Engine starts instantly after 7 months!

[loply]

Hi folks,

I've just this afternoon finished putting the radiator and exhaust on my bike, and I filled it with coolant and oil, after it's sat for 7 months in pieces - engine out, fluids drained, carbs in a plastic bag, the lot.

I prepared myself for this monstrous disheartening session of listening to the starter motor doing fuck all.

I pressed the starter button, and it fired absolutely instantaneously... Like, within 0.1 seconds... It must have fired on the first stroke and then it burst into life and ran!

I couldn't believe it... Bearing in mind this is a 660cc single cylinder motor, carbed, that's been sat for 7 months.

This may or may not have helped but I filled the bike with coolant fresh from my kettle about 10 minutes prior, so perhaps the hot water helped things along...

Anyhow, I'll post a pic of a rather swanky looking, powdercoated SZR660 once I get the fairing on!
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Yamaha SZR660 Caution to the wind, the throttle pinned!

[firefox]

nice to hear mate, aint saw you in ages now was tempted to ride down to your shop to see how things where going with your bike but now the shop has had my bike for a month
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bye bye gti <^>( ' . ' )<^>
*officer* what caused the crash ? *firefox* you see that wall up there sir ?
*officer* yes what about it *firefox* i tooted my horn but it refused to move i had to teach it a lesson.

[numpty]

brilliant news mate. Some bikes dont start forst time after they've been sat for 5 mins lol.
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Current bike: CBR600F-Y

[Pete.]

Nice when that happens. Took 4 seconds of cranking to star my bike after a 14 months and a total engine rebuild and new fuelling system.

Storing them in a cool place out of sunlight helps.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Gazdaman]

Took 3 weeks and a bike shop to get my bandit started after the full rebuild!

Look forward to pics.


Gaz