Need advice before buy

krazyjim

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Hi everyone I am new here. I want to buy a 2016 rocket 3 R flat black with white stripe. The bike has 2800 km so it almost new but it has sit for almost 4 year. The owner tell me he have done oil change every year. It run great ecept idle a tiny bit rough but I think new gas and a good ride will ease the bike. It look brand new. The price is fair. I never buy a bike that have sit that long I need advice what to check on it.
 
Bike should be fine with fresh fuel but I’d plan on new tires due to age and a new battery at a minimum.
 
I’ve got a 2014 of the same color and I get a lot of positive comments about the bike. Hope it goes well for you.
 
You may need to have the ECU reflashed if the bike is started with bad gas in it. The ECU will adapt the ignition timing and fuel injection to running bad gasoline. Happened to me. If the bike has ancient fuel in it, I recommend you don't try to start the engine until you empty the fuel tank and then purge the bad gas out of the fuel pump. You get that old gas in the fuel system and you'll spend lots of time trying to clean it out.
 
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