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Originally Posted by speede5
I never considered winter storage as long term so I would just through some stabilizer in a full tank and run it a bit. Other than that I would change the oil in spring and let er buck. If you do use stabilizer make sure it is compatible with your fuel. Most of the ethanol blends don't work with the cheap red stuff, you need a more expensive (of course) stabilizer. I have heard that premium shell is good on it's own over a winter as well, but you might want to look into that.
If you really want to protect the internals, you can fog the engine. http://www.syntheticoilnlubes.com/en...gging_oil.html |
The quality of the fuel stabilizer is something I didn't consider at all. I threw it in there, but I don't know anything about compatibility at all. Oh well, I guess it's too late now.
Thanks for all the tips and suggestions. I didn't do the spark plug thing, but I washed and waxes the bike, did the fuel stabilizer, and added oil as per the manual recommendation. I changed it last week as well. This is my first year riding, and I really wish I could keep the thing out all year round. It's going to be a long winter.