Ya, What Dale said..... and this is one of the major reasons I sold my Valk...you DO have to be a mechanic to own one. I used to turn the fuel off about a 1/2 mile from my house to get most of the fuel out of the carbs... Hydro lock it ZERO fun as well... if the bike will clean up enough to run OK for you then run it, but I can almost guarantee you will be pulling the carb pak... great bike, just too old...sorry