My Messy Garage Adventure

Alright so my bike's been coughing like an old lawnmower lately, rough idle, kinda sluggish when I twist the throttle. Figured the fuel injectors were probably gunked up after winter. Saw this motorcycle injector cleaner machine online and thought, "Heck, I can handle that." Ordered one up – came in a box that looked like it survived a war, but whatever.

First thing Saturday morning, coffee in hand, I dragged the bike smack into the middle of my garage. Cleared some space between the lawnmower and my fishing tackle bin. Opened the machine's box – bunch of tubes, clamps, a pump, a bottle for the cleaner juice, and instructions written in like 5-point font. Seriously needed my reading glasses for that tiny print.

Finding the Fuel Line Fun:

• Popped the seat off – easy enough.
• Found the fuel line running into the injectors. Needed to disconnect it. Squeezed the little metal clips with my fingers… nothing. Grabbed some pliers, gave 'em a careful squeeze. POP! Fuel line came loose. Got a whiff of gas right up my nose. Nice.
• Plugged the open end on the injector side with a spare bolt I found rolling around – instructions said this stops gas leaking everywhere, thank god.

Hooking Up the Machine:

• Uncapped the cleaner bottle that came with the kit. Smelled like intense chemicals. Filled the machine's reservoir with it.
• Connected the machine's outlet tube to the fuel line coming FROM the bike's tank. Had a small panic – was this right? Checked the teeny-tiny diagram again. Yep.
• Plugged the machine into the wall socket. Little pump hummed to life.

The Actual Cleaning Part:

• Started the bike. It sputtered a bit at first, running purely on that cleaning juice now. Sounded awful – like marbles rattling in a can.
• Let it idle for about 10 minutes, just like the instructions said. Paced around the garage nervously, smelling that strong chemical odor.
• Revved it gently a few times – little puffs of white smoke came out the exhaust. Looked weird but apparently normal.
• After the 10 minutes, killed the engine. Felt a rush of relief.

The Clean-Up (Always the Worst Part):

• Unplugged the machine quick.
• Pulled the cleaner tube off the bike's fuel line – fumbled and spilled a drop of cleaner. Nasty stuff.
• Reconnected the bike's original fuel line to the injectors – had to fight those stupid clamps again. Snapped my fingers once.
• Dumped the leftover cleaner juice – carefully! – back into its bottle. Sealed it tight.
• Put the seat back on the bike. Stood back. Garage looked like a bomb went off with tubes everywhere.

Let the bike sit for another 10 minutes, supposedly to let any cleaner residue evaporate. Crossed my fingers. Turned the key, hit the starter… and wow. Immediate difference. Idle smoothed right out, purring instead of coughing. Gave it some throttle – super responsive, just snapped to life.

Honestly? Totally worth the hour of messing with tubes and smelling chemicals. Thing runs like new. Don't be scared of these machines – just be patient with the clips!