superbusaman
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for those that live in places where you put the bike up for 4 months or so, do u change the oil before or after winter?
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Same here.
Before and after.
Before and after.
GSXRme
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I hate you... this is y i am gla di live in az, year around riding
I think Michigan sucks personally. Tomany crazy drivers that wanta kill bikes and the horable roads don't help
superbusaman
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before and after, thats getting alittle expensive?
i am with you there buddy, haha
just use a cheap store brand oil for the "before" change...since you'll never run the bike with it in there........you are just doing it to keep the oxidation away.
might want to use some WD-40 on the carbs and down in each of the cyclinders...or marvel mystry oil....it all safe for longer term storage.
dude, those roads in MI suck Arse. potholes EVERYWHERE... i dont c how yall can go above 30mphI hate you... this is y i am gla di live in az, year around riding
I think Michigan sucks personally. Tomany crazy drivers that wanta kill bikes and the horable roads don't help
Drain the old oil and put in the cheapest no name brand oil you can find. Leave the old filter on. Drain it in spring, replace the filter and fill it back up with your favorite synthetic. Filling the crankcase up to the filler hole is also a good idea as long as you don't forget and start the bike.
Starting the bike every week or two and letting it idle up to temperature is about the worse thing you can possibly do, it causes nothing but condensate and acid build up. You need to get out and ride it a good 10 to 20 miles.
Starting the bike every week or two and letting it idle up to temperature is about the worse thing you can possibly do, it causes nothing but condensate and acid build up. You need to get out and ride it a good 10 to 20 miles.
superbusaman
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it is in a heated garage, about 55 or more. any difference?
Short trips on any vehicle is hell on the engine, battery and exhaust system no matter what the ambient temperature. Idling is worse yet. If you don't want to put it in official storage you need to take it out once or twice a month and put some miles on it.
If you're not going to ride it, leave it be. Take the battery out and put it on a battery tender or a high frequency low amp charger once a month. Also get the bike on stands or move it a bit each week so that you don't ruin the tires due to flat spots.
So are you saying acids don't form therefore there's nothing to eat away at bearing surfaces or the coating on stator windings?
the "point" is that you wash the surfaces with the fresh oil...and the acidic stuff that does sit in oil doesn't have time to cause any problems.no ididnt say that but what does new or old oil have to do with itwhat about cam surfaces in the top end that are essentially dry all winter?? it just dont make sense
perhaps you should do a little reading...
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/maintenance/motorcyclewinterstorage.htm
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tech/winterstore/
http://www.clarity.net/~adam/winter-storage-content.html
http://www.maxmoto.co.uk/techtalk_winter_layup.shtml
http://www.amadirectlink.com/releases/winterize.asp
http://www.themotorbookstore.com/motorcycle-winter-storage.html
http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/StorageList.html
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