Hey everyone,
I recently purchased my second gs, an 82 750e. It's a beast next to my 450. Anyway, a friend drove me to this shop where they sell bikes for people. They were having trouble charging the battery/ starting it when I got there. The owner then dropped in a new battery and new spark plugs and it fired up.
Shop owner pointed out that the previous bike owner installed an in line fuel shut off, said these bikes are notorious for leaky petcocks. Shop owner also admitted that the shut off valve had never been turned off since the bike was brought in several weeks prior.
I got the bike back home, nearly a 100 mile ride. Parked it. My brother came over about 30 minutes later and I told him to give her a whirl. He got almost around the block and it stalled out and didn't start back up again.
My question is, could I have a flooded engine? After a long ride home with no problems it doesn't seem like a possibility but then again what do I know? That's why I'm here asking the masters. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks.
I recently purchased my second gs, an 82 750e. It's a beast next to my 450. Anyway, a friend drove me to this shop where they sell bikes for people. They were having trouble charging the battery/ starting it when I got there. The owner then dropped in a new battery and new spark plugs and it fired up.
Shop owner pointed out that the previous bike owner installed an in line fuel shut off, said these bikes are notorious for leaky petcocks. Shop owner also admitted that the shut off valve had never been turned off since the bike was brought in several weeks prior.
I got the bike back home, nearly a 100 mile ride. Parked it. My brother came over about 30 minutes later and I told him to give her a whirl. He got almost around the block and it stalled out and didn't start back up again.
My question is, could I have a flooded engine? After a long ride home with no problems it doesn't seem like a possibility but then again what do I know? That's why I'm here asking the masters. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks.
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