So I pick up my 96 ZX6R yesterday from the shop. It started and it sounded brand new. The jets in #1 carb had been clogged from a year in storage and the other 3 carbs weren't much better. So that's problem was taken care up but another issue came up.
First, the seal on the right side of the fork is leaking again. Leaking to the point where it got on the brakes and now I believe my pads have been saturated with fork oil. I've already called the shop that did the work and I'm bringing it in on Saturday.
Secondly, by the time I got the bike home yesterday, the engine seemed very rough at idle. Almost loopy. It runs fine otherwise but when coming to a stop at a light, I was in 1st gear with my hand off the clutch and I could feel the bike bucking and surging ever so slightly.
Now, with what I have learned about carburated bikes and bikes in general, the year that my bike was in storage could still be causing the problems. Could it be that there is sediment in the bottom of my gas tank causing problems with the carbs? What are some other things I can troubleshoot? Eventually I want to work on the bike myself so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
*ordering shop manual now*
First, the seal on the right side of the fork is leaking again. Leaking to the point where it got on the brakes and now I believe my pads have been saturated with fork oil. I've already called the shop that did the work and I'm bringing it in on Saturday.
Secondly, by the time I got the bike home yesterday, the engine seemed very rough at idle. Almost loopy. It runs fine otherwise but when coming to a stop at a light, I was in 1st gear with my hand off the clutch and I could feel the bike bucking and surging ever so slightly.
Now, with what I have learned about carburated bikes and bikes in general, the year that my bike was in storage could still be causing the problems. Could it be that there is sediment in the bottom of my gas tank causing problems with the carbs? What are some other things I can troubleshoot? Eventually I want to work on the bike myself so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
*ordering shop manual now*