Got my first motorcycle two days ago. I’ve never even rode one before but a friend offered it for free. It needs some work and your videos are helping me so much. Thank you!
Graduations on the motorcycle VTX are great bikes, welcome to the sport. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Jay. ride safe and have a great day.
@@vincentvaldeavilla9667 no not yet. I live in Florida and the bike needs some work but it can’t be done outside cause of the HOA ( I hate them) and it’s been unbearable to be in the garage. It’s starting to cool off though so I’m looking to finish fixing it up and taking the MSC soon.
Rocco, you are a life saver and I can’t thank you enough. My bike has sat for 2.5 yrs in storage. I ran the gas out of the carbs before storing it and I believe the gas tanks are full. Your video is exactly what I needed.
Happy to help. Smart man to run the carburetors dry. Get rid of that gas and you should be good to go. Thank you for watching and your sub Scott. Let us know how it works out.. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks Rocco, my bike has been sitting for years, I really needed to watch this, heading to autozone tomorrow to borrow a vacuum pump. You’re a motorcycle saver sir!
Thank you so much. I bought a 2005 Suzuki Boulevard S40 three years ago to learn how to ride. After sitting in the garage for months during winter the battery died. Buddy of mine and I replaced it. We have power. Tried starting her but she's resisting. Fuel spilled, we found a cracked fuel line. Fuel tank needs emptied anyway and then we'll move onto the carburetor and choke. Then the air filter. This video is very helpful. Once we get her in working condition, then I'll learn how it operates and how to drive it 😅 That's why I bought it to begin with. I have zero mechanical skills but here we are 🎉
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. A relatively easy bike the S4, if I'm not right it's a two cylinder. Everything's right in front of you clean the carburetor, fresh gas in your tank, New battery and you're on your way. Thank you for watching and all your support Brian. Ride safe and have a great day. Let know how it wo, good luck with the new ride to great sport.
If you have a "prime" option on the petcock, a big syringe (have three that cost pennies, one for brake bleeding, one for fork oil measuring, one for fuel) attaching a long pipe to the petcock and the syringe to the other end means you can draw the air out of the pipe until you get fuel coming through, then just let it pour into your fuel can.
Happy to help. Thank you for your insight. That would work fine with that system. I'm a big fan of those big syringes. pull oil out pull brake fluid out. Comes in handy. Thank you for watching and your sub David. Ride safe and have a great day.
This is great information. I try to run ethanol free in my Dyna and also put in some Sta-Bil but my opinion is after three or four months the gas is garbage. I’ll do this tomorrow.
Appreciate the video man, im pretty new to motorcycles and i was contracting out of country for year, and my bike sat in a shed for a while. This was just the help i needed.
My Honda Shadow VT1100 C2 ACE (American Classic Edition) 1996 version has been left discarded for abt. 8 yrs and I finally hauled it back to my place recently. Now, I checked the gas tank and it was perhaps due to the certain amount of fuel still inside in liquid form... the inside tank wasn't dried up nor had much rusted. Thus, I am planning to to drain it within couple of days and was wondering, once it is drained... to avoid the oxidization of the inner layer of the tank, which in turn could end up rusting ... shouldn't I put in the new fresh gasoline right away as soon as the drainage? Please.... your advice will much be appreciated.
Happy to Help, clean tank.and screen, clean Petcock. clean plugs, test Petcock. reinstall l clean carburetor. Check oil. fresh gas,New battery and try to start. And see what you got. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. Thank you watching and your Sub Chris. Ride Safe and have a great day. this is same as a Harley and honda test. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. hope this is the same. ua-cam.com/video/SHrzZ0ZWMkA/v-deo.html. part 2. ua-cam.com/video/sbRts79JylM/v-deo.html. let us know how this works out.
Great to the point tutorial. I like your style! Any help to get a 2006 Road King (Fuel Injection) that's been sitting for over a year now and I want to get that old stuff out. Thanks!!🙏
@@TwoWheelRocco Cool. So is the best way to get the old gas out of the fuel injected road king 2006, just to siphon gas out of the top of the tank and fill with new gas? OR would you go out the bottom somehow through the main gas line or the connector tube from L & R sides of the tank?
Many people suggests to empty the fuel tank (as opposed to full tank + fuel stabilizer) for long term storage. The point of emptying the tank is to prevent the gasoline (and ethanol in the fuel) from damaging the inside components. Since emptying the tank either through a pump or through the method here still does leave some residual fuel inside, which in turn could condensate and create water vapors. My question is, is it advisable to leave the gas door/panel open to leave the remaining gasoline vent and evaporate off? I have not seen this being suggested or cautioned against.
Happy to help, this was just to show how to empty a gas tank so it's easier to remove the tank. But leaving the gas cap off to let it fully air out can only help. Storing bikes with gas in the tank is tricky business today.. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Ken. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks for the info,I have a 2003 shadow ace was out of the country 3 wks,return charge battery an the bike started backfired now it cranks but won't start.have you or anyone ever had this problem.
Happy to help. Sounds like a lack of fuel. I would test the Petcock first and make sure you're getting fuel to those carburetors that has Siamese carburetors a bit of a pain. I'll send you a video on how to test your peacock. That's where I would start. Thank you for all your support. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out. This is the same set up on a Sportster. Take a look any questions just ask, but that's where I would start making sure you're getting fuel and your peacock is working. .ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.htmlsi=bVG6KdLyfDJoeBXC
Rocco: Thanks for the very informative video. I have a 2001 XLH 1200 Sportster. The shop manual shows a screen filter mounted above the fuel petcock. Should I also remove the tank and attempt to clean this filter as well? My Harley sat for a couple of years. I can start the bike; BRIEFLY. After repeatedly opening the throttle (with the gas on), applying full choke the engine starts, then dies. I also got it started using ether. Same result. I figure something must be blocking the gas line, OR might be a vacuum issue. Any suggestions where to go from here?
Happy to help.. 1. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. 2 ua-cam.com/video/Pp4l-zbQcy0/v-deo.html. Thank you for watching and your sub Jane. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
Very informative video! Just wanted to ask what that vacuum pump tool is? Looks like a tyre inflator gun? I tried searching for the tool online but didnt the find what I was looking for. I live in Aus so it's probably called something else over here
Happy to help the vacuum pump is to Bleed brakes, to check the system that it's airtight. I will send you an eBay link for these tools. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day. www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1311&_nkw=brake+bleeding+vacuum+pump&_sacat=0
Happy to help. When this seems Leak, the tank is no good. I would shop on eBay or Google and see how much a tank would cost you. I have never had much luck fixing leaky tanks. It's rust. Thank you for watching and all your support let us know how it works out ride safe and have a great day
Happy to help. If it's in its stock configuration, yes it has a vacuum line to the Petcock. That's how most motorcycles operate with the vacuum diaphragm Petcock. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support. JW. Ride safe and have a great day.
Wish I had the east way. I have a 86 vt1100 and it has the aux tank under the seat and I need to flush it out. Really dont wanna take the tire off and that business. Any ideas how to flush a tank like that. It has the petcock built into the aux tank. No petcock comes off the actual tank. Its crazy. I need advice
You will end up taking it apart. Bad gas and rust kills the performance of a motorcycle. Sorry I don't I'm anything better. Let us know how it works out and thank you for watching. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a similar problem and my tank is close to being empty (not reserved empty). You mentioned there could be real problems in this kind of situation, please give more details about that and what to do? Thank you for the informative video.
Happy to help. When the fuel separates, the water can rust out your gas tank. And the ethanol corrodes the Petcock screen I would turn ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html on reserve, empty all the fuel out and then remove the Petcock and inspect test a petcock. I'll send a video on how to test your petcock. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html
Rocco, I have a '06 Honda Shadow Spirit 750. My on/off/reserve is in a different location, just between the front part of the seat and end of gas tank. My choke though is in the same area that you are showing on your bike. Will this same procedure work on mine?? Other videos show tanking the tank all the way off and many more steps than you are showing. Me and my husband rode our bikes alot, but now he is in Heaven and I have to put my trust in folks. this happed once before cause i had my bke in storage and it cost me over $5oo at a shop.
Happy to help. You have an 06 Spirit. What I would do that is not a vacuum Petcock what I would do is start the bike turn the gas off and let the bike run until the fuel in the carburetor runs dry, and the bike stalls. By doing that you have ran all the fuel out of your carburetor so there's no problem there make sure your gas tank is filled all the way you can let it sit up for 2 or 3 months and you will be all right. If you don't have a lot of gas, that's when the gas turns and that you don't want the ethanol is terrible. Any questions just ask but that's the way I do my bikes carbureted when I lived in New York. Run the carburetors dry you'll never have a problem. Keep the tank filled. Put a little something in the tank. Some gas prep. Thank you for watching all your support Bama lady. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. You will have to use a siphon hose. Half inch hose and siphon it. Your bike is fuel injected so there is no Petcock. Thank you for watching and your support Gary. Ride safe and have a great day.
Why not plug the vacuum line port to the carb and replace the petcock with an old style non-vacuum actuated petcock? Seems like that petcock vacuum line to the carb is a vacuum leak waiting to happen. Also, if the gas is old, remove the tank and slosh the gas around in the tank vigorously and dump the gas out of the filler neck. Lots of crud can accumulate at the bottom of a tank sitting unused for months on end. .
Happy to help. That's personal choice. A lot of people like to keep things OEM. It's nice when it automatically shuts off your gas. As for the tank, if it's that bad. I recommend you take the tank and do as you suggest. Thank you for watching and all your insight.. Ride safe and have a great day.
Hey Rocco, I rented the vacuum pump and hooked it up to the petcock and after some work of getting it there it held at 10 PSI when I opened the fuel the pressure didn't change but also no fuel came out. The tanks virtually empty but there is still some fuel in there. Did I do something wrong? Thanks
So the vacuum pump is hooked up to the Petcock the Petcock is on reserve and you have no gas coming out of the hose that means you need to take the Petcock out of the tank. it's all clogged up with sludge on the Petcock screen let us know how that works out
@@TwoWheelRocco I removed and completely cleaned the petcock, now I'm noticing the selector is having trouble turning, it feels almost jammed. Do you know if there's a way that I can fix that issue? Thanks!
