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Hey guys,
Hope I'm not over posting about outdated ninja 250s. Long story short, I bought an 01 Ninja 250 that had been sitting for 3 or 4 years. With the help of forum member ilikenapalm, we were able to get the bike started but it would turn off without enough throttle. He had to leave, so I decided to do some extra stuff. Turns out the gas tank was rusted and it looked like someone took a huge shit inside. Soaked it in vinegar, changed the oil + filter, checked the spark plugs, and cleaned the carbs again.
Finally started today. Idled high, so I adjusted it. Then it would continually creep up. Adjusted more. A couple of times when throttle was applied, the bike died. A few other times the throttle was non-existent (i.e seemed not to be working), and most of the time when you apply throttle the RPMs don't come back down, so I have to continually adjust the idle.
I will post some videos of the idle sticking RPM wise.
http://vid1125.photobucket.com/album...ps7tigim88.mp4
bike1_zpsxzes8cqd.mp4 Video by xxgman021xx | Photobucket