[nogard]

I was wondering what are some good steps for storage a motorcycle for Winter? I have only had 1 other bike, and it was so rusted that I didn't care. My storage area is a small shed, with a plywood flooring. I was thinking about getting a rubber mat to put under, then just get a cover? Is this enough? Should i make sure all the gas is out of the tank?

Thanks, any advice would be great.

 

[Mentat Ix]

Over the winter I put it in the garage and take it out for about 120 miles 4-5 times a week, usually in the early morning.

I've never winterized a FI bike. This ort to be a good topic.

 

[sci85]

With FI, the need to drain the carbs and float bowls to prevent gumming is not an issue. Fill the tank full and drop in some good quality fuel stabilizer. If it's an older bike, I will run a tank with injector cleaner in it towards the end of the season as well. In addition, I remove a spark plug and squirt a little oil on the cylinders just as a precaution to prevent the cylinder walls developing surface rust from any condensation over the winter. When spring comes, before the first ride, I change the oil and squirt a little oil back in the cylinders, then cycle the starter through a few turns. Put the spark plugs back in and go. Never had an issue using this procedure. I know some folks who do nothing as well.

 

[Stryker73]

Stabilizer and full tank of gas and fill oils and other liquids. and cover with premium cover and or no cover and lay insulator on garage floor.

 

[elle]

LOL! What's winterize? Sorry. Had to rub it in.

 

[BOOLSHOT]

In So Cal, I think I just need to dust off my jacket.. sometimes it gets down to the low 60s.. lol..

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[galo8]

battery tender and fuel stabilizer with a topped tank and a cover

 

[ROADKILL]

battery tender and fuel stabilized with a topped tank and a cover

Yeh Seafoam works really good

 

[J4patrice]

In So Cal, I think I just need to dust off my jacket.. sometimes it gets down to the low 60s.. lol..

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Ok Boolshot, its not nice to rub it in for those of us who can't ride in the winter. :'(

 

[BOOLSHOT]

In So Cal, I think I just need to dust off my jacket.. sometimes it gets down to the low 60s.. lol..

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Ok Boolshot, its not nice to rub it in for those of us who can't ride in the winter. :'(

Sorry...

 

[galo8]

I was looking into some heated gear today but I guess my biggest fear is the icy roads... I'll just store it as I did last year with my previous bike

 

[kraaazymike]

In So Cal, I think I just need to dust off my jacket.. sometimes it gets down to the low 60s.. lol..

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Haha seriously! Sometimes every ten years it will get in the low 50's during the day.

 

[galo8]

I just rode the other day on the mid 40's and I didnt had the proper gear, It wasn't that bad except for the hands

 

[toby]

Mid 40s is an average summer morning here lol.
Storage?

 

[J4patrice]

Mid 40s is an average summer morning here lol.
Storage?

Sorry Toby, I think I would have to move. I hate the cold. Hoping to get out of Chicago someday. :-\

 

[J4patrice]

In So Cal, I think I just need to dust off my jacket.. sometimes it gets down to the low 60s.. lol..

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Ok Boolshot, its not nice to rub it in for those of us who can't ride in the winter. :'(

Sorry...

Its ok. We do what we have to and here, we don't ride. At least some of us don't.

 

[Voltage]

This is the third bike I've owned in my lifetime and the first one that will require winterization. It will be kept in an unheated garage with concrete floor. According to my brother who's has had a bike pretty much his whole life, his process has always been aside from topping of all fluids is to park the bike on a wood plank (2x10) to keep the tires from prolonged contact with the concrete. He also covers the bike but in addition he suspends a 40 watt drop light from the forks/triple tree so that the light does not make contact with the cover or the bike itself. That way any changes in temperature that may cause condinsation the heat produced from the bulb will dry it quickly.

 

[J4patrice]

We put stabil in the fuel, then hook them up to trickle chargers. They are also on rubber mats and our garage is heated.

 

[sdsting]

Only adjustment we make here in San Diego for the winter is we use a little less sunscreen & chapstick :-*

 

[toby]

Only adjustment we make here in San Diego for the winter is we use a little less sunscreen & chapstick :-*

lol.