I have a new bike!!!

[ben2go]

Try these for the petcock problems.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=19363.0

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=36958.0

[fodder650]

I like the look in matte black a lot. Might do that to my 93 just looks newer then the red

[Villager]

You were all spot on! Searching for a charger led me to discover a previously unknown motorcycle accessories shop, which was nice, and it did the job nicely. I'm just a little concerned that the battery dies very soon after I added the heated grips - coincidence?

I'm happy to run on PRI for the time being. I'll sort it out next time I'm doing something to the bike.

I also have an unrelated question - I'm tidying up painted surfaces that have either faded or rusted - what's the best thing to paint the exhaust pipes with?

[Villager]

Update:

After running in prime for a few hundred miles, I forget to turn it on one day. It goes fine for about 50 miles before starving. I put it back on prime for the rest of thr journey, but since then I've done 250 miles on ON without any further problems, so it looks like it just needed to work through the air in the system.

[ben2go]

The inside of the petcock is very restrictive on the prime circut and running on prime will cause fuel starvation and lean conditions.