I would remove disassemble and clean you will see where the problem is with a buildup of dirt inside your Petcock. Any questions just ask. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Hey Rocco, disassembled and deep cleaned it and still no luck. Originally I soaked it in fuel which worked wonders for cleaning but could this possibly have dried out any lubrication inside the knob, and do you know how I could possibly re-lubricate it? Thanks!
Use WD-40 and work the handle that should help out. Let us know how it works. You can spray it in the top you can spray it all over. and turn in return turn and return the handle should work out. Let us know how that works out. It is just dry..Oil
I have an uphill battle. Have a Bouelvard C50 thats been sitting for about 8 years now. Never intended for that happen but life hits. Its fuel injected. What process would you follow to get it running again?
Happy to help. It's fuel injection, so you will have to siphon that fuel out of there put in fresh fue. Check your oil. Take the air filter off, remove spark, plugs and replace with new ones.make sure everything's nice and clean. Buy a brand new battery,. charged battery and install , rotate motor, spray a little WD-40 down the cylinders. Spray a little gas in the intake and tried to start. Thank you for watching and all your support Mark.. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a Honda Shadow 750 that has been sitting for a few years. I am not sure how much gas is in it, but if it is low, like you mentioned in the video, what should I do with the inside of the tank once the gas is out? Thinking there might be some sludge and crap built up.
Happy to help when you remove all the fuel take a flashlight and look into the tank. To see what condition it's in. Remove the Petcock and let it dry. Take a vacuum and compressed air put the compressed air in the gas cap. hold a vacuum by petcock.run the air and the vacuum will pull out all the dirt when it is dry.Make sure you get the tank completely dry, and then you could figure out what you got. Thank you for watching and all your support Andrew. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks for this!! Ok so I empty the gas, put in fresh gas. Check. Do you suggest putting in treatment with the fresh gas? Also should i try to recharge the old battery or just buy a new one? Bike has been sitting for over a year, a 2005 Sporty 1200 custom. I just don't want to damage her any further with bad gas. This is my first bike. Zero experience wrenching on them. Also do you recommend cleaning the carburetor? There are some how to vids on here for that as well. Anything you suggest would be greatly appreciated. Subbed for the knowledge. Thank you again!!
They are great smooth running engines. And a nice driving motorcycles. Thank you for your Sub Cesar. Let us know how that works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Can you please elaborate on what problems could occur inside the tank if didn't have full tank? I want to activate my 2009 Triumph Street Triple, which was dormant for about 3 years with maybe half a tank using ethanol free gas. When I look inside the tank i see some white stuff, like crystallized, so I'm trying to figure out what it is ans if draining the tank and refilling it with new gas will suffice. Thanks in advance.
Happy to help. The 2009 triumph is a fuel injected bike, so you will farewell. Put fresh gas in there a new battery remove your air cleaner spray some fuel into the intake and try to start her up. That's what I would do you said you used ethanol, free gas so you have a good shot. It's the ethanol that kills these gas tanks. Thank you for watching and all your support MDD. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thank you for watching do you have support Dave.. The older bikes had a prime on the Petcock.'s. The newer bikes do not, on or off reserve. Vacuum operated. What year is your bike?
@@TwoWheelRocco 2018, after filling up, bike ran bad. Changed splug,air filter new gas with stabilizer. Been topping up quality gas every 100k with 30ml stabil running almost new
Hey, Rocco just saw your video and did a subscription. I had a 2007 on the shadow area that's sat. For about 9 months, I tried to turn it on and run it, but it wouldn't run so I. Emptied out the old gas, but not the way you did. And then I change all 4 spark. Plug oil filter the air filter and it still running bogged down. Do you have? Any suggestion what I should do. I also had my friend come by and clean the carburetor but he said maybe I should change out the gas once more and put high-grade. Guess with some additives? And maybe it would start running again. What are your suggestions
Happy to help. I would clean the carburetor. You already did the gas tank but the probably clean the carburetor. You have to remove the gas tank. I would test the Petcock to see that you are getting fuel properly. I will send two videos take a look hopefully it can help thank you for watching, and all your support Mr. Black mamba. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.htmlsi=WhZtfi_t15vpMoly. Testing the peacock is the same on a sportster as it is a Honda they vacuum Diaphragm operated first thing to check now I will send a video of Carburator cleaning. ua-cam.com/video/CymFLDrKNoQ/v-deo.htmlsi=27_XNYYFZdZAFU9z. What is your Honda doing? Exactly does it Idle does the choke work? And is a great motorcycles, especially the VTX series the shadows the same difference. I'm not sure what bike you have?
Happy to help. It will corrupt your fuel system. If you have a carburetor, it will clog the Jets the float needle valve. It will leak gas, your valves will survive, clean the gas tank, replace the screen and make sure that Petcock works. If it's fuel injection, clean the tank, clean the pump and it might take one or two cleaning. Thank you for watching and your support trick Fox. Let us know how it works out. Questions just ask Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Sounds like the motor is getting starved of fuel I would check your Petcock. I'll send a video to test it and take a look at your vacuum lines running from the carburator to the petcocks. Sometimes they get old and fail, and this would interrupt the gas flow needed for your motor to run proper. Thank you thank you for watching and all your support Massu. Ride safe and have a great day. Any questions just ask and let us know how it works out. Take a look at this video. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. Petcock test.
Did you check your vacuum lines? Usually when a bike does stall. it's because it's getting too much air or no fuel.Take a look at Air Fuel adjustment. @@MassuQuaisar
What about if the tank was not full…? I’m running into the issue where I want and need to drain the old gas out and this video starts me off in the right direction so thank you! But you mentioned that there could be other issues if it wasn’t a full tank. Could you go over something like that? Maybe if there is something more someone would need to do?
Happy to help. Put the Petcock on reserve and that will get out 99% of your fuel. The remaining amount, open the gas cap, Place a teeshirt rag in there that will absorb any gas and pull the rag out and it should be a dry tank. Leave the cap open overnight and you'll be totally dry. Thank you for watching and your sub Jthejetplane3.. Ride safe and have a great day.
My bike sat and i had it emptied. Now im having trouble getting the fuel to flow to carburator to start . Should i pump it or do you think its the valve thats not good ???
Happy to help. Remove that fuel line and see if fuel will flow that will take the Petcock out of the equation if the fuel flows. Then it's in the carburetor. I will send a video on how to service your carburetor. It's very easy. Let us know how it works out, thank you for watching and your support Heinel. Ride safe and have a great day. I will send you that video. ua-cam.com/video/CymFLDrKNoQ/v-deo.htmlsi=Pe989oscXAiomxVW. Hope this helps any questions just ask.
Nice video. Quick question, what do you do with your gas once it’s out? I thought about maybe just using it in my car cuz that would dilute it, but that might just cause problems with my car instead of the motorcycle.
Happy to help. That's exactly what I do. I make sure I got 3/4 of a tank in the car and I pour it in. Mixes up just fine. Thank you for watching and your sub. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. This is an vacuum operated Petcock. that's what starts the gas flow to your pump on VTX.'s and aero and spirits. Thank you for watching and all your support convo. Any questions just ask. I hope that answered your question. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. You need to create vacuum so then the diaphragm and the peacock will operate and drain gas. Thank you for watching and all your support Tim. right safe and have a great day.
Hello rocco so sorry to keep bothering , I rent the vacuum pump from auto zone, and when trying to test the peacock, the side of the hoses are different, the vacuum pump is a 1/4 and the peacock i guess is .0 something , how did you did it , cause i can't find and couple adapter to reduce, i was thinking may be a fish tank hose, Thank you so much in advance
Auto part store They will have a reducer, And buy a thin hose to test, hope that helps. let us know how it works out Thank You for your Sub Kratos. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Not a problem. Go to AutoZone and find a reducer hose and they will have a kit with the end tip looks like a funnel and you will squeeze into the smaller hose from the bigger hose and then the smaller hose onto your vacuum of your Petcock.. I hope this helps. Let know how this works out.
Hi brother it’s a superb video I’m based in India please csn you send me a link to this hand held vacuum pump a reply would be appreciated thanks a lot my good man
Happy to help. Ebay I'll send the link. Thank you for watching and all your support virafsurty. Ride safe and have a great day. www.ebay.com/itm/166267762323?hash=item26b654b693:g:CBMAAOSwYkJk0KbZ&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8P%2BC4k6Xip7CURifZBYJDzrX9i8NiRws%2FFvmY2jwhtjh%2BG7d61EU4zL889%2Fb%2FEMTCVEDNJCunkHj444mmzCM54zJMpbNzbZfCTCo2DOWu0%2FUsIz1C3u38Q4hJDTYKB9C0NSWw9h3jQXOKANRQur5s4JKosEbtrVELMOnb8OFDSeFqEZaUjciRF4rcWCnJFWPxE8Mf%2FyQqyqoBmA9uQnPBefJnarl2T%2F3XfkzibpHJzqc5fUQ3qtAX2PP47vzt%2BbHioEqrYv3pajWn4vVoqtQ9iq4o04cFD9oMRr6IWh6pGHyV69t4ZSq69mthC56X5Pj%2BA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-SGr9zTYg. Hope this helps.
