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Season Ended, Don't forget...

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Don't forget to fill up the tanks and add fuel stabilizer. Run the bike for 10 minutes and leave it till summer.
Don't start it up every few weeks, let her sleep.

Of course I am not talking to the lucky ones who have summer temps all winter.... lucky dogs!!
 
Us boys down here don't have no sleepin GSs like ya'll up north.:p
 
No man it's called project time:D No sleeping here,a couple of days after my insurance ran out mine looked like
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Got her to this yesterday
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I actually like a break in the winter.makes the first ride in the spring something special.
 
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katman said:
Don't forget to fill up the tanks and add fuel stabilizer. Run the bike for 10 minutes and leave it till summer.
Don't start it up every few weeks, let her sleep.
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How about riding it for a few miles every week or two? Is that better than just starting it up? I rode today (mid thirties) for fifteen minutes or so...
 
jimnicol said:
How about riding it for a few miles every week or two? Is that better than just starting it up? I rode today (mid thirties) for fifteen minutes or so...
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Going for a ride for 20 minutes is fine. What you don't want to do is start it up and idle it for 3 or 4 minutes promoting condensation. Get it up to operating temp. There is no reason to start the bike if you are not using it. Let it sit, pref with the weight off the tires and a tender on the bat.
 
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Ok, thanks. I like to go for a quick ride in the winter; was hoping it wasn't detrimental.
 
Just be weary of tire warmth. I've been noticing its been taking about 15 minutes till the tires are warm enough to properly get traction in both my 750 and Bandit. Black Ice, salt, sand etc... Be careful not to hit that stuff especially mid turn... Lol but Jim I'm on the same page as you. Definitely run some marine Stabil though...
 
Thats only because we cant ride 10 or 11 months out of the year!! I am trying to sell off all my stuff up here in the frozen Michigan wastelands and head back to Texas. Then i hope to wear out at least two sets of tires a year!!
 
I just got mine in the back yard shed today. Had to ride / push through about 2" of snow. It was about 10" and Ive been waiting for it to melt off a bit. Good thing I got it done today cause after tonight's snow storm it will be back to 10" again by morning :cry:.
 
chuck hahn said:
Thats only because we cant ride 10 or 11 months out of the year!! I am trying to sell off all my stuff up here in the frozen Michigan wastelands and head back to Texas. Then i hope to wear out at least two sets of tires a year!!
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What the hell is in TX? Ga is where ya outa be!;)
 
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