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Rek
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 09:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

A week and a half of freezing rain, snow and general winter conditions have me thinking of finally putting the bike away. In years past this entailed rolling the bike into the corner of the shop and pulling the battery out. Now that I have a machine that inspires the warm fuzzies everytime I look at it I wonder if there's not something more I should do...

Any sugestions?

Rob
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Mr_grumpy
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 10:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Move?
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Buells Rule!
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 10:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Park it & leave it. Throw a battery tender on if you want & thats it. Dont drain the gas or add stabil or any of that stuff. I have done it this way for years & never have an issue.
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Iamike
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 11:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Rob,
Most winters I can get out and ride a few times so I just change the oil to Mobile 1, 5W30 and I also use Stabil since I had to tear apart four carbs on a Honda 750 once.
I also run ethanol which has a tendency to evaporate and seperate more.
Even with the PM wheels the road salt hasn't been much of an issue.
Charge your battery once a month too with a trickle charger.
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Swampy
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 03:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Drain gas, roll it into the living room.
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Mr_grumpy
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 05:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Swampy's got it, tell the wife It's a conversation piece & that all the top people are doing it these days,
Mind you a friend of mine tried to do that after his wife had left him but the bike wouldn't go round the corner in his hallway, so he put the bike in the bedroom & the bed in the lounge, which was fine til they got back together again, then it had to go back in the garage;
Seriously though, get a battery saver, & go out & start it every 3 or 4 weeks to run some gas through it, & you should have no probs.
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Careyj
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 06:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Here in Arizona winterizing means getting to ride in the warm winter sun!!!
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Cataract2
Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 07:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Well, you know, Florida around this time of year is really great for the riding weather. I hear land is cheap in the hurricane hit areas...
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Teenc
Posted on Monday, October 25, 2004 - 10:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I agree with Buells Rule and Mr Grumpy. Even here in Wisconsin there are usually times when I want to ride during the winter (i.e. no ice on the ground). I have never done anything more than hook up my battery tender.

(Message edited by Teenc on October 25, 2004)
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Fullpower
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2004 - 03:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i put 10w-40 in the street bikes for winter, dont usually start them unless the roads are clear and i can get them good and warmed up. (ten miles at least) often get a few rides in winter, dont think you need any STABIL stuff in you hermetically sealed, pressurized fuel system. and the stock AGM batteries will hold charge for several months without any problem.
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Ted
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2004 - 04:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'll do owners manual thing. I rode to work yesterday at 41F. and it took all morning for me to warmup! Ride home was nice tho.

But I cant see keeping insurance on to ride 2-3 times over the next 4 months, so to bed it goes.
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Firemanjim
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2004 - 10:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Winterize???
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Tom_b
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 12:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just put on a heavier jacket, wear my full face helmet and don't ride in the icy spots. Some of my best rides have been when it is below 20 degrees on a sunny day. i ride my bike in the winter unless there is snow or ice on the ground. Not daily, but on weekends and after work.
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