Winterizing Thread.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by Rider

If you let it run, the heat cycle in the engine going from cold to hot then back to cold will cause condensation when the temperature outside is cold.

hrmmm, good point. but condensation occurs when a hot air (with water vapor) meets a cold surface, and although that WOULD happen in the engine as it heated it would be expelled by the exhaust.

i gotta look more into this.

[BobTheBiker]

may as well lube the chain before you store it, so those O rings dont dry out and disappear on you.

I dont get the removing the battery from the bike to keep a tender on it though.you could do that while its still in there.

[DLIT]

I wonder how much money I would save/put into modding my bike if we had an off season here.

[Mr Lefty]

probably not much as you'd mod your truck

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

probably not much as you'd mod your truck

Not really. I only jumped on the lights, intake and bed extender because it was a steal and a half.

[DIMford]

It's been in the 40s this week and I have been still riding. But when it gets really cold I am going to change the
- change the oil
- change the fork oil
- fill the tank (putting some stabil in it too)
- need to clean/lube the chain this weekend regardless and probably tighten it too
- change the spark plugs
- see what's wrong with my coolant system (think I have a leak somewhere)
- maybe change out the steering bearing (feels like the bars are turning too easily at slow speeds)

[PhiSig1071]

I am from the south, but I lived in Akron, OH with nothing but a bike.

I'm not sure that sea-foam is a stabilizer, I think it's just a carb/injector cleaner, you might want to double check that. Sta-bil is a fuel stabilizer that works really well.

Also, I alwaus used to pull the spark plugs and squirt a small shot of an oil based lubricant (usually Marvel's Mystery Oil) directly into the cylinders, helps repel any moisture and keeps valves and such from rusting and sticking.

Good Luck! Come visit if you want to go for a ride.

[JoJoYZF]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

I am from the south, but I lived in Akron, OH with nothing but a bike.

I'm not sure that sea-foam is a stabilizer, I think it's just a carb/injector cleaner, you might want to double check that. Sta-bil is a fuel stabilizer that works really well.

Also, I alwaus used to pull the spark plugs and squirt a small shot of an oil based lubricant (usually Marvel's Mystery Oil) directly into the cylinders, helps repel any moisture and keeps valves and such from rusting and sticking.

Good Luck! Come visit if you want to go for a ride.

I used stabil last year but Im thinking about giving the sea foam a shot after something gas man posted a while back about using it for storage.

[marko138]

Mine will officially be put away in the next week or two. I do all of the above, including a good wash. I don't change the oil tho, never have, probly never will. I change oil at the proper intervals.

I also use Sta-bil. Always works well for me.

[jeeps84]

I only change my oil on normal intervals, but my bikes rarely set still for more than 2 months in the winter. I do agree with not starting till your ready to start season. Cold starts are the hardest on any engine. If you plan on riding for a while, then go for it. Otherwise, just let her sit.