Hi, everyone! Mike and Denise Parker here saying 'hello'
Hello back Mike and Denise, nice to have you around. This spot is great for the locals, but don't forget the General forum posts to (maybe you've already done that, but I don't always go there).
Stabil is more for storage, to stabilize the fuel so it will work when you wake the engine up a year later or ? Someone also suggested the Marine version (and we're all close to the water too).
Like Earl suggested, you want a carb cleaner, and Berryman's B12 is a great one. Drive the bike in the range that it's giving you trouble.
Set you idle to the recommended 900 rpm at warm up, and just reset it to that, as the engine changes.
After a couple of tanks of new fuel with the carb cleaner, switch to another, like Techron. I also just try to fuel up at Chevron anyways, even when adding B12.
Each year, I store with Stabil marine, and after my first new tank of fuel, I add my 1/2 can of B12 to 1/2 tank of fuel, just as a nice maintenance thing. When I go on a long trip, usually after the first tank (when I'm in the mountains driving a little slower on the winding roads), I add a full can of B12, just to flush the carbs out.
FYI
the tech forum and search can answer a lot of questions too.
Shoptalk, has a known Valkyrie problems post, I recommend to read.