Happy to help. The vacuum operated. Sometimes on the Petcock it might have where it could flow free pull the hose and see how yours is set up. If you see Gas moving freely from your Petcock, then you're all right most times not that's why you use a vacuum pump to activate the diaphragm in your Petcock. Hope that helps. Thank you for watching and all your support Randall. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help, you can get one at any auto parts store with your tool program just make sure the hose is small enough for your vacuum operated Diaphragm 3/16 od hose.. Thank you for watching and your sub. Mr. Cyberz..Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thank you for making this video! I have 2006 Yamaha V Star 1100 and tried to follow your tutorial but I couldn’t see or know where the vacuum line is. Any help from anyone who has the knowledge I would appreciate so much!! 🙏
Happy to help. Yamaha V star has no vacuum Petcock. So remove the gas line and put it on. Reserve and remove the gas line. Thank you for watching and your sub.Wasana. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Got a 95 Yamaha Virago 535 my fuel tap looks different it's in the back tank under the tank between swingarm. I'm going to check for a vacuum line I didn't see one but I just pumped it out with taking the fuel pump line off to carb and turned key on and started it ran for a minute then stalled so I just kept using the key on and off till most was out. But it still left some in there so I'm going to add more gas and pump out again. Then I'll add some seafoam and see what's up. My problem was is I did the upper tank with water electrolysis to get rust. It worked good but I guess filling up the tank after that wasn't good or maybe it was. Anyway it came out straight dark orange with some water..
Keep adding Fuel until it's clean. Make sure the screen in your petcock is in good condition. let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Karl. Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco I definitely will yeah the petcock is 6 months old and extremely hard to get off I gotta take tank out. I'm really thinking by the dark orange color is definitely not good. I cleaned my Yamaha Virago top tank (bottom is 6 months old) with electrolysis and the way that tank is set up it was hard to get all the water and who knows what else considering I filled it up. I ran it a few blocks but when it got down to 1 gallon bc I was doing fuel level too.. after around 6 months of Michigan winter and only started once a month.. like a dummy I didn't winterize not did I get enough gas to flush the water and other debris if there was any.. ughhh.
@@karlh4313 Keep filling up with fuel and dry gas to help with water in the fuel. You got this, just keep it up fill it up and ride cycle gas out and it should cycle through.. Thank you for watching and your support Karl. Thank you for the update. And let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. You could go to any AutoZone and they have them as loan tools. This is what it looks likewww.ebay.com/itm/195931642000?itmmeta=01J33V9FH5D9JQ8TC9GXGG5WXN&hash=item2d9e6f9890:g:wsIAAOSwH65k1wDQ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8LnlDjEmbc4zQYWmaoGdtDSjcO097jfmoEGJEuTkmuGIB2PokcvcCyCVYBh6knLHNQ2mRGivMvf2tsa%2F1wFu6gP6RxyzOrwNrAYPmjnUqhS0XLrwTl%2FyJNxZaGo3EEGuzfrlbbEEJDn9wSkhlV4kRTBWLatND2lU4FzZ69o2330WOArhTMm7%2FgmgSBVVhXu8gYWAHdLpW%2BA0Oo2xmGkK7YKPPahm1pIaZQX4kfMHL9cvqlZ0j34PlL7BFPqVU1z%2FW7zvg1By0smaNiKM8T0WT2DcShf6MNAmDQFiZTtkVo%2FbMD83J1RnE3%2Bix4QMnO2qdw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM2vil-5hk. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support Mike. Any questions just ask.
@@TwoWheelRocco I went to Harbor Freight and got one for $25. I turned the petcock and all the gas came out for free :D still not starting I’m thinking the petcock isn’t good. I’ll report back Rocco
Happy to help. I will send a video that has worked for me on a rusty tank. Thank you for watching and your sub. 92 Sportster. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day. ua-cam.com/video/u6-f-iKiwF0/v-deo.html
Happy to help. At any AutoZone. They have it as a loaned tool that you could borrow. Tool exchange. I will send you a link in eBay. Thank you for watching and all your support Marina. Ride safe and have a great day.www.ebay.com/itm/404754535969?itmmeta=01J28ZYHS9JBZJZXCGJ4H6PRKA&hash=item5e3d401621:g:QLcAAOSwQTJkzF4e&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwLD%2FF0e7mnQ0ed2q5Jz7bzc2XiadU8f5FfZtFiUQJqmdTgazAU9WfA3S%2BxZdXn3jcYS%2BvJZmbq6MD%2FjPU87ATm2Yzc6X8QoA6YndOjrhNgytichMcek%2FrhD65xH1vlPwSYo0A9pc11XmlQo5lcH0FR5QOqfaeNJkPTAozemTTT7QhAK30xLmD40HtuZ1eWNafb%2Bx03%2F3qThy6SGVR64pSziC6BdfB0HGqWYv9hV%2FklFos%2FXk0P0dv3dpWQvAxUptUw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABlBMUOKc-p-SZA
Happy to help on a injected bike, You will need to manually siphon it out the top. But the good thing is most times you don't need to take the gas out of a fuel injected bike. It doesn't go bad like a carbureted bike, but if it sits for a long time, carburator bikes are more prone to getting all gummed up and not running that's my reasoning. You have to take it out manually, it depends on bike. Sportsters the fuel pump is from the bottom. A king is from the top so it depends on what your problems are, That will dictate how you remove the fuel. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Switch it over to reserve that would be 12 o'clock on the petcock and see what happens. let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Taino. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco yes I also tried that, even checked the filter. I did find a blockage there and cleaned it out. Did a pressure test and the petcock works, but fuel still is not reaching the carburetor. That’s my next step… checking the line making sure it’s not backed up and clean out the carburetor itself. Saved your video on it so I can follow it since it’s the same bike, an 03 Sportster.
@@tainolifeon2s111 let us know how it works out. Following through clean the carburetor check the fuel lines should be all right. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco so I found two bad vacuum lines which I replaced and still nothing. Carburetor is good, cleaned it out as per your video. I’m thinking it’s the vacuum intake line VOES. is there a way to test it? Haven’t been able to find anything helpful for this.
@@tainolifeon2s111 I'm just asking, what are you trying to do? Does this bike start? You stated your carburetors is good. Send a cell # and I will call you..
I don't think I'll be able to do this on my own. Lol. But I have a totally different type of bike. I have a 2003 yamaha r1. I'm trying to fix a few things on it myself before having a pro look at it.
Happy to help. That is it injected bike. Harbor freight a siphon hose they have a few different types. Hope that helps.. Thank you for watching and your sub. Karen. Ride safe and have a great day.
Question for removing the gas - I took both those lines off and no gas came out. Is there another route to getting the fuel out? Also the gas tank is full to the brim...
Happy to help, You're petcock is vacuum operated. Take a look at the video I used a vacuum pump. Hooked up to the small hose to create vacuum to open the Petcock.. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub. Brook. Ride safe and have a great day. Hope that helps.
@@brookebrawley2142 Any auto parts store will have a loan program and loan you that vacuum pump. Your motor acts like a vacuum pump when you hit the start button and your motor starts, when you shut your bike off there is no more vacuum because the motor is not running. And that's why the pump acts like the motor creating the vacuum to open the Petcock..and that's what opens the diaphragm on your Petcock. By using a vacuum pump you're substituting your motors vacuum for the pump vacuum to operate the petcock to flow fuel. I hope you understand that. if you have any questions just ask.
Hey Rocco, you helped me a few months back and I’m back again for some advice if you’d be so kind… I started having problems on the bike, an 08 ultra, heading home from work like it was sputtering and not getting any throttle an was for a lack of better words it would bump when I gave it throttle and it was hard to ride home. I have no idea why. It was running perfectly fine the last time I rode it. I could barely get it to move from a stop. It even did it on the highway where I couldn’t get into 5th gear without it sputtering.
@@TwoWheelRocco worked like a charm. Can I get some advice on how to remove the Allen head screw that stripped on the front shifter lever arm/shaft? Kind of a pain since it’s up next to the motor
Could bad gas be an issue for my bike? It run good for about 20-30mins then runs groggy and stalls out. Then I have to wait about 10-20mins where I can start it back up and stalls out in like 2-5 mins.
Happy to help. These bikes are notorious for bad pet cocks and what that does is the vacuum line collapses and chokes the motor of fuel or the diaphragm fails and you're getting too much fuel and it's fouling the system. I will send you a video on how to test your Petcock.. What year bike how many miles? Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your support Tony. Ride safe and have a great day. Happy Fourth of July. Take a look, Same as your Honda but it's a sportster. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. Notorious for carburetor problems on your motorcycle bad Petcock. diaphragms. Dirty gas with bad gas tank screen, must be checked and fixed the fix it, replace the diaphragm and the intake screen. vacuum hose. let us know how it works out.
Hey bro, I just bought a Kawa mean streak 1500 and it runs great as long as it's less than 1/2 throttle. Open up full throttle, it bogs down & loses power. Any idea? I have a PC3 on it. Was gonna drain out the gas (which brought me here) and check vacuum... was thinking I could be that Power Commander, fuel filter, fuel pump, injector... where to start? It runs GREAT if I am light on throttle, I can get it up to 80mph. But Crack throttle open, bogs down. Thanks!
Happy to Help, I wouldl put my money on a failing fuel pump. How many miles? and year? Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching and your Sub Glockcoma. Take a look. ua-cam.com/video/qmvSBfLMFMA/v-deo.html. Ride Safe and have a great day.
i does this remove the fuel entirely from the fuel system? i’m going to try Replacing my fuel filter. But I want to make sure all the fuel is out of the system entirely
Happy to help. Start the bike, turn the petcock off run it until it stalls. The gas will be out of the carburetor and line.. Then remove the hose from the Petcock. and drain as the video shows. Petcock on reserves. Most of the gas will be out of the bike. Thank you for watching and your sub Brian.. let us know how this works out. Ride safe and have a great day. Or I should say stay warm.
My kawasaki ninja 250r keeps shutting off while I was driving. Would this be bad gas? The fuel on/off/reserve switch? Or carb? Your best guess anyways.
