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Originally Posted by Karman
I’ll be leaving for active duty in the army around end janurary so want to get in as much riding as I can in before I leave. The bike was a pain to start up, took about ten or more cranks with full choke warmed up it’d mostly start on first try.
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Thank you for your service and commitment!
My youngest son is heading to Basic in January.
As ducatiman noted, be sure to add stabilizer to the fuel (87 without ethanol or whatever you can get without ethanol) and ride a bit to circulate it. Fill the tank to the top.
I like to drain the floatbowls as well. Changing the oil and filter before storage is always the best move, especially if it may be sitting a while.
Getting the idle mixture set exactly right will help with starting and idling. Set the idle speed to 1300 when fully warm after getting the mixture set. The setting will change with air temp and fuel blend.
Do any other basic maintenance now so it's ready to go when you are.