Thanks for the reply, yup 3200 mile ride to RI from LA. Not planning to do that on this trip. Just get it running again and see what I've got. How big a job is it to get the carbs off for cleaning? The bike has been sitting 3-1/2years. It WAS ready to go and had just been serviced. The folks I bought it from put in storage for me after I had my heart issues. I hope they shut the fuel off and ran it dry but no tellin for now. I will try and get a hold of them and ask.Seem to be fixing everything I own lately. Just finished swopping tranny in my 98 E-350 and rebuilding the diff. Fun stuff, at least I had a wood stove in the shop and a concrete floor.