94 Virago sitting for 9 years

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#11 Unread post by **Sev** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:41 am

True, but only rarely do bikes get covered going into a garage if they're going to get ridden again right away.

jonnythan · Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:39 am

Sev wrote:True, but only rarely do bikes get covered going into a garage if they're going to get ridden again right away.

The garage was a workshop of sorts. There were some tables along the wall, tool chests, a couple of table tools, etc.

The bike had a tarp on top of it.

I can imagine that the guy probably tossed a tarp on top of the bike whenever he put it in the garage to avoid getting crap on it.

I'm just guessing though. The woman selling it said she had never taken the cover off since he passed. *shrug*

flynrider · Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:36 am

I'm not saying it couldn't happen, but it would be very unlikely. After 9 years, most any gasoline is going to have turned into a gooey varnish that smells more like turpentine than gasoline. I've resurrected bikes that were only stored for 3 or 4 yrs. and the carbs were a mess.