You could just ride it now and then. It’s not Canada after all.
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Winterising my bike
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My TL's are the same. Never do anything with them. Never a problem. My red one that belonged to the ex missus before I got custody of it only did trips to the mot station for 2 years on the same fuel that was in the tank the whole time.
My GSA has never been on a trickle charger and is left from November to march without me touching it. The odyssee battery on it has been on since I bought the bike in July 2008. I have given it a slight boost on a normal charger for a couple of hours before taking it out for the first time come spring time wether it needs it or not.
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So there you go.......
Put your battery on charge. Only charge it occasionally.
Over inflate your tyres. Don’t over inflate your tyres.
Leave it minimal fuel. Fill it right up.
Do everything. Do nothing.
Well, you did ask.....
Put your battery on charge. Only charge it occasionally.
Over inflate your tyres. Don’t over inflate your tyres.
Leave it minimal fuel. Fill it right up.
Do everything. Do nothing.
Well, you did ask.....
Personally, I keep all my Bikes on Optimates full time and (so far) I've never had to replace a Battery, other than when I've first bought a Bike where the Battery hasn't been maintained in one way or another (either on a Tender of some kind or just ridden regularly).
I always keep the Tank full to avoid Corrosion forming, and also because I think it helps avoid the Sender Strip Failure that often occurs in my Age / Model.
The other thing I do is Pump the Clutch Lever a few times every week, just to prevent the Pushrod (or whatever it's called) welding itself to the Slave Cylinder Seals and ripping them out, thus dumping Fluid down where it doesn't belong.
I don't know if any of the above are what's kept these Issues at bay over the years or whether it's been plain old Good Luck, but it helps placate my OCD if nothing else...
I always keep the Tank full to avoid Corrosion forming, and also because I think it helps avoid the Sender Strip Failure that often occurs in my Age / Model.
The other thing I do is Pump the Clutch Lever a few times every week, just to prevent the Pushrod (or whatever it's called) welding itself to the Slave Cylinder Seals and ripping them out, thus dumping Fluid down where it doesn't belong.
I don't know if any of the above are what's kept these Issues at bay over the years or whether it's been plain old Good Luck, but it helps placate my OCD if nothing else...
daytripper!
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Given the E5 problemo, anyone recommend a particular fuel treatment? FWIW, many years ago the petrol tank on my Honda550 four rotted thru all the way round which I assumed coincided with the top of the fuel in the tank (apprx 1/3 up the tank). This prob may explain the advice to brim the tank before extended storage, but poss unnecessary now as most tanks today not steel or are coated better internally? Big range in advice on here could be down to needing to match level of protection to the environment the bike is actually stored in eg draughty dry garage good (little effort required), wrapped in tarp outside bad (condensation etc).
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Guess that depends on where you live too
I’m in France, I’ve never used any treatment on my bikes and I only wash them when I can’t remember what colour they were (‘cos I’m lazy)
Then they get 2 euros with the garage jet wash
Mine always come up like new
In the uk they seem to dissolve in about half an hour
Wash the bike, make sure the water gets right up to the alternator, push it back in the garage and leave
...or as it has already been said, by the wise ones, ride it park it, ride it again next year
...or as it has already been said, by the wise ones, ride it park it, ride it again next year
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If you get any signs of condensation on the bike wherever it’s stored then giving it a coat of ACF50 is one of the best things you can do for it.
We’ve got 9 bikes in a double garage and 2 or 3 of them go out over winter but when they get parked up in the garage it’s inevitable they’ll bring damp in there with them so sometime in October or November I drag them all out and spray them but even then I find small corrosion marks where there weren’t any previously so if I didn’t spray them they’d probably be a lot worse.
We’ve got 9 bikes in a double garage and 2 or 3 of them go out over winter but when they get parked up in the garage it’s inevitable they’ll bring damp in there with them so sometime in October or November I drag them all out and spray them but even then I find small corrosion marks where there weren’t any previously so if I didn’t spray them they’d probably be a lot worse.
I run a Dehumidifier to cope with that.
The old Custom Bike I have is terrible for Condensation because it's actually made of Steel and Chrome, unlike the Beemer that's largely covered in Plastic...
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Guess that depends on where you live too
I’m in France, I’ve never used any treatment on my bikes and I only wash them when I can’t remember what colour they were (‘cos I’m lazy)
Then they get 2 euros with the garage jet wash
Mine always come up like new
In the uk they seem to dissolve in about half an hour
Absolutely agree, if taken out into the UK crap, if not protected they attract salt etc, but this bike is now locked away until the Easter bunnies come out to play.
Fill tank. Wash it. Dry it. Wipe down with oily rag.
Connect charger.
Throw cover over it.
Sorted.
Hasn’t failed. Yet.
See you in March.
Connect charger.
Throw cover over it.
Sorted.
Hasn’t failed. Yet.
See you in March.
Don’t do anything that puts you off getting it out to go for a spin if you feel the weather suits, then if you do make sure it’s not a short ride.
Make sure the alternator is dry before storing it, unless you fancy replacing a seized/cracked alternator.
andeebee
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If your battery is lithium, it needs to be treated differently to the replies you have had, which are referring to a typical lead/acid battery. Lithium batteries, AFAIK, shouldn't be stored at full charge, but partial charge. Check your batteries owners manual for storage advice.
As for the bike - follow the others' advice.
As for the bike - follow the others' advice.
Can't comment on Lithium M/C Batteries, having never owned one.
However, working on the theory that all Lithium Batteries are meant to be treated the same (and that may not be true, I don't know), our Cordless Dyson has one and the Instructions say to keep it on the Charger ALL the time when not in use.
The dedicated battery charger that came with the hoover is made for that application. I wouldn’t use that as a rule for all chargers and lithium batteries. JJH
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