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Re:What Motorcycles Teach About Maintenance by blahyawnblah on Thursday June 15, 2023 @12:38PM (#36343116)
Couple years ago I took my friend's XR600 out for a trip. It had been sitting for a year or year and a half. Two kicks and it started. Didn't leak at all.
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Re:What Motorcycles Teach About Maintenance by NikolaNovak on Thursday June 15, 2023 @02:19PM (#36344523)
Same with my snowblower. I haven't a clue how that thing manages to start starts!

That being said there's going to be a bell curve. If you're going to ask mechanic for a quote, presumably you were unable to kick start it doth two tries, and now you're in a different bucket.

As well, not all bikes that start are safe to ride. A mechanic may - should - have a safety minded standard of service.

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