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Originally Posted by Bob KellyIII
I hear that the Ninja will go into Hydraulic lock if the floats stick and the petcock leaks and there's not much you can do for that but tear into the machine and fix it ! when the cylinder fills with gasoline it won't compress
and you'll strip out the starter trying to start it..... so be aware of that !
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later Bob.......
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Too late, been there done that! My 2008 had sat for 2-yrs before I bought it. Didn't know much about these bikes back then and tried starting it. It actually started for 5-seconds, then died for good! Managed to clean up carbs and got it running. But... didn't realise petcock leaked when bike was off... and float-valves leaked as well. So... it filled up crankcase overnight and when I tried to start in morning... >SCREEECH< >whrrrwhrrrr<
Yup, stripped starter gear!
Tried to order new one, but it would've taken over week to get here...
... And I had signed up for trackday w/NRS to get my racing-license that coming weekend!!! ARrrrgghh...!!!
Luckily, I remember reading somewhere,
"Cut & weld as necessary"...
So I did it!!!