lol damn i posted this about 6 hours ago and already 4 pages of replies....this is probably the best forum im a member of, thank you guys a lot. unfortunately the last 3 pages have been arguments over fuel treatment...well ill settle this, i plan on using it. if i notice any problems at all, next year i wont. that simple. so back to the thread topic...i never thought to put a little spritz of wd40 inside and cover my exhaust which is a great idea since the temp in winter flexes so much and i get a lot of spiders and other bugs around here so ill definately be doing that, i plan to get some cheap ass adjustable stands because if a buddy with a kawi needs to use them for some reason im a sharing type of person. but onto this trickle charger issue...is the battery tender jr any good? anyone have a cheap/better alternative (under $75) ? any other major/minor things you guys have picked up on that would make the storing/starting after storing flow better? seriously thanks again all of you guys, its great to get so many responses in such a short amount of time....money is tight for me so i plan to start getting whatever i can afford starting now before its too late...also if anyone has any of these things (stands, trickle chargers, etc.) that im going to need for sale send me a pm...otherwise im probably just going to keep makin runs to iron pony