Bad324 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Buncha pussies!!!!!!not ruining a fun hobby > being a pussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Some of you mention starting the bike now and then throughout the winter, where I've been told otherwise - if you store the bike in an unheated garage and warm it up occasionally, that would surely encourage condensation within the engin......Afterall, your bringing the engine up to temp (you'll see sweat on the cases while its heating up) and then again after shutdown and it reaches that same temp when cooling - thats not a good idea imo, inviting moisture in isnt what storage is about.......if the engine stays below dewpoint, there's far less water to burn off at initial startup in the Spring - not condemning anyone's routine, just what I've heard and read.....and my logic seems to concur:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 ^ Hellmutt's got a point. You have to either RIDE your bike, or leave it alone. Starting it occasionally, especially if it never gets up to full operating temp, is inviting more problems than it does any good.Sta-bil is a huge debate. Some people swear by it, and some people think it's snake oil. I don't know anyone who doesn't acknowledge that gas can "go bad," but like Brian, I fill my tank (less air allows less room for condensation to form inside the tank), and then siphon it out in the spring.My lawn mower gets the old gas, and my bike gets a fresh 5 gallons. Anything old that's left in the bike is sufficiently diluted to the point where it's not an issue.I flush coolant twice a year (in the spring to run water wetter, and in the fall to run antifreeze), but if people are dealing with street-only bikes, it's certainly a good idea to do it once a season, just to be sure your antifreeze mix is right, and your coolant system is clear.I don't pull the battery anymore. Just leave it on the battery tender. My bike is also in a garage though, so it's rarely below 30 for any extended periods of time. It's not a heated garage, but when you park a car in the garage, the car engine heats the space more than you'd think afterward. Enough that the snow on my car melts, so I assume it's above freezing... The exception woudl be when/if I spend 45 minutes snow-blowing, and leaev the garage door open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Since all the winterizing thread will be starting back up, thought I'd bump these to the top. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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