Starting bike #2 after sitting 7 years

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polyesterpig · #1 Post by **polyesterpig** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:07 am

With the CCP virus keeping me home. I decided to get one of my other E440s going again after sitting 7 years. I remember putting in Honda gas treatment in the tank on this one. Battery was dead so I installed a lithium battery. Replaced fuel. Didn???t even bother replacing the fuel filter. Added some air to the tires. A couple hits of the starter and she fired right up. Rode it around town with a smile! Tomorrow I will Change all the fluids.

This is the bike I installed gapless rings on a stock piston. She still smokes a little at stop lights.

TIP: don???t use gapless rings on a nikasil sleeve.

kdeal · #2 Post by **kdeal** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:40 pm

QUOTE (polyesterpig @ Apr 4 2020, 07:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

With the CCP virus keeping me home. I decided to get one of my other E440s going again after sitting 7 years. I remember putting in Honda gas treatment in the tank on this one. Battery was dead so I installed a lithium battery. Replaced fuel. Didn???t even bother replacing the fuel filter. Added some air to the tires. A couple hits of the starter and she fired right up. Rode it around town with a smile! Tomorrow I will Change all the fluids.

This is the bike I installed gapless rings on a stock piston. She still smokes a little at stop lights.

TIP: don???t use gapless rings on a nikasil sleeve.

NOW you tell me! LOL

polyesterpig · #3 Post by **polyesterpig** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:16 am

Well after riding the bike around, the next day I decided to clean the air filter. The dreaded rubber velocity stack on the air box rotted out and came apart. Luckily I had a spare 3D printed one on hand! Back up and running.