Best cure for "flyaways"
 

Having a bit of a bad hair day, but it's gotten better.

Today was the first day who's morning didn't start in the sub-freezing numbers here in NJ. I am currently in "mountain man" configuration, replete with beard, and long hair. It's my winter look, it keeps me warm. Brad Pitt has a beard, bitches can deal, It's fucking cold out.

Sporting my usual post-shower mountain man poof (at 49, I have all my hair, and likely some intended for others), I set out to start the Ninja today, after a long (far too long, embarrassingly long) time spent neglecting it.

I had tried starting it in the late fall, to no avail, and had little hope it would start without a spark plug intervention. I am a lazy fucking bastard, and I have far too much other shit on my plate, so about a week ago, I put a half can of Sea Foam in the dark dregs of evil that remains in the bottom of the tank from far too long ago, and hoped for the best.

I know from experience that starting fluid is your friend...so armed with a hot shot box, and a can of ether, I topped off the tank with some new gas, added a bit more Sea Foam, sloshed it for a few seconds, and crossed my fingers.

I hit the airbox with a healthy shot of ether, and thumbed the starter.

After about a dozen revs, I actually heard a spark hit. Sure enough, another hit shortly thereafter, and before I knew it, one even found a lazy intake valve.

The airbox did what airboxes full of ether do, and so I blew into it, and patted it out madly with my hand, because that's what gearheads do.

After what was probably less than 10 seconds, but what seemed like an eternity, I was finally relieved that my Ninja would not become my new home BBQ.

My daughter, conversing with a friend, rapidly took up a position somewhat further down the driveway after that, unconvinced.

Eventually, the darn thing actually started, and after some misfires, and a little smoke, it eventually cleaned up entirely, and is now running damn fine.

Thank you Sea Foam!

Upon returning into the house, I found that all the nasty flyaways in my hair are now gone, proving the ether really is handy for many things. My ends are a bit curly and crisp, though.

Nice, Congrats!

Thanks. I wouldahadta take the fucking tank off the get to the plugs (easily).

I'm so glad they cleaned up.

i can understand that. Doing plugs on the hurricane involved crafting new tools to fit under the frame :lol:

that one of those deals where you almost had to drop the motor to get to the plugs.

250's are a bitch to start if they have been sitting.

nah, it didnt come with a toolkit so i had to come up with something similar to honda's plug puller. Plus the cane' was right before they went to a modern style frame so you have metal all over the place and in the way. Still miss that bitch

I think some of the twins are a real PITA to get to the rear plug. I havent had to swap plugs since my rf900 so its been a while to say the least.

You had an rf? Howd you like it?

loved it. I was still a noob to riding back then but seemed like an all round good bike to me. Didnt have any real issues to it aside from a snapped choke cable.