1 fuel tank and line drain - help how-to Sun May 17, 2020 11:20 am
gurka
active member
My K-100RS (87) sat for about a year unfortunately do to a cross-country move back to Canada from California.
I replaced the battery as it was clearly dead. Now, i think the issue I am having starting it up is the possible bad fuel (it had a little bit in the tank when it was transported and sat in storage till a few weeks ago).
I am told, remove the gas tank, replace the fuel line or try fuel starter.
I don't have a strong mechanical background - my most complex motorcycle repair was replacing brake pads and regular oil maintenance type of stuff. I looked at the bike, and with the fairing stuff in the way, I am not sure exactly how to remove the fuel line and tank. I could not find any clear instructions and/or youtube videos on how to do this for my model - the examples I find are all much simpler and easy to access ones without all the fairing that my rs seems to have.
If anyone could point me to a video or a step-by-step how-to it would be really appreciated. I really want to learn to do this on my own. Worst case happens I screw it up and I throw it on a trailer and take it to the shop.
So, should I even bother trying to do the fuel start approach? Does this spray go in behind the air filter? Or should I just go directly into replacing the fuel line and removing the tank to empty it?
thanks for the advice
I replaced the battery as it was clearly dead. Now, i think the issue I am having starting it up is the possible bad fuel (it had a little bit in the tank when it was transported and sat in storage till a few weeks ago).
I am told, remove the gas tank, replace the fuel line or try fuel starter.
I don't have a strong mechanical background - my most complex motorcycle repair was replacing brake pads and regular oil maintenance type of stuff. I looked at the bike, and with the fairing stuff in the way, I am not sure exactly how to remove the fuel line and tank. I could not find any clear instructions and/or youtube videos on how to do this for my model - the examples I find are all much simpler and easy to access ones without all the fairing that my rs seems to have.
If anyone could point me to a video or a step-by-step how-to it would be really appreciated. I really want to learn to do this on my own. Worst case happens I screw it up and I throw it on a trailer and take it to the shop.
So, should I even bother trying to do the fuel start approach? Does this spray go in behind the air filter? Or should I just go directly into replacing the fuel line and removing the tank to empty it?
thanks for the advice