Hi, I'm in the process of getting a '99 600F4. Everything looks good (to my novice eyes), Low miles-5900. The present owner said it has sat for a while in the garage & gas was old. I test road it & the thing idles fine it's just that when you give it a little throttle it dies. Only way to make it go was to get it to about 4000 rpm. Result - seller is having carbs cleaned.

My questions are:
If seller road bike like this, could any other, more expensive problems been caused by ******* the bike to keep it going?

I had to really overclutch to avoid launching out on one wheel - is the F4 clutch a wet or dry clutch?

and

Could the stalling as soon as you give it a little gas be a bigger problem other than clogged carbs?

Thanks in advance!

 

Having the carbs cleaned should resolve any issues. Change the oil and coolent too, that way you know when it was last done and you can work out a service routine from there.

Sorry, forgot, they're wet clutches.

 

Thanks!

One more test ride after it comes from the shop & hope it's mustard!

Thanks for the info on the clutch - Being relatively new, I use it alot & just wanted to make sure so as not to burn it out.