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A friend has a 97 Triumph Sprint ST that was put in storage in 2004. It has ~9,000 miles on it but was just put in storage without any planning. One day he just stopped riding it.
The gas was left in the tank as well as all other fluids. All of the rubber looks to be in good shape and is still soft and doesn't look dried out or cracked.
The past weekend I moved the bike to my garage and I'm on a mission to see if I can get this thing running. If I do get it running and want to buy it he'll sell it to me for $1,000. My thinking is I don't have much to lose other than the cost of a new battery and fluids and a little time which I can put into the bike as sweat equity.
Any tips or tricks I need to know before I get started?
I plan on getting a new battery, draining the gas, oil and coolant and replacing with new, then seeing if it will start.
If anyone has any advice on a better course of action or tips on what to do and in what order I'm all ears and will probably defer to the collective experience any of you with experience with these bikes.
Or if you thnk I should walk away now without creating a headache for myslef (cost is too high, etc) please let me know.
Thanks
The gas was left in the tank as well as all other fluids. All of the rubber looks to be in good shape and is still soft and doesn't look dried out or cracked.
The past weekend I moved the bike to my garage and I'm on a mission to see if I can get this thing running. If I do get it running and want to buy it he'll sell it to me for $1,000. My thinking is I don't have much to lose other than the cost of a new battery and fluids and a little time which I can put into the bike as sweat equity.
Any tips or tricks I need to know before I get started?
I plan on getting a new battery, draining the gas, oil and coolant and replacing with new, then seeing if it will start.
If anyone has any advice on a better course of action or tips on what to do and in what order I'm all ears and will probably defer to the collective experience any of you with experience with these bikes.
Or if you thnk I should walk away now without creating a headache for myslef (cost is too high, etc) please let me know.
Thanks