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driftingrx5.7 · 10-24-2008, 12:38 PM

Well i was wondering what do you guys do with your bikes for the winter. me personally what i do is put my bikes up on stands/lift so that the tires don't get flat spots from sitting for so long. i also put stabil in the gas tank, but i try to use as much of the gas as i can before i put it away. i take the battery(s) out and put them on battery tenders for the winte. I also go out and start the bikes about every other week or so just to give them a quick warm up and if there is no snow or temps below 32 degrees i take it for a quick spin around the block just to get the tranny moving a little.

So what do you guys do? always looking for new ideas and tips

EvlEgl · 10-24-2008, 01:15 PM

First Winter for Me with the Bike...But I plan on Putting it up on Stands and Keeping it covered tucked away in my Storage Unit...I dont have acess to keeping a Tender on it or I would and I Might have to look into Sta Bil...Never thought of that for the gas tank...But I was planning on keeping mine with a Full tank of gas instead of Almost empty.

crazyukrainian · 10-24-2008, 07:51 PM

first winter here too..... but i'm too lazy to do any maintenance.

but i'll most likely be taking it for random spins once in a while, cause its always worth it despite the cold

95SC2 · 10-24-2008, 09:16 PM

the red sta-bil doesnt work well with the new ethanol in gas, there is a new type out now, i think its blue

driftingrx5.7 · 10-24-2008, 11:02 PM

yeah i heard about that i was going to go to the auto store tomorrow and pick some up

Mach929 · 10-24-2008, 11:25 PM

fuel stabilizer, batter tender, and roll the thing forward and back periodically. i worry about someone knocking off the stands

2drStunner · 10-27-2008, 07:04 AM

Im gonna do my oil change for the winter this week and then put her away to the weather breaks. For those who are gonna take it out for a quick spin. Remember that cold tires on a cold road = bad news. Just be careful.

OMGz Turbo · 10-27-2008, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4drstunner

Im gonna do my oil change for the winter this week and then put her away to the weather breaks. For those who are gonna take it out for a quick spin. Remember that cold tires on a cold road = bad news. Just be careful.

True story, on this past week where it was like 45-50 degrees out a buddy of mine pulled out of his driveway to goto work and the bike basically slide out from under him not even a mile from his house.

Mine's already in pieces getting ready for part 2 of its make over. Time to pull out the polaris predator

blkZ06 · 10-27-2008, 11:32 PM

pull out the thermal under armor

AMF Racing · 10-28-2008, 03:50 AM

yeah i ride most of the year. bad idea to store it with a empty tank, better to have a full tank. also people dont use fuel treatment right most of the time. put it in the tank then drive around for afew miles so it gets into the entire fuel system not just the gas in the tank. my bike though gets battery tender and covered during the winter.

crazyukrainian · 10-28-2008, 01:29 PM

i always drive carefully as crap anyway, so i should be ok for short winter spins (buddy of mine already warned me about lack of traction)

Dave · 10-30-2008, 09:15 AM

keep riding all year. only thing i do for the cold is throw the 954 on the tender. i take the 450 to work just about every day

10-24-2008, 12:38 PM	#1
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	winter time so what do you do? Well i was wondering what do you guys do with your bikes for the winter. me personally what i do is put my bikes up on stands/lift so that the tires don't get flat spots from sitting for so long. i also put stabil in the gas tank, but i try to use as much of the gas as i can before i put it away. i take the battery(s) out and put them on battery tenders for the winte. I also go out and start the bikes about every other week or so just to give them a quick warm up and if there is no snow or temps below 32 degrees i take it for a quick spin around the block just to get the tranny moving a little. So what do you guys do? always looking for new ideas and tips __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-24-2008, 01:15 PM	#2
EvlEgl Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Member #1412 My Ride: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe iTrader: (0)	First Winter for Me with the Bike...But I plan on Putting it up on Stands and Keeping it covered tucked away in my Storage Unit...I dont have acess to keeping a Tender on it or I would and I Might have to look into Sta Bil...Never thought of that for the gas tank...But I was planning on keeping mine with a Full tank of gas instead of Almost empty. __________________ 2010 Tsukuba Red Genesis Coupe 3.8 2008 Kawasaki ZX6R [FRSH]

10-24-2008, 09:16 PM	#4
95SC2 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Langhorne,PA Member #560 My Ride: 05 Xterra, 97 Taurus SHO & 05 Yamaha r1 iTrader: (1)	the red sta-bil doesnt work well with the new ethanol in gas, there is a new type out now, i think its blue __________________ 05 Nissan Xterra 4X4 05 Yamaha R1

10-24-2008, 11:02 PM	#5
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	yeah i heard about that i was going to go to the auto store tomorrow and pick some up __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-27-2008, 11:32 PM	#9
blkZ06 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Chester, Pa Member #3188 My Ride: 03 Z06, 01 Z06, 99 Viper GTS, 05 F250, 00 M5 iTrader: (0)	pull out the thermal under armor __________________ 01 911 TT - 216 K16s 501awhp/650awtq 03 Z06 - 427 F1 916rwhp/900rwtq 01 Z06 - 383 Y7-JT Trim 640rwhp/630rwtq 99 Viper GTS - 488 Cam 500rwhp/550rwtq 04 2500 - 402 GT80 & S364 - 750rwhp/1300rwtq

10-24-2008, 07:51 PM	#3
crazyukrainian Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Philly/Warrington Member #8644 My Ride: 03 Avalon / 07 SV650S iTrader: (0)	first winter here too..... but i'm too lazy to do any maintenance. but i'll most likely be taking it for random spins once in a while, cause its always worth it despite the cold

10-24-2008, 11:25 PM	#6
Mach929 Noob-Jersey Join Date: Mar 2008 Member #7161 My Ride: muti iTrader: (0)	fuel stabilizer, batter tender, and roll the thing forward and back periodically. i worry about someone knocking off the stands

10-28-2008, 03:50 AM	#10
AMF Racing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Jersey Member #323 iTrader: (2)	yeah i ride most of the year. bad idea to store it with a empty tank, better to have a full tank. also people dont use fuel treatment right most of the time. put it in the tank then drive around for afew miles so it gets into the entire fuel system not just the gas in the tank. my bike though gets battery tender and covered during the winter. __________________ CARS-------------------------------BIKES 02 CIVIC SI----------------------- 03 VTR1000 89 XJ--------------------------------79 GS1000 09 PILOT

10-28-2008, 01:29 PM	#11
crazyukrainian Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Philly/Warrington Member #8644 My Ride: 03 Avalon / 07 SV650S iTrader: (0)	i always drive carefully as crap anyway, so i should be ok for short winter spins (buddy of mine already warned me about lack of traction)

10-30-2008, 09:15 AM	#12
Dave Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cherry hill, NJ Member #633 My Ride: Shelby Z, ZJ, NSX, CBR954RR, Hawk GT iTrader: (0)	keep riding all year. only thing i do for the cold is throw the 954 on the tender. i take the 450 to work just about every day

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