1981 Yamaha 250-SR Exciter

[Cougar]

I picked this little bike up last week from a garage sale

for $50.00, It has not ran for over 13 years.

 

I changed the Oil, Plug and cleaned the tank out a bit.

 

Got a new battery and cleaned the carb. and what do

you know. she fired right up.

 

My Question is when a bike sits that long is it normal

for it to smoke for a while out of the muffler?

(think i got a bad ring?) Valves?)

 

My wife and I love going on the back roads here in Iowa

but haven't since we bought the RSV.. I just don't like

being on gravel roads with the much wight under me.

Thanks,

Jeff

[Freebird]

Is that a 2 stroke engine? If so, it is perfectly normal for it to smoke a bit. If it's a 4 stroke, then it's not normal but probably not unusual for one that has been sitting for so long. It could possibly be a stuck ring.

[Cougar]

Yeah, it is a 4 stroker.. I Posted right after I road it "Illegally" *oops*

up and down the road for about 15 Min's.. then I shut it off posted here

then went out to dinner about 1.5 hours ago. I just got back fired her

up again and no smoke.. ummm I think your right. maybe there was a stuck ring!

(hope all is well with you and yours Don)

Jeff

[Squeeze]

I think that SOP on Motors which have sat for while. I would think about serious Problems if it won't smoke.

 

My Turbo does this every time i fire her up, the longer she sits, the longer she smokes. Also all the Diesel Motors which are not used frequently.

[Johnh]

Put a little marvel mystery oil in the crankcase and a little in the fuel. It'll break up any varnish in that baby. run it for a few hundred miles and change the oil.