Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:42 am
Hi guys Ive been wanting to pick up a dale since they came out.... Ive casually watched the local classifieds and scored a deal yesterday (I hope so). Luckily the previous owner drained he fuel before putting it in storage for 6 yrs. It appears very lightly used. It still has holeshots all around and what appears to be the stock sprockets and chain. None of the fender mounts have been repaired and the tag bars are still straight. All indications are it hasnt been ran much.
Ive had banshees, scramblers and currently ride a yz450f bike. So not new to atvs just new to dales.
Today after work I changed all the oils, charged the battery and put some fresh ethanol free gas in it. I primed the pump with a few turns of the key and to my surprise it fired right up when I hit the start button... It idled right away and sounds good. No thumps coming from the engine etc. The return fuel line is leaking from the quick connect. Need to find those orings and replace. But other than that it ran!
Ive poked around the site a bit and online trying to educate myself about these and there's a ton of good info. Im wondering if there is a list or chart of things to check and things to update/upgrade from stock? Almost like a must have, nice to have and maybe one day. My fear is get it all serviced and ready to ride and have something stupid sideline it that I should of done.
TIA!
Ive had banshees, scramblers and currently ride a yz450f bike. So not new to atvs just new to dales.
Today after work I changed all the oils, charged the battery and put some fresh ethanol free gas in it. I primed the pump with a few turns of the key and to my surprise it fired right up when I hit the start button... It idled right away and sounds good. No thumps coming from the engine etc. The return fuel line is leaking from the quick connect. Need to find those orings and replace. But other than that it ran!
Ive poked around the site a bit and online trying to educate myself about these and there's a ton of good info. Im wondering if there is a list or chart of things to check and things to update/upgrade from stock? Almost like a must have, nice to have and maybe one day. My fear is get it all serviced and ready to ride and have something stupid sideline it that I should of done.
TIA!