Thanks in advance for reading this.
Backstory:
Roughly 6 years ago I purchased a well loved 92 GS600F katana from my uncle who purchased it to teach his wife how to ride before he made the down payment on a ducati. He kept up with oil, tires, the chain - basically he did everything a responsible parent would. I rode it for two years keeping up with maintainence.
Problem:
In 2006 I enlisted in the army and entrusted my bike to my father, who is a connoisseur of mid 70s bimmers. As far as I knew he rode it occasionally that summer before placing it in storage. Fastforward to December of 2010. The bike has been relocated to my mothers storage facility and she decides she wants it out. I wake up sunday morning to find her and her new husband rolling up to my new apartment (~1 month out of the army) with my bike on a trailer.
TL : DR - I am seeing my bike for the first time in 4 years
Right side mirror gone, roughly 4-5 inches of travel on the chain, at least a 1 inch strip of bare metal on the back tire all the way around, and a full tank of gas.
I do not dare start this beastie up after having, I imagine, 4 year old gas in it.
My question- Would I be able to just drain the tank and carbs and run some fresh gas through it, replace sprocket, chain, and tires? or would I be better off to take it to a shop and have them tend to it. I am kind of on a budget but I am on good terms with a man who owns a motorcycle junkyard.
Any and all help, advice, tips, tricks, or recommendations for a legit shop in Minneapolis would be welcome.
Thanks!
Backstory:
Roughly 6 years ago I purchased a well loved 92 GS600F katana from my uncle who purchased it to teach his wife how to ride before he made the down payment on a ducati. He kept up with oil, tires, the chain - basically he did everything a responsible parent would. I rode it for two years keeping up with maintainence.
Problem:
In 2006 I enlisted in the army and entrusted my bike to my father, who is a connoisseur of mid 70s bimmers. As far as I knew he rode it occasionally that summer before placing it in storage. Fastforward to December of 2010. The bike has been relocated to my mothers storage facility and she decides she wants it out. I wake up sunday morning to find her and her new husband rolling up to my new apartment (~1 month out of the army) with my bike on a trailer.
TL : DR - I am seeing my bike for the first time in 4 years
Right side mirror gone, roughly 4-5 inches of travel on the chain, at least a 1 inch strip of bare metal on the back tire all the way around, and a full tank of gas.
I do not dare start this beastie up after having, I imagine, 4 year old gas in it.
My question- Would I be able to just drain the tank and carbs and run some fresh gas through it, replace sprocket, chain, and tires? or would I be better off to take it to a shop and have them tend to it. I am kind of on a budget but I am on good terms with a man who owns a motorcycle junkyard.
Any and all help, advice, tips, tricks, or recommendations for a legit shop in Minneapolis would be welcome.
Thanks!
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