I just bought a 2007Vstar 1100 it's been sitting outside for two years. It's still trying to crank over so it needs a battery and the carbs cleaned thank God for this video.
I live in Germany and recently had my XVS 1100 Dragstar classic (European version of the V.Star) in the shop because like the bike in the video I had let it sit for a few years and the gas turned to slop. I had the bike towed there in order not to gunk up the fuel system with the old gas. The shop supposedly overhauled the carbs, adjusted the valves and installed a new peacock. When I picked up the bike it seemed to run pretty good, not great but good. But gradually the bike started having issues and it got to the point ( after only 600 kilometers) that I needed to drive with the choke on all the time. Long story short, i brought the bike back and explained what was happening and they told me that I was to blame because i only drove 600 kilometers in 3 months and that would cause the fuel system to gunk up again. They ended up cranking up the idle and SOLD me a can of fuel additive and told me to come back after i pushed a tank of fuel with the additive through the system. The bike still isn't running great. I would appreciate any thoughts , opinions or advice on what is going on. Thanks.
Great video! I have a much older Vstar which it seems in the area I live in, nobody wants to work on it. Thanks for the info and clear instruction. I'll be tackling it soon and now I feel much more confident. 👍
10:20 Your The Man!! Thank you a million!! I have been watching videos for days, looking up pdf files, because I rebuilt my carbs and ended up with a two small washers and a small O-ring left. The bike started but flooded fast. Other videos talked about the small O-ring, but nobody ever talked about or had the small washers. Thanks again.
The two items with wire connectors are not sensors, they are carb heators they are very delicate and very low torque . they will break if over torqued About $35.00 each.
Miami Moto, He's going to clean it in his sonic tank. Did you not hear the sonic tank in his "sonic tankness" How dare you not have a sonic tank you "sonic tanker!"
great video, I wish you would have showed the process for the sonic cleaning. Did you hang the carb, submerge it? What about the solenoids? Any reply or link to the process would be appreciated. My Vstar is 2002 1100.