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What do you all do after your bike has been sitting for a couple months? I drained all the gas, motor oil, and spark arrestor goop. I also cleaned and rebuilt the carb. Anything else I should look at or clean/replace while I'm at it?


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Grease the stem bearings, if you want to dive in real far, grease the linkage bearings.
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6 Riders wrote:Grease the stem bearings, if you want to dive in real far, grease the linkage bearings.
Thanks!


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Wheel bearings and brake pads are also frequently neglected.
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pumpguy wrote:Wheel bearings and brake pads are also frequently neglected.
I replaced those right before I stowed it for the season. Thanks, though!
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After my KDX sits for a couple months I usually roll it out of the garage, turn on the fuel, kick it over once - maybe twice, and go for a ride... :grin:
A couple years would probably be a different procedure involving grease, bearings and brake pads, etc...
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K50X200 wrote:After my KDX sits for a couple months I usually roll it out of the garage, turn on the fuel, kick it over once - maybe twice, and go for a ride... :grin:
A couple years would probably be a different procedure involving grease, bearings and brake pads, etc...
Yep! I've already ridden it once or twice after it sat for the winter. Overflow issue :(, so I'm still rebuilding the carb and adjusting floats. Hopefully that fixes it and that's the only issue I am aware of.


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