2004 Vstar 650 only runs with full choke, dies with throttle or pushing in the choke, I plan on changing the fuel filter tomorrow. I also found a small ball bearing in the tank, should that be there?

SOURCE: Vstar 650 classic. only will idle.

hello and welcome
this is a very very commom problem after the cycle has gone over a storage period of anything over a month or so. what has happened is the deteriorated fuel has plugged the idle jet, and possibley other jetting. this is verified by pulling out the choke allows it to run. because this makes of for the loss of fuel the jets are not produceing. so to fix this you will need to remove the carbs and take out the jets and clean them thoroughly with a carb cleaner and possibly a very small gauge wire to break up builup. especially in the pilot jet. unfortunately fuel added carb cleaners dont seem to work for this kind of problem and to fix right they should be disassembled and cleaned thoroughly. thank you.

SOURCE: 2003 vstar 650 custom. sat for 2 weeks, now it

Might be crud in carbys if not injected. If carbed then undo the carb drains to see if fuel comes out.

SOURCE: 650 vstar has set for

Sounds like you need to clean carbs or throttle bodies which ever you have.