Gonna try to see if my little 1969 Honda CT-70 can be coaxed into running after a few years of neglect... Trying to figure out how to sell a motorcycle with no title, and I figure "running" is a pretty good feature
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If anyone has advice for things to do/not do with a bike thats been parked for 3 years, hmu. I have already torn this thing down and will probably do it again here, but if there's some secret rule like "the gas turns to poison after 3 years" that would be good to know
You probably know this but here goes:
Gas loses a lot of volatiles while sitting; I would, at a minimum, drain the tank and replace.
Starting with old gas can cause starting issues.
The tank also may have formed a layer of "varnish" (not sure of the actual name) from the old gas that can flake off and clog the filter.
Not sure of the fix for that but it's a common problem. An auto parts store may be able to help you.
@lorgonumputz @jonny Also gasoline with ethanol can lacquer pretty quickly (~1yr). You may find it helpful to clean the carb bowl and jets with hexane, non-chlorinated brakekleen or cheap distillates.
The usual lubrication warnings for stored small engines: Fresh oil, then turn it over slowly several times before trying to start for real.
@jonny Check the tires, if there are lots of tiny cracks they need to be replaced (this is called "dry rot" by tire people)
@jonny Yes, it goes bad. I don't know how quickly tho'... Um... yeah, okay. JD Power says your gasoline is bad, the tank should be emptied and gasoline replaced:
https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/how-long-can-gas-sit-in-a-car-before-it-goes-bad
@moira
Dang. Amazing how "gas turns to poison" was just a pure instinct call. Guess I need to figure out how to drain this tank. It has little inline fuel filters that I imagine would get totally gummed up
@jonny I know this from world war II airplane salvage myself, but, well, instinct wins here too xD
How does facebook marketplace even work, apparently Craigslist is dead, is it a separate app?
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@jonny I don't know about app stuff since I only ever use it in a browser but you can get to it on a regular computer browser. Also I have heard from people that it flags newer accounts as potential spam
Its a neat Lil bike, beautiful simple machine, a semi-rare Japanese import edition I had a lot of fun with on small Oregon roads during peak pandemic, but never bothered to get a title because I hate doing stuff like that. I need to get rid of it bc it makes no sense in LA but I have no idea how to price it lmao. "Good bike but ebikes have made it obsolete, cheap to a home of someone who loves cute old well engineered things"
