Parked bike fell in mud and now idles low/won't start.
Got some snow/rain last night. After it cleared the ground was muddy. My bike was leaning a lot lower that it usually does when on its kickstand because of the mud (we park it outside in a dirt lot that nobody goes into, we lack a garage to store it in). During the night the ground was loose enough to make the bike drop on its side from the kickstand. I ran out and propped it back up and put it on some more solid ground.
I went to start the bike up (about a day later), and it turns over, but idles really low, to the point of dying if I'm not revving it. In addition, I can only rev it in neutral. As soon as I shift into first gear it dies.
What did I knock loose? Did I get mud in something important?
Man I'm hoping this is an easy fix, I want to avoid a costly trip to the shop for them to do something I could have done on my end here.
My mechanical experience/ability is about a 2 out of 10. I appreciate any help/explanations you guys could provide.
Thanks,
Bo
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