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Originally Posted by jjackstone
Unless you drained the fuel out of it, you'll probably need to recoat the inside of the gas tank due to rust. Almost certainly rebuild the carbs, and get new jets. Probably fuel line and maybe filters too.
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The first time I endeavored to ride the bike was in 2000, and it was my first ride. The original tank was unsalvageable due to rust. I bought another one off Ebay and put a tank coating in it, so hopefully it's held up since parking it in 2003. I also cleaned out the brake calipers and replaced the fluid, but I imagine I'll need to do it again. Can I blame E10 for the rust problem, or does it happen with straight fuel too?
Certainly the carbs will need to be gone through. I'm no expert on tuning though, so hopefully a cleaning is all that's needed. Was also thinking of replacing the points with electronic ignition since they've caused problems in the past and I never seem to get it adjusted right.