gazampa

Thanks for the input Jim, I pulled the carbs tonight and will commence with the tlc. Its a first time job for me so will go slow and probably spend a good bit of time on it.

This is the first bike that ive owned. I have a little experience riding smaller and later RD and DT models ( 2 strokes ) . I came by this bike when a friend gave up on owning it after having his second baby. Its been sitting in a garage for the last five years but did start back in the day. Overall it looks in decent condition. So Far, I've 1 ) Unsieized the engine ( was likely a vacum seize ) 2 ) Put in New Battery and Sparks. Checked both plugs were sparking and observed sparks. 3 ) Changed oil and filter. 4 ) Tank is clean, free of rust. 5 ) I havent taken out the carbs yet as i figure it should at least fire badly badly first. 6 ) I have observed fuel flowing into the airfilter when the petcock is left on prime with the engine off and also when the bike is left on the side stand. Is the carb functioning normally here for this bike ? Doesnt seem like a great feature. Currently it wont kick or jump, have tried maybe thirty jumps. Felt like it nearly caught on one jump. Ive got the Haynes Manual but it doesnt really trouble shoot that well, just shows the different systems. I've read this model is a hard starter. At this point im getting into cleaning the carbs. I am also begining to wonder wtf, thirty jumps and next to zilch. Im going to give it a go each night i get home for a week, see how that goes. But is anything else up here that anyone can think of, I havent worked on a lot of bikes so dont know what my expecatations of this bike should be. All help greatly appreciated.