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  1. I recently came by a 1985 (I think this is the year, still waiting on the title for confirmation) GS 1150 ES that has been sitting for a very long time. The previous owner said he was able to get it started 18 years ago but then sat in a garage since then. I've ridden dirt bikes some when I was younger but never owned any kind of bike myself so I am not too familiar with maintenance in general, let alone for something that has been sitting so long. I do have a good amount of mechanical experience from rebuilding a 1970 Maverick so I am up for the task but I want to make sure I do not hurt the bike any by trying to start it prematurely. I assume I should empty out the gas from the tank to get fresh in but not sure if the tank itself needs to be cleaned as well. I also figured going through the fuel lines to check for dry rot is a good idea and might as well replace the fuel filter while I'm at it. Same for the brakes. When I first got it, it was near impossible to move from the brakes being locked up so I imagine I need to check the brake system and get fresh pads but not sure how extensive I need to go as far as taking apart any calipers or anything like that. And then obviously I imagine some fresh oil and oil filter. Is there anything here I am missing (or that is overkill)? And how extensive should I dig into these systems? Eventually I would like to rebuild the whole thing but just want to focus on getting it safely drivable right now.
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