drain it anyway?
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is it due for a fluid change? or are you just doing it prior to storage?...... I always change the oil before putting it away but I don't bother with the trans/primary unless they are due. I'd idle it till warm and change the oil/filter but I'd only do the primary/trans if they are due for a change........ just me though cuz I'm pretty lazy
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is it due for a fluid change? or are you just doing it prior to storage?...... I always change the oil before putting it away but I don't bother with the trans/primary unless they are due. I'd idle it till warm and change the oil/filter but I'd only do the primary/trans if they are due for a change........ just me though cuz I'm pretty lazy
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ahhh well I'd probably do all 3 then....... just warm it up in the garage for 10 or 15 minutes and have at her.......... it'll be fine
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So once it snows in Vermont the roads are covered with salt? I don't get it. We get lots of snow in Utah and the salt doesn't come out until freezing conditions. After that the roads will clear and dry and be rideable again. I'll ride all winter long if the roads are dry. I guess I don't get the "put it away for the winter" thing.
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So once it snows in Vermont the roads are covered with salt? I don't get it. We get lots of snow in Utah and the salt doesn't come out until freezing conditions. After that the roads will clear and dry and be rideable again. I'll ride all winter long if the roads are dry. I guess I don't get the "put it away for the winter" thing.
You got it right. The other night we received 3" of snow in the low lands, and 18" on the Mountain. If the road is covered with an inch up to about 4 they don't plow, they lay on the salt. Believe me I'll ride no matter the temp, that doesn't phase me in the least. I know how to dress for the cold, I live in it for 7 months a year.
. But that salt will do a number on anything in short order. Not my bike. When its 30 F I ride with a smile, when its 30F and salted, The End!
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So once it snows in Vermont the roads are covered with salt? I don't get it. We get lots of snow in Utah and the salt doesn't come out until freezing conditions. After that the roads will clear and dry and be rideable again. I'll ride all winter long if the roads are dry. I guess I don't get the "put it away for the winter" thing.
rickr01:You only have 500 miles on the oil, if it were mine I would just leave it, and the transmission/primary oil also.
I don`t go crazy about winterizing the bike, I just park it in the garage. Sometimes it gets ridden during the winter, sometimes not, depending on the weather. I`ve been doing that since I moved to Connecticut 11 years ago. I guess I lived in South Florida too long to admit that riding season can end.
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rick, open it up let it drain all winter!, put a note on it to remind yourself when the thaw comes to fill it back up again.....now you can start waxing and waxing and waxing....
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