Brother in law has a GSX F 600 1997 R reg with about 22k on the clock.
2 Years ago he got off the bike and went into the house.... it then hasn't moved. In short, it wasn't a planned period of storage.
We are having huge problems getting the thing to start. When we had a look the fuel had gone weird (orange sludge like soup fluid in it) so we drained the tank, and emptied the carbs of any fuel that was in them. Fresh fuel? no joy.
We've since checked the spark plugs which look ok and given them a clean on the gas hob (been told this could give them a kick if they were warm) but no joy.
We've tried lots to try and get it to start, and sometimes it goes like it will start but just doesn't get there. The rest of the time it just sounds like the engine turning over.
Does anyone have any ideas of what we need to be trying. We've been using a jumpstart pack as the battery is a bit tired.
About to give up and just take it to a garage and say help !
2 Years ago he got off the bike and went into the house.... it then hasn't moved. In short, it wasn't a planned period of storage.
We are having huge problems getting the thing to start. When we had a look the fuel had gone weird (orange sludge like soup fluid in it) so we drained the tank, and emptied the carbs of any fuel that was in them. Fresh fuel? no joy.
We've since checked the spark plugs which look ok and given them a clean on the gas hob (been told this could give them a kick if they were warm) but no joy.
We've tried lots to try and get it to start, and sometimes it goes like it will start but just doesn't get there. The rest of the time it just sounds like the engine turning over.
Does anyone have any ideas of what we need to be trying. We've been using a jumpstart pack as the battery is a bit tired.
About to give up and just take it to a garage and say help !