Started acting like it couldn't breath. When I forced the throttle, it would get up and go but eventually would just shut off. Had to wait about 5 or 10 minutes then it would start again
@@zacharyalexander2814 Happy to Help, sounds like you have a faulty Petcock. the vacuum is collapsing and stopping gas flow check vacuum lines and test the petcock. I will send you a video. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. This is a Harley Davidson Petcock test. This is the same as Kawasaki, Honda,and Suzuki. they're all vacuum operated when the vacuum hose get old they can collapse, that's the first thing to check. the hose that goes from the Petcock. to the Carburator. Test Diaphragm's in your Petcock. test it and let us know. Any questions just ask. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Biker Zach... Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to helps. I would drain the fuel put fresh fuel in start up and drive. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Wehtta. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. I would believe the sediment and your screen inside the tank is a little dirty. That's why you have to shake it for gas to trickle out. Remove the Petcock and clean your screen on your Petcock. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Hello again I was wondering if you could answer my question, I wanted to know if the little white sleeves in this video (ua-cam.com/video/2L5mXfE58Eg/v-deo.html) are the things that might be dirty and stopping my fuel from draining out, because I have found mine and they aren't really dirty at all. Thank you
@@matienne If the screen is clean and your Petcock is in working order, Sometimes you have to lean the bike to get all the gas out. I wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure that screen is clean. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to Help This will work on most motorcycles with a vacuum Petcock. Will not work on fuel injected bikes. what bike do you have in mind?, Thank you for your Sub Jej0hnson. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day
If you need to store the motorcycle for 7-8 months, is it ok to simply add gas stabilizer to a full tank, let it run a few minutes and leave it like this?
Happy to help, . I Agree with the stabilizer and filling the tank. Thank you for your comment. It all helps. I myself turn the petcock off and start the bike up. and run the bike dry so that your carburetor has no fuel to give you problems. you will never have a problem. with small holes in the jets that get clogged and caused a lot of expensive repair. Thank you for watching and your Sub Chris.. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help, any questions just ask. I sent you a link on eBay for the pump. Thank you for watching and your sub Viraf. Ride safe and have a great day www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311&_nkw=vacuum+pump+hand&_sacat=0
Looks fukn complicated as hell. What ever happened to just draining the old shit into a pan and putting new gas in the tank? Vacuum line, extra hoses setup, external gas tank, give me a break.
That means you have a good vacuum petcock diaphragm. Petcock test video. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. Hope this helps, Thank you for your Sub Pat. Ride Safe and have a great day.
I put gas in my bike from a gas can and I made it half a block and it died and won’t start now. I’m worried because I’d expect bad gas to run rough not not at all. I filled up the other 80% of the tank with brand new gas and octane booster and seafoam and heet and it still won’t start. All that’s left is to drain it but I’m afraid I caused some major damage somehow. Any advice?
Happy to help. I would clean the Carburator. I will send you a video on how to clean a VTX carburetor. Thank you for watching and all your support Marissa. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. You did no damage clean Carburator new spark plugs try to start it with a full charged battery and you should be all right. Hondas are great machines, I hope we are talking about a VTX 1300? Part 1 ua-cam.com/video/CymFLDrKNoQ/v-deo.htmlsi=OzCUdkMy1jTmuVS5. Part 2. ua-cam.com/video/U8wghzr005Q/v-deo.htmlsi=hvQaMtXsLreqaXK7
@@TwoWheelRocco nope it’s a fuel injected kawi z400, but your advice still applies, plan is to drain it, fill with a bit of gas, if no start drain that, fill with a bit more over and over until the bad junk is out
@@MarissaTheMuseRemove the breather, spray, some gas and see if it will even kick over. If not, your injector is clogged. Plus check that there is spark at your spark plugs.
@@TwoWheelRocco breather spray? Whats that? It’s not injectors it was running flawlessly it hasn’t been sitting I just used bad gas from a can to top up like 20% from empty and the bike only ran for half a block. I’m assuming injectors can’t get clogged that fast? What scares me though is most videos of ppl with bad gas shows them having low power and breaking up/sputtering and inability to rev etc but mine won’t start at all and shut off 5 houses down from my driveway. Like instantly went from running fine to unable to start after I put that gas in Edit:: sorry for any repeating of already explained details just wanted to be thorough
@@MarissaTheMuse remove the air filter, which is the breather and spray some gas in the intake and try to start it. That's what I was trying to say. Sorry about that. By spraying some gas into the intake, if it starts then you know it's a bad fuel pump on an injected bike. That's usually where I start. I'm believing it's a fuel issue. Not bad gas bad gas would run. I hope that helps. Process of elimination.
It will nut work right. you need a new diaphragm and a new screen rebuild that Petcock.. Bike will never run right Hondas are notorious for bad Petcock. diaphragms replace, will run like new...ebay part. what bike and year?
Happy to help. This is a carbureted machine. With fuel injection you will have to siphon the gas out. Thank you for watching and all your support Marissa. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day. Harbor freight sells cheap gas siphons.
If it a big Harley your Crossover tube, front of the tanks on the bottom, use needle nose pliers with rubber tube over the jaws to pinch off one side then pull hose off of the other, be ready with another piece of hose to put on the side you pulled off, make sure its long enough to drain into a gas can. Or your auto parts store, siphon is under $10, a small amount will be left at the bottom but insignificant. Hope this Helps. Thank you for your Sub DDias. Any questions just ask. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thank u I needed this imma bout to do this , clean it up and put it up for sale I haven't ridden it in a few months ...I hate to let her go but I have to 💔
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Nikki. Ride safe and have a great day. Yes you will miss motorcycle riding. Hopefully you get another one.
@@TwoWheelRocco thank u , I appreciate it...I actually have a dyna super glide in jax I just haven't picked it up...this one is custom painted with black and green skulls... be blessed brother
You are correct. You'll have to siphon the gas out the old-school way. Thank you for watching and all your support Brad. Ride safe and have a great day.
Got my first motorcycle two days ago. I’ve never even rode one before but a friend offered it for free. It needs some work and your videos are helping me so much. Thank you!
Graduations on the motorcycle VTX are great bikes, welcome to the sport. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Jay. ride safe and have a great day.
Do you learn to drive now
@@vincentvaldeavilla9667 no not yet. I live in Florida and the bike needs some work but it can’t be done outside cause of the HOA ( I hate them) and it’s been unbearable to be in the garage. It’s starting to cool off though so I’m looking to finish fixing it up and taking the MSC soon.
Rocco, you are a life saver and I can’t thank you enough. My bike has sat for 2.5 yrs in storage. I ran the gas out of the carbs before storing it and I believe the gas tanks are full. Your video is exactly what I needed.
Happy to help. Smart man to run the carburetors dry. Get rid of that gas and you should be good to go. Thank you for watching and your sub Scott. Let us know how it works out.. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks Rocco, my bike has been sitting for years, I really needed to watch this, heading to autozone tomorrow to borrow a vacuum pump. You’re a motorcycle saver sir!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support fabrizioeme. Drive safe and have a great day.
Thank you so much. I bought a 2005 Suzuki Boulevard S40 three years ago to learn how to ride. After sitting in the garage for months during winter the battery died. Buddy of mine and I replaced it. We have power.
Tried starting her but she's resisting. Fuel spilled, we found a cracked fuel line. Fuel tank needs emptied anyway and then we'll move onto the carburetor and choke. Then the air filter.
This video is very helpful. Once we get her in working condition, then I'll learn how it operates and how to drive it 😅
That's why I bought it to begin with. I have zero mechanical skills but here we are 🎉
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. A relatively easy bike the S4, if I'm not right it's a two cylinder. Everything's right in front of you clean the carburetor, fresh gas in your tank, New battery and you're on your way. Thank you for watching and all your support Brian. Ride safe and have a great day. Let know how it wo, good luck with the new ride to great sport.
If you have a "prime" option on the petcock, a big syringe (have three that cost pennies, one for brake bleeding, one for fork oil measuring, one for fuel) attaching a long pipe to the petcock and the syringe to the other end means you can draw the air out of the pipe until you get fuel coming through, then just let it pour into your fuel can.
Happy to help. Thank you for your insight. That would work fine with that system. I'm a big fan of those big syringes. pull oil out pull brake fluid out. Comes in handy. Thank you for watching and your sub David. Ride safe and have a great day.
This is great information. I try to run ethanol free in my Dyna and also put in some Sta-Bil but my opinion is after three or four months the gas is garbage. I’ll do this tomorrow.
Happy to help. Thank you for watching and your sub. Ride safe and have a great day
Appreciate the video man, im pretty new to motorcycles and i was contracting out of country for year, and my bike sat in a shed for a while. This was just the help i needed.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask welcome to the sport. Thank you for watching and all your support Nater. Ride safe and have a great day.
My grom. Sat for 3 years 😅😅 just got a new battery and started it up. Now gotta change oil and gas
Happy to hear your back on the road. Thank you for watching and all your support dillkilltv. Ride safe and have a great day.
I just got a yamaha xs850 special. This video is really something i know nothing about fixing bikes. I know how to ride thats about it
Happy to help. The love of motorcycles and you will learn. Thank you for watching and all your support. Art, Ride safe and have a great day.
My Honda Shadow VT1100 C2 ACE (American Classic Edition) 1996 version has been left discarded for abt. 8 yrs and I finally hauled it back to my place recently. Now, I checked the gas tank and it was perhaps due to the certain amount of fuel still inside in liquid form... the inside tank wasn't dried up nor had much rusted. Thus, I am planning to to drain it within couple of days and was wondering, once it is drained... to avoid the oxidization of the inner layer of the tank, which in turn could end up rusting ... shouldn't I put in the new fresh gasoline right away as soon as the drainage? Please.... your advice will much be appreciated.
Happy to Help, clean tank.and screen, clean Petcock. clean plugs, test Petcock. reinstall l clean carburetor. Check oil. fresh gas,New battery and try to start. And see what you got. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. Thank you watching and your Sub Chris. Ride Safe and have a great day. this is same as a Harley and honda test. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. hope this is the same. ua-cam.com/video/SHrzZ0ZWMkA/v-deo.html. part 2. ua-cam.com/video/sbRts79JylM/v-deo.html. let us know how this works out.
