If I'm charging and starting them weekly over the winter (they're in a heated garage), fuel stabilizer is still called for, correct? One jar per tank? A tank might last a few months.
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No need to start it weekly ,unless you get lonely. I use 1 ounce of the blue Stabil per 4 gallons gas , run it in on my last ride and say goodbye till winter appears over. I've never had an issue after 4 to 5 months of waiting for spring.1981 gs650L
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Um, read the container for dosage? No need to start and run the bike. Just causes condensation to form.
You might want to read the owners manual for your bike. Information about storage is contained within.Ed
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Personally, I use double the dose. No particular reason, but that's what I have always done.
Probably not a good idea to keep the charger(s) on all the time. Maybe overnight, once a month to top them off.
And your neighbors will probably like you better if you DON'T start them once a week. It has been posted MANY times, virtually every year about this time about the problems caused by intermittent operation.
Your bikes, your money, your call, but you did ask for opinions.
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Like Steve, a double dose of stabilizer, pull the battery and store the battery in a heated area with other batteries and park it and forget it unless there are repair items that need done. Rotate the battery tender between stored batteries when I remember.Last edited by Sandy; 11-09-2019, 09:38 PM.'84 GS750EF (Oct 2015 BOM) '79 GS1000N (June 2007 BOM)Comment
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Sad but true, I do get lonely for the bikes.
Double dose? I heard that. Like Bob Weir sings, "Too much of everything is just enough."Personally, I use double the dose. No particular reason, but that's what I have always done.
Probably not a good idea to keep the charger(s) on all the time. Maybe overnight, once a month to top them off.
And your neighbors will probably like you better if you DON'T start them once a week. It has been posted MANY times, virtually every year about this time about the problems caused by intermittent operation.
Chargers are on maybe twice a month, and as soon as they show charged, I quietly roll up my two extra long extension cords, pack up the charger and make a quiet getaway. This is all done between midnight and 5 AM - it probably violates some building rule or another.
I haven't tried it since the carbs were rebuilt and cleaned, but before then if the Suzi sat for more than two weeks, it was very hard to start.
I don't 'store' them though. I don't ride very much, but I do ride every month of the year. Past two weeks it was in the 50's, I just wasn't in the mood. Now it's 32 degrees out and I'm dying for a ride.
1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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i put stabilizer in year round unless i'm travelingComment
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The Murphy station by me sells non ethanol 87 fuel for $2.80 a gallon. I just put a little stabilizer in the tanks.Comment
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Try as I might, I can't find a single source for non-ethanol fuel in the entire Big Apple. When I finally score some, I'll quickly find myself in bracelets with some kid one third my age saying, "Don't bump your head, sir."
On the bright side, I can't remember the last time I had three hot meals in a single day.1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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fwiw, i like the star-tron fuel treatment. And I also drain the winter's gas in the spring and replace with fresh. Unnecessary with the stabilizer in it, i guess, but it's part of my process and I DONT DEVIATE FROM THE PROCESS lelzComment
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Oh do it right and get some JP-8.
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