Start Up Prep

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I should be getting my barn find CB500T shipped down from Washington soon.  The license plate is from 1987, and the nice old lady I bought it from says it has not be ridden in all that time. So what do I need to do, other than change the fluids? (Tires and brakes goes without saying)
I bought a Sporty motor off of eBay several years ago, and poured some motor oil into the cylinders and let it sit for two years. It started right up after who knows how long - I have now idea how long it had not been run before I bought it. Of course it smoked like hell for a moment. Should I do something similar to this old Honda - let some oil soak into it while I work on the cosmetic stuff?

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If it is not stuck, start it.
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It's not stuck. The motor turns with the kick starter. It shifts as well. However, my wife (who gets sucked into all of my hobbies whether she wants to or not) says she did some research and I should not have done that, but i had tpo know.

Here she is in all her glory. I thought of doing the cafe thing, but the mnore i think about it, the more i just want to restore it.  I don't think it'll take that much. either way, not bad for $300.

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I really hate to see you get taken on that bike. Let me give you your money back, and save you a lot of grief.

I know of one instance where a CB 750 engine had been stored for a few years, and one day the guy went out and turned the engine over. Two years later he tried to turn it over again. This time it was stuck. What had happened was that when he turned it over the first time, he scraped the oil off the cylinder walls. This then after two years let the engine stick. Unless you are planning on letting the engine sit for two years, don't worry about it. You did not hurt anything. However if it makes your wife feel better, put a tablespoon of ATF into each cylinder.
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