Bike is Back
Finally got a chance to go get my bike from my friend's garage. It has been sitting there since the beginning of November, almost half a year. Because of the lack of time when I left, all I did was drain the carbs, fill the tank, and added some fuel stabilizer.
Luckily for me, the bike started fairly smoothly. It took some cranking to fill the carbs again, but after that, with some choke, the bike started, and warmed up in less than 30 seconds.
I rode around just a little bit and felt that the tires were a little deflated. A quick check showed 25 in the front and 27 in the rear. Not too bad (I had placed the bike on the center stand during storage).
After pumping up the tires, I geared up and rode around the neighborhood for about 5 minutes. I was surprised that I was able to get the feel back fairly quickly. After that, a relatively calm and traffic-free (relative in LA sense) 40 minute freeway ride took my bike and me back to my own apartment.
Now I just need to clean and lube the chains and change the oil when I get some more free time.
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