This vid was so helpful...save me time! Thank you from Minnesota
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Sysawat Phaly. Ride safe and have a great day.
Great to the point tutorial. I like your style! Any help to get a 2006 Road King (Fuel Injection) that's been sitting for over a year now and I want to get that old stuff out. Thanks!!🙏
Thank you for watching and all your support! I would be happy to help, any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Cool. So is the best way to get the old gas out of the fuel injected road king 2006, just to siphon gas out of the top of the tank and fill with new gas?
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would you go out the bottom somehow through the main gas line or the connector tube from L & R sides of the tank?
Happy to help siphon gas from the top get as much out as you can and then replace it with new fuel. Thank you for watching and all your support art.
Many people suggests to empty the fuel tank (as opposed to full tank + fuel stabilizer) for long term storage. The point of emptying the tank is to prevent the gasoline (and ethanol in the fuel) from damaging the inside components.
Since emptying the tank either through a pump or through the method here still does leave some residual fuel inside, which in turn could condensate and create water vapors. My question is, is it advisable to leave the gas door/panel open to leave the remaining gasoline vent and evaporate off? I have not seen this being suggested or cautioned against.
Happy to help, this was just to show how to empty a gas tank so it's easier to remove the tank. But leaving the gas cap off to let it fully air out can only help. Storing bikes with gas in the tank is tricky business today.. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Ken. Ride safe and have a great day.
I would have put OCTANIUM OCTANE CONCENTRATE sweet vid
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub. Ride Safe and have a great day.
so helpful so informative and to the point, thank you for your existence. we need you.
Happy to help. Thank you for watching and all your support. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
Great tip on activating the pit cock to let the gas flow. This will come in handy as my 87 low rider needs a tank dump. Thanks again Rocco.
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub and comment Steve. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thanks for the info,I have a 2003 shadow ace was out of the country 3 wks,return charge battery an the bike started backfired now it cranks but won't start.have you or anyone ever had this problem.
Happy to help. Sounds like a lack of fuel. I would test the Petcock first and make sure you're getting fuel to those carburetors that has Siamese carburetors a bit of a pain. I'll send you a video on how to test your peacock. That's where I would start. Thank you for all your support. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out. This is the same set up on a Sportster. Take a look any questions just ask, but that's where I would start making sure you're getting fuel and your peacock is working. .ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.htmlsi=bVG6KdLyfDJoeBXC
Rocco: Thanks for the very informative video. I have a 2001 XLH 1200 Sportster. The shop manual shows a screen filter mounted above the fuel petcock. Should I also remove the tank and attempt to clean this filter as well? My Harley sat for a couple of years. I can start the bike; BRIEFLY. After repeatedly opening the throttle (with the gas on), applying full choke the engine starts, then dies. I also got it started using ether. Same result. I figure something must be blocking the gas line, OR might be a vacuum issue. Any suggestions where to go from here?
Happy to help.. 1. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. 2 ua-cam.com/video/Pp4l-zbQcy0/v-deo.html. Thank you for watching and your sub Jane. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
Very informative video!
Just wanted to ask what that vacuum pump tool is? Looks like a tyre inflator gun? I tried searching for the tool online but didnt the find what I was looking for. I live in Aus so it's probably called something else over here
Happy to help the vacuum pump is to Bleed brakes, to check the system that it's airtight. I will send you an eBay link for these tools. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day. www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1311&_nkw=brake+bleeding+vacuum+pump&_sacat=0
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank you! I'm new to bikes and got a VTR 250 with a leaking tank. Creators like you are a big help!
Happy to help. When this seems Leak, the tank is no good. I would shop on eBay or Google and see how much a tank would cost you. I have never had much luck fixing leaky tanks. It's rust. Thank you for watching and all your support let us know how it works out ride safe and have a great day
Where is it leaking from? Usually, the Diaphragm on the Petcock fail and that's where leak comes from. Let us know.
perfect video same bike my first time owner of a C50 thank you
Happy to help. Welcome to the sport. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Rosario. Ride safe and have a great day.
excellent video - thank you for the different angles. saved me a lot of time and i didn’t know i could rent the vacuum pumps like that. thank you !!
Happy to help. Thank you for watching and your sub John. Ride safe and have a great day
@@TwoWheelRocco my bad I don’t know how this comment got in this video… it was meant for another video I watched… great video
You can get that vacuum pump at any auto parts l for free rental.
Do you know if a 2003 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 has a vacuum line ? Thank you so much for this video
Happy to help. If it's in its stock configuration, yes it has a vacuum line to the Petcock. That's how most motorcycles operate with the vacuum diaphragm Petcock. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support. JW. Ride safe and have a great day.
Wish I had the east way. I have a 86 vt1100 and it has the aux tank under the seat and I need to flush it out. Really dont wanna take the tire off and that business. Any ideas how to flush a tank like that. It has the petcock built into the aux tank. No petcock comes off the actual tank. Its crazy. I need advice
You will end up taking it apart. Bad gas and rust kills the performance of a motorcycle. Sorry I don't I'm anything better. Let us know how it works out and thank you for watching. Ride safe and have a great day.
Great idea with the vacuum pump!👍
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Bill. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a similar problem and my tank is close to being empty (not reserved empty). You mentioned there could be real problems in this kind of situation, please give more details about that and what to do? Thank you for the informative video.
Happy to help. When the fuel separates, the water can rust out your gas tank. And the ethanol corrodes the Petcock screen I would turn ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html on reserve, empty all the fuel out and then remove the Petcock and inspect test a petcock. I'll send a video on how to test your petcock. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html
Rocco, I have a '06 Honda Shadow Spirit 750. My on/off/reserve is in a different location, just between the front part of the seat and end of gas tank. My choke though is in the same area that you are showing on your bike. Will this same procedure work on mine?? Other videos show tanking the tank all the way off and many more steps than you are showing. Me and my husband rode our bikes alot, but now he is in Heaven and I have to put my trust in folks. this happed once before cause i had my bke in storage and it cost me over $5oo at a shop.
Happy to help. You have an 06 Spirit. What I would do that is not a vacuum Petcock what I would do is start the bike turn the gas off and let the bike run until the fuel in the carburetor runs dry, and the bike stalls. By doing that you have ran all the fuel out of your carburetor so there's no problem there make sure your gas tank is filled all the way you can let it sit up for 2 or 3 months and you will be all right. If you don't have a lot of gas, that's when the gas turns and that you don't want the ethanol is terrible. Any questions just ask but that's the way I do my bikes carbureted when I lived in New York. Run the carburetors dry you'll never have a problem. Keep the tank filled. Put a little something in the tank. Some gas prep. Thank you for watching all your support Bama lady. Ride safe and have a great day.
That’s neat if you have a petrol valve on the gas tank. I own a Suzuki Boulevard that doesn’t have a petcock.
Happy to help. You will have to use a siphon hose. Half inch hose and siphon it. Your bike is fuel injected so there is no Petcock. Thank you for watching and your support Gary. Ride safe and have a great day.
Why not plug the vacuum line port to the carb and replace the petcock with an old style non-vacuum actuated petcock? Seems like that petcock vacuum line to the carb is a vacuum leak waiting to happen. Also, if the gas is old, remove the tank and slosh the gas around in the tank vigorously and dump the gas out of the filler neck. Lots of crud can accumulate at the bottom of a tank sitting unused for months on end.
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Happy to help. That's personal choice. A lot of people like to keep things OEM. It's nice when it automatically shuts off your gas. As for the tank, if it's that bad. I recommend you take the tank and do as you suggest. Thank you for watching and all your insight.. Ride safe and have a great day.
Hey Rocco, I rented the vacuum pump and hooked it up to the petcock and after some work of getting it there it held at 10 PSI when I opened the fuel the pressure didn't change but also no fuel came out. The tanks virtually empty but there is still some fuel in there. Did I do something wrong? Thanks
So the vacuum pump is hooked up to the Petcock the Petcock is on reserve and you have no gas coming out of the hose that means you need to take the Petcock out of the tank. it's all clogged up with sludge on the Petcock screen let us know how that works out
@@TwoWheelRocco I removed and completely cleaned the petcock, now I'm noticing the selector is having trouble turning, it feels almost jammed. Do you know if there's a way that I can fix that issue? Thanks!
I would remove disassemble and clean you will see where the problem is with a buildup of dirt inside your Petcock. Any questions just ask. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Hey Rocco, disassembled and deep cleaned it and still no luck. Originally I soaked it in fuel which worked wonders for cleaning but could this possibly have dried out any lubrication inside the knob, and do you know how I could possibly re-lubricate it? Thanks!
Use WD-40 and work the handle that should help out. Let us know how it works. You can spray it in the top you can spray it all over. and turn in return turn and return the handle should work out. Let us know how that works out. It is just dry..Oil
I have an uphill battle. Have a Bouelvard C50 thats been sitting for about 8 years now. Never intended for that happen but life hits. Its fuel injected. What process would you follow to get it running again?
Happy to help. It's fuel injection, so you will have to siphon that fuel out of there put in fresh fue. Check your oil. Take the air filter off, remove spark, plugs and replace with new ones.make sure everything's nice and clean. Buy a brand new battery,. charged battery and install , rotate motor, spray a little WD-40 down the cylinders. Spray a little gas in the intake and tried to start. Thank you for watching and all your support Mark.. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a Honda Shadow 750 that has been sitting for a few years. I am not sure how much gas is in it, but if it is low, like you mentioned in the video, what should I do with the inside of the tank once the gas is out? Thinking there might be some sludge and crap built up.
Happy to help when you remove all the fuel take a flashlight and look into the tank. To see what condition it's in. Remove the Petcock and let it dry. Take a vacuum and compressed air put the compressed air in the gas cap. hold a vacuum by petcock.run the air and the vacuum will pull out all the dirt when it is dry.Make sure you get the tank completely dry, and then you could figure out what you got. Thank you for watching and all your support Andrew. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Hello Rocco, is that the same vacuum pump they use to bleed brakes?
