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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 08:12 PM
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Default FXWG, Starting/hasn't ran in a while

Hi guys,
So I picked up a 81 FXWG, Hasn't been started in a while, not sure how long, I would guess a year maybe at most.

I dragged it home, Havn't tried to start it am going to work on it on the weekend.. Any tips what to do?

Ill make sure fuels in the tank,
petcock ON

The battery looks like its dead, are they 12v or 6v?

Thank you for you're time.
 
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Fresh fuel, Change oil, new plugs. Check tires for rot before riding it. Not sure on battery voltage, you could look up specs.
 
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