Filled gas tank. Added Stabil.
Changed oil.
Removed plugs, put in an ounce of Marvel Mystery oil in the cylinders, cranked engine.
Reinstalled spark plugs.
Removed carb bowls & emptied. Reinstalled.
Removed fuel hoses from petcocks. Plugged open ends with golf tees. Ran closed hose from one petcock to the other.
Removed battery to basement where I charge it monthly.
What things did you do to store you bike this winter?
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GS_in_CO
- Legendary 300
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- Real Name: Ron
- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 34
- My Motorcycle: 1988 BMW R100GS
- Location: Ft. Collins, CO.
Re: What things did you do to store you bike this winter?
Ron
Current: 1988 BMW R100GS (the 'numberplate' model)
Past: 1987 Yamaha XT350
1983 Honda CB900F
1980 Honda XL185S
1979 Suzuki GS425E
Current: 1988 BMW R100GS (the 'numberplate' model)
Past: 1987 Yamaha XT350
1983 Honda CB900F
1980 Honda XL185S
1979 Suzuki GS425E
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madjak30
- Legendary 500
- Posts: 577
- Joined: Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:29 am
- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 13
- My Motorcycle: 2006 Yamaha MT-01, 2006 Honda ST1300
- Location: Central Alberta, Canada
Re: What things did you do to store you bike this winter?
Um...nothing...filled the fuel tank, then parked it for six months...thought I would be going for a ride before snow hit & never did...it started right up, first crank...running great. I even had the stabil on the shelf beside the bike. Oooops!!
Gotta luv modern bikes, they take the abuse & roll with it
Later.
Gotta luv modern bikes, they take the abuse & roll with it
Later.
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MotoHart
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- Real Name: MotoHart
- Sex: Male
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- My Motorcycle: Rz8
Re: What things did you do to store you bike this winter?
Hi,
In winter I packed my bike into my garage,take out my battery, change oil , spray fogging oil on some parts of it and in the end cover up with bike cover.
In winter I packed my bike into my garage,take out my battery, change oil , spray fogging oil on some parts of it and in the end cover up with bike cover.
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pchast
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- Real Name: Pete
- Sex: Male
- Years Riding: 10
- My Motorcycle: 1980 Suzuki GS550L, 2019 Zero DSR
- Location: Athens, NY
Re: What things did you do to store you bike this winter?
The only thing I've done the same every year is to tape over the exhaust pipe ends.
Big problem here with insects like mud wasps plugging things over the 'winter'.
Prefer to fill up gas and change oil then cover the bike with a battery maintainer
plugged in. This past year I took it out for a ride in early Dec. and didn't fill it
back up. Started first time this spring.
Big problem here with insects like mud wasps plugging things over the 'winter'.
Prefer to fill up gas and change oil then cover the bike with a battery maintainer
plugged in. This past year I took it out for a ride in early Dec. and didn't fill it
back up. Started first time this spring.
2019 Zero DSR, 1980 Suzuki GS550L