fuel stabilizer
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Northeast
Yep, Stabil in everything with a motor that gets put away before winter. Try draining the old government mandated ethanol gas crap and fill with some fresh government mandated ethonal gas crap. It might help.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: southeast PA
I always use stabilizer in the bike and other motors that sit all winter. One year I forgot to add it to the 5 gallon can of spare gas I keep around. I used it over 6 months later and still smelled fresh and had no running problems.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Eastern Washington State
The problem is you have shortened your battery's life by not keeping it charged up to 100% with a tender. After 4 months it may still have enough left to fire the bike and run but sulfation will have been taking place due to inevitable discharge during non use. If your bike has anything such as a clock or other accessory drawing power the discharge will be faster. I have a tender on a shelf next to where I park my bike in the garage. I plug it in whenever I park the bike.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Calgary eh
The problem is you have shortened your battery's life by not keeping it charged up to 100% with a tender. After 4 months it may still have enough left to fire the bike and run but sulfation will have been taking place due to inevitable discharge during non use. If your bike has anything such as a clock or other accessory drawing power the discharge will be faster. I have a tender on a shelf next to where I park my bike in the garage. I plug it in whenever I park the bike.
The battery is 4 yrs old now, probably near the end of it's service life anyway. We'll see this summer. Next year I"ll take better care of it.
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