Yes it is. I'm just running the hose to the Petcock vacuum. Hope that helps. Thank you for your Sub Vishal. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thanks for this!! Ok so I empty the gas, put in fresh gas. Check. Do you suggest putting in treatment with the fresh gas? Also should i try to recharge the old battery or just buy a new one? Bike has been sitting for over a year, a 2005 Sporty 1200 custom. I just don't want to damage her any further with bad gas. This is my first bike. Zero experience wrenching on them. Also do you recommend cleaning the carburetor? There are some how to vids on here for that as well. Anything you suggest would be greatly appreciated. Subbed for the knowledge. Thank you again!!
Great video as always; thinking about getting a 116 Indian, what do you think about those engines?
They are great smooth running engines. And a nice driving motorcycles. Thank you for your Sub Cesar. Let us know how that works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Can you please elaborate on what problems could occur inside the tank if didn't have full tank? I want to activate my 2009 Triumph Street Triple, which was dormant for about 3 years with maybe half a tank using ethanol free gas. When I look inside the tank i see some white stuff, like crystallized, so I'm trying to figure out what it is ans if draining the tank and refilling it with new gas will suffice. Thanks in advance.
Happy to help. The 2009 triumph is a fuel injected bike, so you will farewell. Put fresh gas in there a new battery remove your air cleaner spray some fuel into the intake and try to start her up. That's what I would do you said you used ethanol, free gas so you have a good shot. It's the ethanol that kills these gas tanks. Thank you for watching and all your support MDD. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Just went through this with a Suzuki 650, I was able to drain the tank without a vacuum pump same setup. Yes the bike has the same petcock
Thank you for watching do you have support Dave.. The older bikes had a prime on the Petcock.'s. The newer bikes do not, on or off reserve. Vacuum operated. What year is your bike?
@@TwoWheelRocco 2018, after filling up, bike ran bad. Changed splug,air filter new gas with stabilizer. Been topping up quality gas every 100k with 30ml stabil running almost new
@@daved.4740 2018, That would be a fuel injected motorcycle. Just looked it up I, stand corrected Carburator motorcycles.
@@TwoWheelRocco I think it’s a vacuum carb Mikuni BS40 single, there is a vacuum line on it
@@daved.4740 Looks like a fun ride. Thank you for watching.
Hey, Rocco just saw your video and did a subscription. I had a 2007 on the shadow area that's sat. For about 9 months, I tried to turn it on and run it, but it wouldn't run so I. Emptied out the old gas, but not the way you did. And then I change all 4 spark. Plug oil filter the air filter and it still running bogged down. Do you have? Any suggestion what I should do. I also had my friend come by and clean the carburetor but he said maybe I should change out the gas once more and put high-grade. Guess with some additives? And maybe it would start running again. What are your suggestions
Happy to help. I would clean the carburetor. You already did the gas tank but the probably clean the carburetor. You have to remove the gas tank. I would test the Petcock to see that you are getting fuel properly. I will send two videos take a look hopefully it can help thank you for watching, and all your support Mr. Black mamba. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.htmlsi=WhZtfi_t15vpMoly. Testing the peacock is the same on a sportster as it is a Honda they vacuum Diaphragm operated first thing to check now I will send a video of Carburator cleaning. ua-cam.com/video/CymFLDrKNoQ/v-deo.htmlsi=27_XNYYFZdZAFU9z. What is your Honda doing? Exactly does it Idle does the choke work? And is a great motorcycles, especially the VTX series the shadows the same difference. I'm not sure what bike you have?
What if I got heavy rust deposits in the fuel.. will that clog the valve?
Happy to help. It will corrupt your fuel system. If you have a carburetor, it will clog the Jets the float needle valve. It will leak gas, your valves will survive, clean the gas tank, replace the screen and make sure that Petcock works. If it's fuel injection, clean the tank, clean the pump and it might take one or two cleaning. Thank you for watching and your support trick Fox. Let us know how it works out. Questions just ask Ride safe and have a great day.
Hi Rocco, I have a Sportster 2001 and yesterday the engine kept stalling. What could be the possible reasons and fix? TIA.
Happy to help. Sounds like the motor is getting starved of fuel I would check your Petcock. I'll send a video to test it and take a look at your vacuum lines running from the carburator to the petcocks. Sometimes they get old and fail, and this would interrupt the gas flow needed for your motor to run proper. Thank you thank you for watching and all your support Massu. Ride safe and have a great day. Any questions just ask and let us know how it works out. Take a look at this video. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. Petcock test.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank you - I replaced the Petcock but the problem persists.
Did you check your vacuum lines? Usually when a bike does stall. it's because it's getting too much air or no fuel.Take a look at Air Fuel adjustment. @@MassuQuaisar
What about if the tank was not full…? I’m running into the issue where I want and need to drain the old gas out and this video starts me off in the right direction so thank you! But you mentioned that there could be other issues if it wasn’t a full tank. Could you go over something like that? Maybe if there is something more someone would need to do?
Happy to help. Put the Petcock on reserve and that will get out 99% of your fuel. The remaining amount, open the gas cap, Place a teeshirt rag in there that will absorb any gas and pull the rag out and it should be a dry tank. Leave the cap open overnight and you'll be totally dry. Thank you for watching and your sub Jthejetplane3.. Ride safe and have a great day.
More great preventive maintenance info . Thanks Rocco !
Happy to Help. Thank you for your Support Dan... Ride Safe and have a great day.
My bike sat and i had it emptied. Now im having trouble getting the fuel to flow to carburator to start . Should i pump it or do you think its the valve thats not good ???
Happy to help. Remove that fuel line and see if fuel will flow that will take the Petcock out of the equation if the fuel flows. Then it's in the carburetor. I will send a video on how to service your carburetor. It's very easy. Let us know how it works out, thank you for watching and your support Heinel. Ride safe and have a great day. I will send you that video. ua-cam.com/video/CymFLDrKNoQ/v-deo.htmlsi=Pe989oscXAiomxVW. Hope this helps any questions just ask.
Nice video. Quick question, what do you do with your gas once it’s out? I thought about maybe just using it in my car cuz that would dilute it, but that might just cause problems with my car instead of the motorcycle.
Happy to help. That's exactly what I do. I make sure I got 3/4 of a tank in the car and I pour it in. Mixes up just fine. Thank you for watching and your sub. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks, this was really informative and clear.
Happy to helps. Thank you for watching and your sub James. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Would love to know if the pump is required to have the gas flow?
Happy to help. This is an vacuum operated Petcock. that's what starts the gas flow to your pump on VTX.'s and aero and spirits. Thank you for watching and all your support convo. Any questions just ask. I hope that answered your question. Ride safe and have a great day.
Can I puff air by month instead of evac?
Happy to help. You need to create vacuum so then the diaphragm and the peacock will operate and drain gas. Thank you for watching and all your support Tim. right safe and have a great day.
Great video, great explanation. Thank you for taking the time to make this. It helped a lot.
You're very welcome! Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Meinbher. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Hello rocco so sorry to keep bothering ,
I rent the vacuum pump from auto zone, and when trying to test the peacock, the side of the hoses are different, the vacuum pump is a 1/4 and the peacock i guess is .0 something , how did you did it , cause i can't find and couple adapter to reduce, i was thinking may be a fish tank hose,
Thank you so much in advance
Auto part store They will have a reducer, And buy a thin hose to test, hope that helps. let us know how it works out Thank You for your Sub Kratos. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco is there a certain size reducer? I’m trying to drain the gas tank on a 2009 Honda Shadow.
Not a problem. Go to AutoZone and find a reducer hose and they will have a kit with the end tip looks like a funnel and you will squeeze into the smaller hose from the bigger hose and then the smaller hose onto your vacuum of your Petcock.. I hope this helps. Let know how this works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco yeah I did that works perfect, thank you rocco
@@Isgood2beKing happy to read all is well.
Hi brother it’s a superb video I’m based in India please csn you send me a link to this hand held vacuum pump a reply would be appreciated thanks a lot my good man
Happy to help. Ebay I'll send the link. Thank you for watching and all your support virafsurty. Ride safe and have a great day. www.ebay.com/itm/166267762323?hash=item26b654b693:g:CBMAAOSwYkJk0KbZ&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8P%2BC4k6Xip7CURifZBYJDzrX9i8NiRws%2FFvmY2jwhtjh%2BG7d61EU4zL889%2Fb%2FEMTCVEDNJCunkHj444mmzCM54zJMpbNzbZfCTCo2DOWu0%2FUsIz1C3u38Q4hJDTYKB9C0NSWw9h3jQXOKANRQur5s4JKosEbtrVELMOnb8OFDSeFqEZaUjciRF4rcWCnJFWPxE8Mf%2FyQqyqoBmA9uQnPBefJnarl2T%2F3XfkzibpHJzqc5fUQ3qtAX2PP47vzt%2BbHioEqrYv3pajWn4vVoqtQ9iq4o04cFD9oMRr6IWh6pGHyV69t4ZSq69mthC56X5Pj%2BA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-SGr9zTYg. Hope this helps.
Thank you for the visual tips.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your support Douglas. Ride safe and have a great day.
Can I do this without pressure thingy
Happy to help. The vacuum operated. Sometimes on the Petcock it might have where it could flow free pull the hose and see how yours is set up. If you see Gas moving freely from your Petcock, then you're all right most times not that's why you use a vacuum pump to activate the diaphragm in your Petcock. Hope that helps. Thank you for watching and all your support Randall. Ride safe and have a great day.
Is there a specific vacuum pump I’ll need? Riding a 2007 Honda Shadow Sabre
Happy to help, you can get one at any auto parts store with your tool program just make sure the hose is small enough for your vacuum operated Diaphragm 3/16 od hose.. Thank you for watching and your sub. Mr. Cyberz..Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thank you for making this video! I have 2006 Yamaha V Star 1100 and tried to follow your tutorial but I couldn’t see or know where the vacuum line is. Any help from anyone who has the knowledge I would appreciate so much!! 🙏
Happy to help. Yamaha V star has no vacuum Petcock. So remove the gas line and put it on. Reserve and remove the gas line. Thank you for watching and your sub.Wasana. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco
Oh wow, I so appreciate your quick response!! 🙏 Will let you know how it works out
@@wasana7166 My pleasure. Ride safe and have a great day.
