Alright, finally a day off from school and work so I'm going to be working on this again today. Charging the battery as I type this...
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Originally Posted by alantf
Oh shit!!!!!!!!!!! at 5800 miles you're about due your SECOND oil/filter change. If it's never had the first change done, get it done NOW, as there's sure to be microscopic metal traces in the oil from the running in!
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It has had the oil changed once before. Forgot to mention that =P
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Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran
Don't leave the petcock on prime. I think that's been said many times. That will led to flooding and fouling of the carb
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Right, I do know this. I meant I've been turning it on whenever I try to start the bike. I turn it off once the bike is started, and leave it off when it's sitting.
My plan for today is to drain out the gas in the tank and replace it with new gasoline. From there if I can get it started I'll let it run for a while and work from there.
From the suggestions I'm reading, it seems you want me to let it sit idle while it's running, but the last time that I started it I could only get it to stay running if I kept the throttle pulled. Would keeping the throttle pulled for around ten minutes be advisable? Or should I just take it to a shop now if I can't even get it to idle?