91' cbr 600f2 - ran out of oil
 

So I purchased a 1991 cbr 600f2 yesterday and proceeded to ride it home about 30 minutes. Turns out there was little to no oil in the bike as it started sputtering, lost power, and died. I've got the bike home now. The oil light is red and stays on (I believe it turns off when I turn it over) I put a quart of 10-40 full synthetic in hoping it would start but no lock. It would seem the motors locked up but I'm hoping I can get it running again without breaking the bank. I've got more oil and a new filter I'm going to do an oil change on it tomorrow, I'm hoping the light just means there's no oil pressure hopefully there's just not enough oil in it. Here's a video of the bike trying to start:

Update; Did a full oil change of 4 quart 10-40 and K&N filter, no luck. But for 1 split second while trying to turn it over it did pur or act like it was going to start but nothing ended up happening.

Are you getting fuel to the carbs, have you got a good spark at the plugs,

It sounds like it's turning over, so that's a good sign - it means it's not seized up. If it jumped like it was going to start, that's another promising sign. You may have dodged a bullet

When you pulled the old oil out was it full of shiny metal filings? That would indicate rapid bearing wear, common in engines that have been oil-starved

I'm betting you've got a good shot once you confirm the basics (battery voltage, fuel/air, spark) and maybe as a precaution I'd pop the valve cover off for a peek to make sure the topend is all where it should be. A compression test may also provide some good info as to the condition of the cylinders

Sorry Cab. We must have been typing at the same time ;)

I have no idea I can't find a good tutorial on how to get to the spark plugs and I wouldn't know how to check if gas is getting to the carbs

Nope old oil was black as hell but clear of any metal bits. I just put a brand new battery in as will as clean oil and filter. Ideally I'd like to check the spark plug and clean the carb but it looks like it might be out of my mechanical ability (I cant find a clear and good tutorial on how I'd do this as it seems like one tutorial wants me to drain the radiator and everything else just to get to the spark plug - I just checked all my fuilds and topped them off lol) So battery voltage is good as well as oil now, Im not sure what to do now. Thanks for the replies!

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Have you got a workshop manual:)

No I bought the bike used :(

Maybe I could find a PDF version online?

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