just got it on the centerstand thanks to the ol 2X4 method.  had it running, power seemed ok.  still gets into the higher rpms for no reason maybe just a warm up issue. im beginning to think that all these problems i had was jsut because the previous owner hadnt ridden it for a while.  well im crossing my fingers, and hoping that this rainy weather clears up.

earlier i emptied about a quarter of a literbottle of oil out and thought that that was enough after oil was flushing out of my airbox.  apparently not.  after experiencing still some oil leakage here and there i decided to check oil leve again and noticed that it was still a little high.  drained more into this liter pop bottle and not thinking there was more than a liter in there left it draining in there, i come back and the bottle is over flowing and i check the dip stick and its just at full still.  this previous owner...was he trying to fill the thing with oil?  im pretty confident the leak he noticed was oil and not gas.  what problems could be caused by way too much oil?  im going to see tomorrow if it affects my hanging idle problem or the high revving and stalls i get periodically that i dont think are caused by my poor driving.

You filled a liter bottle and it's still at the full mark??  He fill that to the top of the valve covers?  Just me but I always change all the fluids when I buy a new bike or car.  Even the brakes on a bike, it's cheap, easy and safer. 
Idle issues, check all your cables.  Make sure they're routed right.  Check the bolts, everything.  Let it idle on the centerstand, turn the bars left and right, see if the idle changes. 

Quote from: iakona808 on August 24, 2006, 09:10:32 PM
haha! my father got a bit pissy when i brought home a bike.  what did he think was going to happen after an MSF course and buying a few hundred bucks of gear? he demanded i get insurance for it for "WHEN you Crash into someone!!" he says.  he said he wouldnt let me drive it until i show proof.  i just got insurance in a jiffy.  now this thing is full proof nothings keeping me from the road now see yall there.  woohooo!

haha, i didi the same thing, except it was int he middle of our family reunion.  i dropped it off at my work on the way home. i told one of the cousins and she eventually found out. i have never seen my mom so bad.
she eventually came around tho. she did  have to expect it after i took the MSF class tho.

Quote from: ducati_nolan on August 24, 2006, 11:16:54 PM
Congrats on the new ride. Fuel lines are cheap at the auto parts store, and get the spring type hose clamps instead of the screw type, they work better and are cheap.

Nope, get fuel injection clamps.  They're flat on the inside and don't use a worm screw -- they use a regular screw between two plates.  Only problem is that you have to get the sizing just right for them to seal well.

-b.