Looks like I'm gonna be laid up with hip and another shoulder surgery related to my Girly vs. drunk driver behind the wheel of a Honda Accord incident and I'll be going the longest I've gone without riding in 20 years. Even with my broken pelvis and all the other initial injuries I was back on within 8 weeks. Hip doc is saying minimum of 8 weeks then a month after the hip surgery I'm having "exploratory" surgery on the shoulder so who knows with that but I'd say at least a total of 3 months. Having never really winterized a bike (aside from getting it ready to ride in the winter) what should I do. Can I skip changing oil? Did that about 1500 miles ago. My thoughts were, clean it, fill the gas tank with a little stable in the gas, plug in the battery tender and lube the chain. Any different suggestions.
Sorry about your misfortune. Drunk drivers get no respect from me, maybe an amputation would be in order.....judges discretion. :bug_eye
I think you have about all it takes. Not a lot to do to get it ready for a few months sleep. Fuel stabilizer is the key. If the battery tender can be relied on then hook it up. I have had a couple that were crap and fried a battery or two. A standard 1.5A charger on a weekly timer for an hour or two will also work. Othewrwise cover it and sing it a lullaby.
I'd clean it spray it up with WD and leave it on a tender.
I dont spray my bikes with wd40 anymore,i now use acf50 much better product and safe with rubber and electrical parts,it can be sprayed on and left then just wipe itwith a rag when you put back on road,dont spray it on your brakes.
Thanks guys, I winterize my tvr every fall but bike can be somewhat touchy with the small fuel passages etc. I'm not trusting of wd either,although I have been known to spray it on my brake rotors, everything else I'd rather clean and wax.
The important part is where you store the bike,having ruined one bike through having it stored in a damp garage many years ago in retaliation!! I built another house which really is a separate story so my bikes now reside with central heating and carpet on the floor,my 1100s had stood from September 012 till 6 weeks ago I'd done nothing too it except a battery tender fired up first press of the button and have probably done a 1000 miles on it in the last few weeks and it's fine,the joys of fuel injection e'h :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: exchead on April 24, 2014, 11:52:22 PM
I dont spray my bikes with wd40 anymore,i now use acf50 much better product and safe with rubber and electrical parts,it can be sprayed on and left then just wipe itwith a rag when you put back on road,dont spray it on your brakes.
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At 12 quid a can building my house seemed a cheaper option :icon_wink:
Quote from: Chris Canning on April 25, 2014, 10:25:20 PM
At 12 quid a can building my house seemed a cheaper option :icon_wink:
You must be getting it at trade price Chris! I found it works better in lock mechanisms than WD40 and that sold it for me.