Agree 100%
To run the bike is causing moisture in the whole system, engine, exhaust, there is no way you are going to get rid of it running the bike inside. I put mine up and never touch it again until I am ready to fire it up and go for a ride.
Battery tender, cover that breathes and Stabil, it will be fine.

 

Cold is not the problem for me. A damp garage let moisture into my guage glass. I rode for a couple of hours and it dried up. I then moved to my other garage which is dry and insulated better. Never a problem there. In Nor Cal we ride all year so no need to winterize here. Sometimes it sits for close to a month though. T

 

I've had mine in an uninsulated garage for a few years and all I do is start it every three weeks and even though it gets pretty cold here in CO I take take it out for a good ride about every three weeks. As long as there isnt' ice and I can make it through all the various gears of the transmission I haven't had a problem...no sweating, battery problems, or flat tires.

 

I have mine on a rolling bike dolly, so I can slide it into a corner. Gonna be a tight fit with two bikes, a car, a table saw and more in a one car garage. Battery tender and pink HD blanket (thanks, sis!) round out the package.

 

Father time is the real enemy,and of course the way the bike is treated and maintained.Been storing all my vehicles in unheated garages for many years.At first was as concerned as the next guy,over time you will see.

 

I put mine in the air on a lift. That way, wheels are up. (Jack is locked, to take the pressure off the bottle jack) and hook it up to the battery tender. Of course all fluids changed and bike completely washed before hibernation. To keep the mice away, I put dryer sheets in the exaust and around the crevices of the bike. Mice hate dryer sheets. Then I put traps around the bike w/ peanut butter, mice love peanut butter. Usually catch about a dozen every winter. Covered with a breathable car cover from my dad's old vette. Never start until April 1st, or salt and snow is gone.

TedMan

 

 

It's not if the garage is heated or not ..... It's if you give a **** about your ride or not ..... judgeing by some of the answers you dont ....... easy come easy go

 

I live in Northeast Ohio. I have kept my bike in my unheated garage for 8 winters now. Nothing has ever happened to my bike due to the cold. I have never put fuel stabilzer in it. I have never used a battery tender on it.(And the battery is still original) I have never done any winterizing of any kind. I just park it, and when I get a chance to ride it I ride it.

 

In my experience battery tenders ( bikes quads ect. ) will prolong the life of your battery.

You can try to get by without fuel stabilizer but the first time you have trouble you won't risk

it again ( been there ).

If you didn't stabilize the gas you can tell if it went bad by the varnish smell from it.

Don't try to run it , drain the gas and put in fresh gas with a strong mix of seafoam .

Get the gas into the carbs and let it set a day to do its work then fire it up( been there again ).

Seafoam works as a great stabilizer BTW.

If your sharing a garage with a salty wet car as most in the north are give your bike a

good waxing before you put it away also.