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Fuel stabilizer - serious test!
Johnny4428:
My Matchless g3 is the only bike I have that I don’t have to drain the carb prior to lay up just shove it away for a year it will still start first or second kick. Just have to remember to drain oil from sump before start up. Doesn’t require fresh fuel either!
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I never drained the bowls on my XJ900 either, it always started after a 5 or 6 month lay up.
taysidedragon:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on December 13, 2024, 01:00:19 AM ---I never drained the bowls on my XJ900 either, it always started after a 5 or 6 month lay up.
--- End quote ---
Was that in the days of full fat non-ethanol fuel, Ted?
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Yep no E5 or E10, always had to free the clutch off by firing her up on the center stand, up a couple of gears holding the clutch in, it always released, rarely had to resort to applying the rear brakes, the inertia if thats the right word did the trick, might have been due to the shaft drive.
Mikep328:
Test has to wait a few days...all three bikes had totally dead batteries so they have to be replaced. Two of the three had trickle chargers - guess they don't work over the time-period involved (?) the other had it's battery disconnected. Probably be next week before I get replacements.
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