How do you guys store your bikes?
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1) change the oil
2) if you have a garage its best to put it on a bit of carpet for the tires.
3) a cover of some type (i just use an old sheet)
4) make sure you give it a good wash and dry before storage
5) try and get a battery trickle changer to keep it topped up.
i think thats about it
2) if you have a garage its best to put it on a bit of carpet for the tires.
3) a cover of some type (i just use an old sheet)
4) make sure you give it a good wash and dry before storage
5) try and get a battery trickle changer to keep it topped up.
i think thats about it
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Im doing that tomorrow actually going to start the bike. Mom said the bike was making noise on the front end dont know if thats a good or bad thing. Plus I need to take a hair dryer to my tank protector pad try to work out all of the bubbles. (My bubbles)zandit said:
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metbandit1 said:1) change the oil
2) if you have a garage its best to put it on a bit of carpet for the tires.
3) a cover of some type (i just use an old sheet)
4) make sure you give it a good wash and dry before storage
5) try and get a battery trickle changer to keep it topped up.
i think thats about it
ALSO, fill your gas tank as full as you can and add a fuel stabilizer, run it for 10 minutes aftr to ensure its all mixed through.
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nice one black bore forgot that!
Can I ask what the reason is for putting the tires on carpet? I'm definitely going to do it as my garage floor is painted and the paint come of the floor and sticks to my tires after a while. I have a large spot on my back tire that is kind of difficult to remove.
I was expecting to have to drain my carburetor but the fuel stabilizer will do the trick then?
Also I read on a website that you should flatten your tires?
I was expecting to have to drain my carburetor but the fuel stabilizer will do the trick then?
Also I read on a website that you should flatten your tires?
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Yeah that what it was. It was funny cause my mom kept telling my bike was making noise. I would go out there and no noise figured she was paranoid. I finnaly herd it its just the ninja tea kettle acting up. lolzandit said:
Carpet will prevent bald spots! or you can put the bike up on stands or you can just rotate the tires every few days.Cossitt said:
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yeh this is pretty much right, also stops them from deflaiting as much, and just keeps them in general good nick! i have my bike on carpet all year round.Delta107 said:
no dont flatten your tyres because if they are flat the bike stands up more up-right and can fall over by itself
fuel sta-bil is good in the carbs, but once you get it all mixed through you should turn the fuel petcock to 'off' then run the bike til it stalls. if gas sits for a long time it makes a varnish kind of coating and gums up lots of surfaces. less gas + moisture the better. this is a nice winterization article: http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/How_should_I_go_about_preparing_my_bike_for_winter_storage%3F
it just depends how thorough you want to be.
it just depends how thorough you want to be.
Thanks for that sharrokor. That site is very detailed.
I'm a little bit confused now though. I have been reading a lot of things and don't know if I should Keep my tank and carbs full to the top to keep moisture out, or if I should drain them both so that the gas doesn't degrade. But I thought that was what I bought sta-bil for yesterday?
I'm a little bit confused now though. I have been reading a lot of things and don't know if I should Keep my tank and carbs full to the top to keep moisture out, or if I should drain them both so that the gas doesn't degrade. But I thought that was what I bought sta-bil for yesterday?
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Cossitt, the intended purpose of sta-bil is to do exactly what you're saying, keep your gas from degrading over winter. Sea-foam is a more expensive, but better quality alternative, and there are also many other products for this purpose as well. Price tags tell you how good they are.
It will be fine if you use sta-bil. If you were a real OCD nancy, draining the fuel tank and carbs, making sure there is no fuel in the system, it's the most surfire way to make sure the fuel doesn't gum things up (cause there is non), and making your carbs "go green" - difficult to get decontanimated. However, if you're in a humid area, you might run the risk of flash rusting your gas tank... If moisture gets into the system, which over the period of say 6 months, is possible, althought not probable.
The "best way" for your to winterize your bike is to pick a method which you know you can accomplish perfectly without screwing something up, and which isn't going to frustrate you. If this is your first winter winterizing, go with the stabil and don't sweat it. Maybe fire it up once a month just to check and see how things are going?
It will be fine if you use sta-bil. If you were a real OCD nancy, draining the fuel tank and carbs, making sure there is no fuel in the system, it's the most surfire way to make sure the fuel doesn't gum things up (cause there is non), and making your carbs "go green" - difficult to get decontanimated. However, if you're in a humid area, you might run the risk of flash rusting your gas tank... If moisture gets into the system, which over the period of say 6 months, is possible, althought not probable.
The "best way" for your to winterize your bike is to pick a method which you know you can accomplish perfectly without screwing something up, and which isn't going to frustrate you. If this is your first winter winterizing, go with the stabil and don't sweat it. Maybe fire it up once a month just to check and see how things are going?
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I don't store my bike at all I ride all winter long... well I don't have to battle the snow
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