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    Out For The End Of The Season

    Put my wife's bike back on the road after a 10 month hiatus, what with winter and trying to sell my brother-in-law's 750 Shadow. Funny how it sold at the end of the riding season. It was not a problem, put the battery back in, put it on prime, and on the second try of "rowh-rowh" it flashed right up! There's something to be said for laying up a bike properly. Battery was removed and thrown on a trickle charger once a month or so, tank was full of premium with fuel stabilizer, and I drained the carbs.
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    Kevin
    E-Bay: gsmcyclenut
    "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." Frank Zappa

    1978 GS750(x2 "projects"), 1983 GS1100ED (slowly becoming a parts bike), 1982 GS1100EZ,
    Now joined the 21st century, 2013 Yamaha XTZ1200 Super Tenere.

    #2
    Bike looks great Kevin. Glad it’s up and running again
    Rob
    1983 1100ES, 98' ST1100, 02' DR-Z400E and a few other 'bits and pieces'
    Are you on the GSR Google Earth Map yet? http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170533

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      #3
      Originally posted by mcycle-nut View Post
      ...tank was full of premium with fuel stabilizer...
      Does premium age better? This is important to me, as I've only ridden my Sportster about 5 miles since I got my 11 back on the road in July.
      1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

      2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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        #4
        This is just the beginning of our riding season. Unfortunately, now we're going to have shorter days.
        https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4442/...678005be58.jpg

        1982 GS1100 G converted by Motorcyclist magazine in 1986 to be a tribute to the Wes Cooley replica. 1982 Honda 900F. 1997 Yamaha VMax.
        Also owned: 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900, 1972 Honda 750 K, 1976 Yamaha XS 650, 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 MKII, 1978 Kawasaki SR 650. Current cage is a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green. Bought new in Sept. 2001.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
          Does premium age better? This is important to me, as I've only ridden my Sportster about 5 miles since I got my 11 back on the road in July.
          I always go out of my way to fill up with Ethanol Free near the end of the season. Have a station nearby. Also many cardlock sites like CFN have Ethanol free if you have a card. https://www.pure-gas.org/
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          09 Kaw C14 Rocket powered Barcalounger
          1983 GS1100e
          82\83 1100e Frankenbike
          1980 GS1260
          Previous 65 Suzuki 80 Scrambler, 76 KZ900, 02 GSF1200S, 81 GS1100e, 80 GS850G

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            #6
            Yeah, I haven't had any luck finding ethanol-free around here - and I'm a block from the water! The local marina used to sell gas, but not any more.

            Years ago I was driving to my girlfriend's house in the Hamptons and I start seeing the KZ1000 turbos sold by the dealers. Then at a Sunoco I see 110, 114 octane gas. "What's up?" "Didn't you know," she said, "there's a racetrack nearby."

            "Oh man, I'm taking a couple drums of this back to the city with me."

            "Not with my daughter in the car!"
            1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

            2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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              #7
              Some premium is without ethanol. Chevron 94 is ethanol free, as is Premium from the CO-OP here on Vancouver Island. Oh, and thanks, Rob.
              Kevin
              E-Bay: gsmcyclenut
              "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." Frank Zappa

              1978 GS750(x2 "projects"), 1983 GS1100ED (slowly becoming a parts bike), 1982 GS1100EZ,
              Now joined the 21st century, 2013 Yamaha XTZ1200 Super Tenere.

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