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My brother in law races motocross and has invited me to join him. It's an old timers circuit in western states...WA, OR, MT, ID, NV, CA, AZ and BC. I'm not sure if it will be my cup of tea or not but I decided to give it a shot. I'm not a very aggressive rider. I told him I will be the slowest guy on the track and have the most fun 
Anyway, he gave me his spare bike, on the condition that I race. If I decide it isn't for me, I can either give it back to him or buy it from him. Seems like a safe bet to me. And I have been wanting to work on bikes and cars for quite some time now.
The bike is a 2003 Honda CRF450. It was built for a fast rider, but he wasn't as big as I am, so we think the suspension should be a decent fit for me. It's in really good shape, just needs some TLC. I have the owner's manual and have purchased a repair manual as well. Known issues are as follows:
- It has been sitting ~5 years and won't start. It isn't getting fuel. Carbs need to be taken apart and cleaned.
- Tires need to be changed (I have a set). It was ridden on a really rocky area and a bunch of the knobs are broken or missing.
- Fluids need changing
- New fork seals.
- Throttle cables stick and don't spring back
I want to give it a complete once over and bring everything up to snuff. Are there any other things I should pay particularly close attention to? Does anyone have a baseline checklist that they go through whenever they do this? Suggestions welcome, and thank you in advance.
Anyway, he gave me his spare bike, on the condition that I race. If I decide it isn't for me, I can either give it back to him or buy it from him. Seems like a safe bet to me. And I have been wanting to work on bikes and cars for quite some time now.
The bike is a 2003 Honda CRF450. It was built for a fast rider, but he wasn't as big as I am, so we think the suspension should be a decent fit for me. It's in really good shape, just needs some TLC. I have the owner's manual and have purchased a repair manual as well. Known issues are as follows:
- It has been sitting ~5 years and won't start. It isn't getting fuel. Carbs need to be taken apart and cleaned.
- Tires need to be changed (I have a set). It was ridden on a really rocky area and a bunch of the knobs are broken or missing.
- Fluids need changing
- New fork seals.
- Throttle cables stick and don't spring back
I want to give it a complete once over and bring everything up to snuff. Are there any other things I should pay particularly close attention to? Does anyone have a baseline checklist that they go through whenever they do this? Suggestions welcome, and thank you in advance.