Winterizing??
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Winterizing??
Alright, I tried searching around the forum but I'm not finding the info needed. So...this is my first Harley, but not my first bike by any means. 02' Fatboy injected. Also my first bike alarm, which begs the question. To remove the battery for storage, do I just disable the alarm? All will still be good when I plug it back up come spring? Anything I'm missing? Thanks for any help!
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Oct 13, 2021, 10:33 AM
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I wouldn't pull the battery but I would purchase a battery tender and plug it in. It will keep the battery charged all winter. Hell, I use it year 'round.
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This...........+ a little StaBil in the fuel tank before you put it away for it's long winter nap.
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Any reason I can't pull the battery? I normally use a tender year round too, which is how I want to keep it. Trouble is, the hanlebar bar is so wide, it may not fit through my living room door. My local Dealer is Mcdermotts Adirondack HD in Fort Ann, NY. They have winter storage available on site, but I don't want to leave my battery. As far as I know, there wouldn't be any power available in their storage unit.
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Any reason I can't pull the battery? I normally use a tender year round too, which is how I want to keep it. Trouble is, the hanlebar bar is so wide, it may not fit through my living room door. My local Dealer is Mcdermotts Adirondack HD in Fort Ann, NY. They have winter storage available on site, but I don't want to leave my battery. As far as I know, there wouldn't be any power available in their storage unit.
Yes you can take the battery out and put back in springtime without any issues. There's a procedure to follow that might be different from mine to yours...but mine is with the fob present turn on the ignition and then pull the maxi fuse. Then you can pull the battery, if I dont do it that way the alarm will go off. Your owners manual should have your specific steps. We should get together for a ride sometime...
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The only way to be sure is measure it.
If you have a dry garage or shed, put your ride inside. If no power to the structure, buy a solar Battery Tender panel. I use one on my sled trailer for my '16 Renny e-Tec with electric start. They work. But they ain't cheap. I got 5-years outta battery on a bike that lived in an unheated garage with the tender plugged in to the bike that stlll resided in the bike. In Syracuse winter temps.
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I would suggest that you purchase an enclosed trailer in which to store your bike. You can then plumb electricity into the trailer. Plus you can park the trailer to be most convenient to your dwelling.
Your mention of bringing your bike into the living room reminds me of my younger brother and his wife who, while living in Vermont, kept his Harley dresser in his living room. While he was overseas with the military, his bike was stolen out of his living room. He got rid of that wife.
Your mention of bringing your bike into the living room reminds me of my younger brother and his wife who, while living in Vermont, kept his Harley dresser in his living room. While he was overseas with the military, his bike was stolen out of his living room. He got rid of that wife.
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This is what I do, and these threads usually turn into you don’t need to do that, do this thread.
I am in NNY, one of the colder spots in the USA.
get they bike clean and dry and have some type of cover
Fill up the tank, no air gap will stop rust inside the tank. and then add stabil, run the bike to get it mixed.
I park it on top of blue tarp for vapor barrier, if you have a lift, you can Jack it up and that helps with flat spots.
if you have a tender, no need to pull battery, if it gets extremely cold like here, minus 30 is common, and no tender, I pull battery and keep it inside.
I leave the seat off, and stuff steel wool in the exhaust and depending on air cleaner I stuff it or pull it.
critters are always looking for a good place to nest and material to make it, never had issues.
You can bump it over, but don’t start it, starting it for a few minutes just spreads the condensation around.
I am in NNY, one of the colder spots in the USA.
get they bike clean and dry and have some type of cover
Fill up the tank, no air gap will stop rust inside the tank. and then add stabil, run the bike to get it mixed.
I park it on top of blue tarp for vapor barrier, if you have a lift, you can Jack it up and that helps with flat spots.
if you have a tender, no need to pull battery, if it gets extremely cold like here, minus 30 is common, and no tender, I pull battery and keep it inside.
I leave the seat off, and stuff steel wool in the exhaust and depending on air cleaner I stuff it or pull it.
critters are always looking for a good place to nest and material to make it, never had issues.
You can bump it over, but don’t start it, starting it for a few minutes just spreads the condensation around.
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Good stuff from Paint Slinger. I live in west MI and we can get some brutally cold winters. I use a fuel stabilizer , stuff the exhaust, park the bikes on some boards. Gets the tires off of the cold garage floor and keep a smart tender plugged in on the touring bike, the Dynas aren't that hard to pull the battery and keep charged in the basement. Throw a cover over them and wait till after a few rains in the spring to wash the salt and sand off the roads. Don't be tempted to start at all, condensation will be your enemy.
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