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Bike has been sitting without being started this winter. is it ok to start or better to have it picked up and serviced

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There is no reason why it cannot be started, although you may have a bit of a difficulty doing this. As a precaution replace all the gas with fresh gas and try clear the carb/injector.

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Did you put fuel stabilzer in the gas tank for storage? If not you bike may run rough when started. I would do normal pre check before firing it up. Check oil level, coolant level, battery,clutch fluid, brakes and wax chain etc.. Motorcycles are built tough it should be fine to fire it up. However if you did not put fuel stabilizer in gas tank before storage, I would check gas to make sure it is still clear and not cloudy with nothing floating around in it. If it is clear then start the bike. Let it warm up for at least five minutes. Even if you put fuel stabilizer in I would put 2 ounces of sea foam ot each gallon of gas, and put as much fresh fuel in as possible.

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Drain fuel tank and fill it with fresh fuel,remove spark plugs and put a few drops of oil into the cyl,make sure battery is fully charged and see what happens

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Suggest you turn your run switch to off and crank it for 20 or 30 seconds first. Get's the oil into the engine's critical parts first before it runs. Then set it to run...hopefully off ya go.

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Siren works, but no power to instrument after recharging battery. Nothing changed on the bike, was just sitting all winter.

There should be a small fuse box near the battery with probably three fuses inside. Have you checked those?
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Bike running rough at lower revs

If the bike sat without being used over the winter It could be bad gas. if gas sits without being used for an extended period of time it destabilizes and gums up carborators and fuel injectors, you need to add a fuel stabilizer to gas when storing for winter. To fix the problem the gas has to be drained from tank, then refil with fresh gas and appropriate amount of carborator/fuel injector cleaner/treatment. Then start the bike and let it run it should clean itself out and start running smooth. If bike did not sit unused for winter its possible they installed the wrong plugs sometimes they talk you into spending more money on platinum or split fire/gimmick plugs (always use the exact same plug that came in the bike when it was new!!!!!)
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Been sitting all winter with stabilizer in gaswon't start.trys but won't stay running.should I try draining gas and replacing

You'd be better off removing the float bowl and jets from your carb. I see this a lot in the early spring. People tell me they put fuel stabilizer in the tank but they still have problems. The reason is they treated the tank fuel but didn't run the engine long enough for the fuel to get into the the carburetor before they shut the bike down. Personally, I prefer to drain the carb before a winter storage. Pull the float bowl and the take the jets out of the carb and clean them out. That will probably fix your problem.

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Is the clutch lever sized or is the plates sized?
Usually the plates inside sizes, all you have to do is select gear 2 or 3 without starting the bike's engine,operate the clutch lever and push the bike,it should release, the rear wheel should now rotate freely with clutch lever in operation and in gear.
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better to strip the carbs and make sure the pilot jets are clear, i dont like using 'cleaners' in the tank.
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