Winter Storage Advice Request...
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From: Scottsdale, AZ
RE: Winter Storage Advice Request...
ORIGINAL: anewharley
Hi again all. I have a 2005 XL 1200C (first bike, so please bear with the dumb question(s))and would like some advice so far as winter storage is concerned. First, what all do I need to do in order to get the bike ready? Obvious is the fuel/stabilizer, battery removal, etc. I have had people tell me this is really all a person needs to do prior to putting the bike into storage. Is this really all a person needs to do and what else *should* a person do (Is it preferable to change the oil prior to storage or coming out of storage)? Also, just sitting there will be tough on the tires....I'm assuming a person should move the bike/rotate the tires from time to time...
FYI; I live in MN and the bike will be stored in an insulated (though not heated) attached garage.
Hi again all. I have a 2005 XL 1200C (first bike, so please bear with the dumb question(s))and would like some advice so far as winter storage is concerned. First, what all do I need to do in order to get the bike ready? Obvious is the fuel/stabilizer, battery removal, etc. I have had people tell me this is really all a person needs to do prior to putting the bike into storage. Is this really all a person needs to do and what else *should* a person do (Is it preferable to change the oil prior to storage or coming out of storage)? Also, just sitting there will be tough on the tires....I'm assuming a person should move the bike/rotate the tires from time to time...
FYI; I live in MN and the bike will be stored in an insulated (though not heated) attached garage.
I remember when I was in college and myself and my roomate both rode sportbikes we put down a mat and parked em in the living room of our apartment. Chicks would come over and party withus during the winter and thought we were rockstars for having our bikes in the apartment. Hell we'd start em up from time to time since the exhaust was near the patio door!!! Plus, total pu$$y magnet back then.....good times!
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From: Indianapolis, IN
RE: Winter Storage Advice Request...
ORIGINAL: Jrsess
What's winter storage?? Sorry I live in Florida! Jrsess
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What's winter storage?? Sorry I live in Florida! Jrsess
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From: clearwater, fl
RE: Winter Storage Advice Request...
move to florida we dont have winter storage issues here. with the amount of money you will be spending on winterizing every cold frigid freeezing snowy winter you could buy a house in florida and wouldnt have to worry about it. actually thinking about it we have hot weather storage here. it gets so dang hot nobody rides. so we pull our bikes into the garage and turn on the fans and air conditioning to cool the bike down
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