Re: Leaving bikes standing unused

Ace <seesig@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sorry, that's not true. I've checked this out with specialist
chemists[1], and the fact is that at normal temperatures the various
components all evaporate at around the same rate. If the float bowls
have completely dried out, then clearly there may be some crap left
which may bung up the system, but the fuel in the tank should be just
as good as new.

It takes a helluva long time for fuel in the tank to evaporate and go
off, but trust me, it does.

When I'm messing with SOBs, the one thing that makes me sigh and down
tools is that distinctive varnish smell from the carbs. On bikes that
have been standing for a really long time (like several years) you get
it from the tank as well.


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