Well almost new. It has 256 miles on it. It has been sitting for 11 years and I am in the process of draining and cleaning. Carb must be rebuilt. They didn’t drain the gas out of it. I have a new battery of course and just changed the oil and filter. I have ordered a carb kit that should arrive in a few days. Are there some things I should check into on a bike that Has been sitting this long? There is a good bit of corrosion on the chromed parts. I am not to concerned about it because my intention is to do a bobber out of it. So most of the corroded bits will be removed or painted. When I am allowed to post a picture of the carb I will just so you can all be aghast at how nasty it was inside.

Yes the raptor is in my plan

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/06/18 at 17:32:52:


What JOG said.  When you changed the oil and filter......you now have a dry filter and it will take some time before the oil pump can pump oil into the filter.....and oil will begin to flow to the upper end.  The cam/rockers and piston/cylinder should be oiled before you attempt to start the engine.  Remove the spark plug and spray Sta-Bil fogging oil into the cylinder, remove the front valve inspection cap and use a pump oil can or bottle with a small tube to get oil back onto the cam and rockers.  With the spark plug removed, spin the engine over with the starter for 15 seconds to get the oil into the filter and the upper end oil system (You could also remove the left timing cover port and use a 17mm socket and a drill to spin the engine over.  Absolutely do not just start the engine with a dry cylinder and oil filter......you could easily score the cylinder or damage the cam bearings or rockers.

When I get a used bike that hasn't run for a while - I never change the oil and filter until it will start and run.  Having old dirty oil flowing is better than not having any oil flowing through the engine while the oil filter housing gets the air purged out.

And I would get it running before I buy new tires - but you really don't want to do much riding on 12 year old tires.

Definitely, just clean it.
Do the least amount of diddling with it to get it Running.
Don't cut corners on getting the engine safely lubed.
Just avoid working on places where you Could insert a problem.
Touch a few places and get stuff outta sorts and you can get in trouble.
Once you have it running, then you can mess around.

batman wrote on 11/06/18 at 20:20:16:

You were correct, the jets that came with the kit were smaller. I used the parts I needed and put the old jets back in.

Success! I got it running. I got real good at taking of the carb and putting back on before I found all the problems. Including a hole in the float bowl from somebody tapping on it I bet. I am a gold smith and I have a laser welder so it was no problem to fill the hole. Stuck floats, plugged jets, plugged up fuel filter, damaged gasket. The last one is on me, but it was very fragil. I got the title transferred and a temporary tag. Now I just have to put it the rest of the way back together and get it inspected so I can get a permanent tag. Then the modifications can begin.

Respect!  

Or you could just take off the left side cover and unplug the TCI box. No power to the box,no spark , no damage. Its good to do if you have the  key in the on position ,say for checking turn signal etc. ,without starting the bike for any length of time, as this can burn out the TCI .