Got a 95 Yamaha Virago 535 my fuel tap looks different it's in the back tank under the tank between swingarm. I'm going to check for a vacuum line I didn't see one but I just pumped it out with taking the fuel pump line off to carb and turned key on and started it ran for a minute then stalled so I just kept using the key on and off till most was out. But it still left some in there so I'm going to add more gas and pump out again. Then I'll add some seafoam and see what's up. My problem was is I did the upper tank with water electrolysis to get rust. It worked good but I guess filling up the tank after that wasn't good or maybe it was. Anyway it came out straight dark orange with some water..
New sub btw!! Great channel!!
Keep adding Fuel until it's clean. Make sure the screen in your petcock is in good condition. let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Karl. Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco I definitely will yeah the petcock is 6 months old and extremely hard to get off I gotta take tank out. I'm really thinking by the dark orange color is definitely not good. I cleaned my Yamaha Virago top tank (bottom is 6 months old) with electrolysis and the way that tank is set up it was hard to get all the water and who knows what else considering I filled it up. I ran it a few blocks but when it got down to 1 gallon bc I was doing fuel level too.. after around 6 months of Michigan winter and only started once a month.. like a dummy I didn't winterize not did I get enough gas to flush the water and other debris if there was any.. ughhh.
@@karlh4313 Keep filling up with fuel and dry gas to help with water in the fuel. You got this, just keep it up fill it up and ride cycle gas out and it should cycle through.. Thank you for watching and your support Karl. Thank you for the update. And let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco thank you
Hey Rocco what pump do you recommend
Happy to help. You could go to any AutoZone and they have them as loan tools. This is what it looks likewww.ebay.com/itm/195931642000?itmmeta=01J33V9FH5D9JQ8TC9GXGG5WXN&hash=item2d9e6f9890:g:wsIAAOSwH65k1wDQ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8LnlDjEmbc4zQYWmaoGdtDSjcO097jfmoEGJEuTkmuGIB2PokcvcCyCVYBh6knLHNQ2mRGivMvf2tsa%2F1wFu6gP6RxyzOrwNrAYPmjnUqhS0XLrwTl%2FyJNxZaGo3EEGuzfrlbbEEJDn9wSkhlV4kRTBWLatND2lU4FzZ69o2330WOArhTMm7%2FgmgSBVVhXu8gYWAHdLpW%2BA0Oo2xmGkK7YKPPahm1pIaZQX4kfMHL9cvqlZ0j34PlL7BFPqVU1z%2FW7zvg1By0smaNiKM8T0WT2DcShf6MNAmDQFiZTtkVo%2FbMD83J1RnE3%2Bix4QMnO2qdw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM2vil-5hk. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support Mike. Any questions just ask.
@@TwoWheelRocco I went to Harbor Freight and got one for $25. I turned the petcock and all the gas came out for free :D still not starting I’m thinking the petcock isn’t good. I’ll report back Rocco
That's your peacock with the vacuum gauge. There's good chances it's no good. Let us know.
@@TwoWheelRocco I’ll report back! Thanks Rocco!
Great video, thanks! btw is that vacuum pump approved by John Holmes? 😂
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub.Rick. Ride safe and have a great day.
any ideas how to get rust out of a tank if it was only quarter full during the last 5 to 8 years?
Happy to help. I will send a video that has worked for me on a rusty tank. Thank you for watching and your sub. 92 Sportster. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day. ua-cam.com/video/u6-f-iKiwF0/v-deo.html
Can anyone recommend a site to buy the tool used to test the petcock? Every I've asked about it to looks at me like I'm crazy.
Happy to help. At any AutoZone. They have it as a loaned tool that you could borrow. Tool exchange. I will send you a link in eBay. Thank you for watching and all your support Marina. Ride safe and have a great day.www.ebay.com/itm/404754535969?itmmeta=01J28ZYHS9JBZJZXCGJ4H6PRKA&hash=item5e3d401621:g:QLcAAOSwQTJkzF4e&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwLD%2FF0e7mnQ0ed2q5Jz7bzc2XiadU8f5FfZtFiUQJqmdTgazAU9WfA3S%2BxZdXn3jcYS%2BvJZmbq6MD%2FjPU87ATm2Yzc6X8QoA6YndOjrhNgytichMcek%2FrhD65xH1vlPwSYo0A9pc11XmlQo5lcH0FR5QOqfaeNJkPTAozemTTT7QhAK30xLmD40HtuZ1eWNafb%2Bx03%2F3qThy6SGVR64pSziC6BdfB0HGqWYv9hV%2FklFos%2FXk0P0dv3dpWQvAxUptUw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABlBMUOKc-p-SZA
Thank you so much!
How about on a fuel injected bike?
Happy to help on a injected bike, You will need to manually siphon it out the top. But the good thing is most times you don't need to take the gas out of a fuel injected bike. It doesn't go bad like a carbureted bike, but if it sits for a long time, carburator bikes are more prone to getting all gummed up and not running that's my reasoning. You have to take it out manually, it depends on bike. Sportsters the fuel pump is from the bottom. A king is from the top so it depends on what your problems are, That will dictate how you remove the fuel. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
I followed and did the same steps, pressure holds but will not release gas when switching to on.
Happy to help. Switch it over to reserve that would be 12 o'clock on the petcock and see what happens. let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Taino. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco yes I also tried that, even checked the filter. I did find a blockage there and cleaned it out. Did a pressure test and the petcock works, but fuel still is not reaching the carburetor. That’s my next step… checking the line making sure it’s not backed up and clean out the carburetor itself. Saved your video on it so I can follow it since it’s the same bike, an 03 Sportster.
@@tainolifeon2s111 let us know how it works out. Following through clean the carburetor check the fuel lines should be all right. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco so I found two bad vacuum lines which I replaced and still nothing. Carburetor is good, cleaned it out as per your video. I’m thinking it’s the vacuum intake line VOES. is there a way to test it? Haven’t been able to find anything helpful for this.
@@tainolifeon2s111 I'm just asking, what are you trying to do? Does this bike start? You stated your carburetors is good. Send a cell # and I will call you..
Thanks for another great, simple, and informative video Rocco!
My pleasure! Thank you for your Support Michael. Have a great day.
Thank you good sir for this informative video!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Gun Nut. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thank you! This was so helpful!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Sam. Ride safe and have a great day.
I don't think I'll be able to do this on my own. Lol. But I have a totally different type of bike. I have a 2003 yamaha r1. I'm trying to fix a few things on it myself before having a pro look at it.
Happy to help. That is it injected bike. Harbor freight a siphon hose they have a few different types. Hope that helps.. Thank you for watching and your sub. Karen. Ride safe and have a great day.
Question for removing the gas - I took both those lines off and no gas came out. Is there another route to getting the fuel out? Also the gas tank is full to the brim...
Happy to help, You're petcock is vacuum operated. Take a look at the video I used a vacuum pump. Hooked up to the small hose to create vacuum to open the Petcock.. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub. Brook. Ride safe and have a great day. Hope that helps.
Don't have a vacuum pump at the moment. If no gas comes out of either of the lines connected to the carb the petcock is bad?
@@brookebrawley2142 Any auto parts store will have a loan program and loan you that vacuum pump. Your motor acts like a vacuum pump when you hit the start button and your motor starts, when you shut your bike off there is no more vacuum because the motor is not running. And that's why the pump acts like the motor creating the vacuum to open the Petcock..and that's what opens the diaphragm on your Petcock. By using a vacuum pump you're substituting your motors vacuum for the pump vacuum to operate the petcock to flow fuel. I hope you understand that. if you have any questions just ask.
You rock! Such a help! Didn’t wanna go crazy :)
Happy to help, any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your Sub Mells. Ride safe and have a great day.
Hey Rocco, you helped me a few months back and I’m back again for some advice if you’d be so kind… I started having problems on the bike, an 08 ultra, heading home from work like it was sputtering and not getting any throttle an was for a lack of better words it would bump when I gave it throttle and it was hard to ride home. I have no idea why. It was running perfectly fine the last time I rode it. I could barely get it to move from a stop. It even did it on the highway where I couldn’t get into 5th gear without it sputtering.
ua-cam.com/video/-9cxeuRe42M/v-deo.html. Let us know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco will do. Thanks for the quick reply and great way to follow video
@@Bionic_man09 my pleasure. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco worked like a charm. Can I get some advice on how to remove the Allen head screw that stripped on the front shifter lever arm/shaft? Kind of a pain since it’s up next to the motor
@@Bionic_man09 what bike and what controls?
Thank you for the lesson
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Bruce. Ride safe and have a great day.
Could bad gas be an issue for my bike? It run good for about 20-30mins then runs groggy and stalls out. Then I have to wait about 10-20mins where I can start it back up and stalls out in like 2-5 mins.
Happy to help. These bikes are notorious for bad pet cocks and what that does is the vacuum line collapses and chokes the motor of fuel or the diaphragm fails and you're getting too much fuel and it's fouling the system. I will send you a video on how to test your Petcock.. What year bike how many miles? Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your support Tony. Ride safe and have a great day. Happy Fourth of July. Take a look, Same as your Honda but it's a sportster. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. Notorious for carburetor problems on your motorcycle bad Petcock. diaphragms. Dirty gas with bad gas tank screen, must be checked and fixed the fix it, replace the diaphragm and the intake screen. vacuum hose. let us know how it works out.
Thank you. This is very much appreciated! 👍
Happy to Help, Any question just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub auck1969. Ride safe and and have a great day.
