kd2727
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hey all, new member, new rider, and just bought my first bike! 2002 savage ls 9800 miles....gorgeous......just need to get it started....
it had a dead battery when i showed up to check it out...tried another battery i had but it was too small and the seller wouldnt let me jump from car...yeah yeah yeah, as long as the engine is off shouldnt hurt it but whatever.....
as we were trying to get it started you could smell the darn varnish cooking....the bike "apparently" hasnt been started since december...6 months ago....needless to say, it didnt turn over, but i bought it anyway.....its in MINT condition and i got it for 1260....so even if there is something else funny....i can easily flip a bike this nice overall on craigslist if needed...not sure how she rode it like she claimed when the title i was handed was still in the name of the guy she bought it from...lol....i didnt make a stink, no sense when i was going to buy it anyway....
my limited knowledge base tells me im going to have to clean the fuel system i guess, lines, tank, carb....but thats ALL i know...as far as getting started with step 1, what products to use, common newbie mistakes to avoid etc etc i could use some help...
im excited at having my first bike, frustrated i cant ride it yet, and scared at the possibility more is wrong with it than that, but there is no way of knowing yet.....
how should i start this process? ill be chewing on this all day till i can get outta work, get home and start tinkering.
thanks all in advance for whatever you can share with me.....i plan to stay around as i hope to turn this into a bobber one day....
KD
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