I am considering storing my bike inside my temperature controlled office. It is about a 32X30 with a cathedral ceiling (plenty of air space) with electric radiator heat. I would put the shop floor mats down where it is parked to avoid depressions in the wood floor.

Here are my questions:

• how much fuel should I leave in the fuel tank
• should I unhook the battery or pull the main fuse
• should I store it on the jiffy stand or jack it up on blocks

or should i just leave it in a non-temperature controlled shop with a full tank of fuel?

 

hmmm don't think I'd have any gas inside an office or house but that's just me. Can't comment on the other questions being here in AZ

 

Fill the tank all the way up with stabilizer in it. Pull the battery and put it on a maintainer. There are lots of threads on this, but still lots of questions.

 

Here's where I keep mine. Obviously unheated. Cardboard under the tires, towels in the pipes to keep the mice out of them, full tank of gas with StaBil in it, battery tender plugged in, cover it up, and see you in the spring unless we have an Indian Summer day, or 2. Have kept 4 bikes here with no issues. If you have a place like this, do all of the above, and you'll be fine. In your office, just cardboard under the tires, a full tank of gas with StaBil in it, and you can leave the battery in if you just hook up a pigtail for the battery tender, and keep it plugged in all the time.

 

In the shop will be just fine. Cover if you want - I don't, the bike gets just as dusty with a cover on it.
I fill the tank with non-eth fuel and add stabilizer and install the pigtail to the battery so I don't have to remove the seat to attach in a battery tender.
It's worked every year for 30+ years (long before battery tenders - ya, I used to remove and store in the house) and the winters here can get below zero for short stints.

 

The great thing about storing it in a climate controlled room, besides being nice and dry to begin with, is it doesn't get the temperature swings which create condensation.
Nevertheless I do just what Leftcoaster does only I have to use gasohol with StaBil, since there's nowhere around selling straight gas. :-(

 

Thanks guys for the tip about cardboard, I guess that prevents flat spots. I just put mine in a friend's garage for the winter I filled the tank with stabilizer in it and now I'm looking for the right anti-depressant to get me through the winter in CT-
Jameson maybe ? Wild Turkey ?

 

LOL yes those will do. I go on a 5 month regimen of Makers Mark!

 

I installed an overhead heater in my garage a couple of years ago, so it's somewhat climate controlled. What I like to do is park the bike on a floor mat, with a full tank of gas and add marine stabil and run it for a few minutes. Then plug the battery into a tender. I throw a large towel or flannel sheet over it to keep the dust off. Most importantly, resist the urge to start it until you are ready to ride.

 

Luckily, last year was pretty mild here. It got into the 30s but not for very long. So I'll be keeping this info in mind, if it gets too cold to ride this winter.