Thanks Paso 750. I looked at the wire connected to the starter solenoid and there was a tremendous amount of rust. So before I do anything else, I am going to clean all the electrical contacts I can find including grounds. After that, I will try it again and see what happens. If it has the same beha...

So I changed oil, belts, spark plugs, and added fresh fuel. I tried to start it today with a good battery but to no avail. The headlight and dashlights come on. However, the fuel pump doesnt prime and the engine doesnt turn over. I do hear clicking when I turn the ignition switch to off or on positi...

Thanks for the help paso750. Here are a few photos of the bike.

According to the wiring plan there would be 3 wires on the battery's + terminal. If you connect them together better be sure what they are for, specially if they are not red. I really wonder what a $100 907IE looks like and why it was stored. The list of things to do to resurrect a 907ie is longer....

Very interesting. Thanks Higgy. I assume that I just connect them all together on the positive battery terminal, correct?

Haha. Thanks for the reply. I had already planned on doing that. The engine has compression and I changed the oil and there are no metal flakes. Now I am cleaning out the fuel tank. All in all, so far so good. The most puzzling thing is that there are about 5 cables with the positive cable. Is this ...

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I recently purchased a $100 907ie. It hasn't been started in years. My plan is to clean out the fuel tank, change oil, and new plugs. What else should I do before attempting to start it? Thanks.