Hey bro, I just bought a Kawa mean streak 1500 and it runs great as long as it's less than 1/2 throttle. Open up full throttle, it bogs down & loses power. Any idea? I have a PC3 on it. Was gonna drain out the gas (which brought me here) and check vacuum... was thinking I could be that Power Commander, fuel filter, fuel pump, injector... where to start? It runs GREAT if I am light on throttle, I can get it up to 80mph. But Crack throttle open, bogs down. Thanks!
Happy to Help, I wouldl put my money on a failing fuel pump. How many miles? and year? Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching and your Sub Glockcoma. Take a look. ua-cam.com/video/qmvSBfLMFMA/v-deo.html. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco thanks for the quick reply. Its a 2002 with 32,000 miles.
@@_GlockComa My pleasure let us know how it works out. Fuel, clean or replace filter. Start there.
i does this remove the fuel entirely from the fuel system? i’m going to try Replacing my fuel filter. But I want to make sure all the fuel is out of the system entirely
Happy to help. Start the bike, turn the petcock off run it until it stalls. The gas will be out of the carburetor and line.. Then remove the hose from the Petcock. and drain as the video shows. Petcock on reserves. Most of the gas will be out of the bike. Thank you for watching and your sub Brian.. let us know how this works out. Ride safe and have a great day. Or I should say stay warm.
My kawasaki ninja 250r keeps shutting off while I was driving. Would this be bad gas? The fuel on/off/reserve switch? Or carb? Your best guess anyways.
Started acting like it couldn't breath. When I forced the throttle, it would get up and go but eventually would just shut off. Had to wait about 5 or 10 minutes then it would start again
@@zacharyalexander2814 Happy to Help, sounds like you have a faulty Petcock. the vacuum is collapsing and stopping gas flow check vacuum lines and test the petcock. I will send you a video. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. This is a Harley Davidson Petcock test. This is the same as Kawasaki, Honda,and Suzuki. they're all vacuum operated when the vacuum hose get old they can collapse, that's the first thing to check. the hose that goes from the Petcock. to the Carburator. Test Diaphragm's in your Petcock. test it and let us know. Any questions just ask. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Biker Zach... Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco replacement is installed and running better. Thanks bro!
@@zacharyalexander2814 Happy to read all is well. Thank you for watching. Ride safe and have a great day.
What happens if you ran the bike with the bad gas? Flush the carburetors right? Is that easy?
Happy to helps. I would drain the fuel put fresh fuel in start up and drive. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Wehtta. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco thank you, much appreciated, will let you know!
And girls! Thank you for that!!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Sorry no girls. Thank you for watching and your sub.Ietigreferoce. Ride safe have a great day.
Do u have any idea why my bike is only draining about 80% after that i have to vigorously shake the bike just to get a trikkle of fuel going down.
Happy to help. I would believe the sediment and your screen inside the tank is a little dirty. That's why you have to shake it for gas to trickle out. Remove the Petcock and clean your screen on your Petcock. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank you very much
@@matienne my pleasure. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco Hello again I was wondering if you could answer my question, I wanted to know if the little white sleeves in this video (ua-cam.com/video/2L5mXfE58Eg/v-deo.html) are the things that might be dirty and stopping my fuel from draining out, because I have found mine and they aren't really dirty at all.
Thank you
@@matienne If the screen is clean and your Petcock is in working order, Sometimes you have to lean the bike to get all the gas out. I wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure that screen is clean. Ride safe and have a great day.
What bike model and year are you doing this to?
Happy to Help This will work on most motorcycles with a vacuum Petcock. Will not work on fuel injected bikes. what bike do you have in mind?, Thank you for your Sub Jej0hnson. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day
@@TwoWheelRocco 2003 Honda vtx 1800c
@@jejohnson1982 No it will not. that is fuel injected bike.
If you need to store the motorcycle for 7-8 months, is it ok to simply add gas stabilizer to a full tank, let it run a few minutes and leave it like this?
Happy to help, . I Agree with the stabilizer and filling the tank. Thank you for your comment. It all helps. I myself turn the petcock off and start the bike up. and run the bike dry so that your carburetor has no fuel to give you problems. you will never have a problem. with small holes in the jets that get clogged and caused a lot of expensive repair. Thank you for watching and your Sub Chris.. Ride safe and have a great day.
Great pump where can on get this pump from I’m Viraf from India I’d appreciate it if I get s reply regards
Happy to help, any questions just ask. I sent you a link on eBay for the pump. Thank you for watching and your sub Viraf. Ride safe and have a great day www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311&_nkw=vacuum+pump+hand&_sacat=0
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank You Appreciate IT Stay Safe
@@virafsurty5023 My pleasure
Thank you so much for the tipp i just getting crazy for 2 weeks i cant find the best way to empty tha tank you just save me ✌✌✌✌
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub. Motivation Nation. Ride safe and have a great day.
Very helpful! Thank you!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and you sub Steve. Ride safe and have a great day.
Looks fukn complicated as hell. What ever happened to just draining the old shit into a pan and putting new gas in the tank? Vacuum line, extra hoses setup, external gas tank, give me a break.
With vacuum operated Petcock.'s it's not that easy anymore. Thank you for watching. Just trying to help. Ride safe and have a great holiday.
Great info thanks, question, it doesn't loose vacuum as gas drains ? I'm from S.I.N.Y accent sounds familiar.
That means you have a good vacuum petcock diaphragm. Petcock test video. ua-cam.com/video/7Fo9Q93OJXI/v-deo.html. Hope this helps, Thank you for your Sub Pat. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Great vid!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Tony. Ride safe and have a great day.
I put gas in my bike from a gas can and I made it half a block and it died and won’t start now. I’m worried because I’d expect bad gas to run rough not not at all. I filled up the other 80% of the tank with brand new gas and octane booster and seafoam and heet and it still won’t start.
All that’s left is to drain it but I’m afraid I caused some major damage somehow. Any advice?
Happy to help. I would clean the Carburator. I will send you a video on how to clean a VTX carburetor. Thank you for watching and all your support Marissa. Let us know how it works out. Any questions just ask. You did no damage clean Carburator new spark plugs try to start it with a full charged battery and you should be all right. Hondas are great machines, I hope we are talking about a VTX 1300? Part 1 ua-cam.com/video/CymFLDrKNoQ/v-deo.htmlsi=OzCUdkMy1jTmuVS5. Part 2. ua-cam.com/video/U8wghzr005Q/v-deo.htmlsi=hvQaMtXsLreqaXK7
@@TwoWheelRocco nope it’s a fuel injected kawi z400, but your advice still applies, plan is to drain it, fill with a bit of gas, if no start drain that, fill with a bit more over and over until the bad junk is out
@@MarissaTheMuseRemove the breather, spray, some gas and see if it will even kick over. If not, your injector is clogged. Plus check that there is spark at your spark plugs.
@@TwoWheelRocco breather spray? Whats that? It’s not injectors it was running flawlessly it hasn’t been sitting I just used bad gas from a can to top up like 20% from empty and the bike only ran for half a block. I’m assuming injectors can’t get clogged that fast? What scares me though is most videos of ppl with bad gas shows them having low power and breaking up/sputtering and inability to rev etc but mine won’t start at all and shut off 5 houses down from my driveway. Like instantly went from running fine to unable to start after I put that gas in
Edit:: sorry for any repeating of already explained details just wanted to be thorough
@@MarissaTheMuse remove the air filter, which is the breather and spray some gas in the intake and try to start it. That's what I was trying to say. Sorry about that. By spraying some gas into the intake, if it starts then you know it's a bad fuel pump on an injected bike. That's usually where I start. I'm believing it's a fuel issue. Not bad gas bad gas would run. I hope that helps. Process of elimination.
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Video very helpful, Thanks
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Will it still drain if the petcock is not holding pressure?
It will nut work right. you need a new diaphragm and a new screen rebuild that Petcock.. Bike will never run right Hondas are notorious for bad Petcock. diaphragms replace, will run like new...ebay part. what bike and year?
Remove tank and remove Petcock.and dump the fuel into big oil pan.
2006 VTX1300R. It has a leak too, only when the bike is running.
@@dgalloway67 www.ebay.com/itm/312392858951?epid=1422930328&hash=item48bc10bd47:g:4iYAAOSwbINc3rsr. do not buy china cheap stuff
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Grate video thank you 🙏
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This is fuel injected or no
Happy to help. This is a carbureted machine. With fuel injection you will have to siphon the gas out. Thank you for watching and all your support Marissa. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day. Harbor freight sells cheap gas siphons.
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Fantastic. Just what I was looking for.
Thank you!
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I thought it was be easy but not everyone has a vaccum pump.
Harbor freight very reasonable, five dollars Or autoZone has a tool loan program. Thank you for your Sub Berkner.. Ride safe and have a great day.
How do you do with EFI Gas Tank?
If it a big Harley your Crossover tube, front of the tanks on the bottom, use needle nose pliers with rubber tube over the jaws to pinch off one side then pull hose off of the other, be ready with another piece of hose to put on the side you pulled off, make sure its long enough to drain into a gas can. Or your auto parts store, siphon is under $10, a small amount will be left at the bottom but insignificant. Hope this Helps. Thank you for your Sub DDias. Any questions just ask. Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco right, on a large tank that works, but what about the 3.3gal sportster tank?
As long that it is a carb bike with an Vacuum petcock. set it on reserve and you are good. As per video.
I wish my bike had a petcock
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Thank you
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Thanks m8
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Thank u I needed this imma bout to do this , clean it up and put it up for sale I haven't ridden it in a few months ...I hate to let her go but I have to 💔
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@@TwoWheelRocco thank u , I appreciate it...I actually have a dyna super glide in jax I just haven't picked it up...this one is custom painted with black and green skulls... be blessed brother
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That's if you have a fuel cock. Most new fuel injected bikes don't have a fuel cock.
You are correct. You'll have to siphon the gas out the old-school way. Thank you for watching and all your support Brad. Ride safe and have a great day.
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