I'm a block from the water! The local marina used to sell gas, but not any more.
Years ago I was driving to my girlfriend's house in the Hamptons and I start seeing the KZ1000 turbos sold by the dealers. Then at a Sunoco I see 110, 114 octane gas. "What's up?" "Didn't you know," she said, "there's a racetrack nearby."
"Oh man, I'm taking a couple drums of this back to the city with me."
"Not with my daughter in the car!"1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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Some premium is without ethanol. Chevron 94 is ethanol free, as is Premium from the CO-OP here on Vancouver Island. Oh, and thanks, Rob.Kevin
E-Bay: gsmcyclenut
"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." Frank Zappa
1978 GS750(x2 "projects"), 1983 GS1100ED (slowly becoming a parts bike), 1982 GS1100EZ,
Now joined the 21st century, 2013 Yamaha XTZ1200 Super Tenere.Comment
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