^^^^This


I have never lifted a bike over winter, and never had an issue. I have also never "winterized" my bike, nor sprayed it down with anything either. I haven't had corrosion issues from that as well.
I will say that I also never ride it after the salt has been put down until there is enough rain to wash the roads, so that might have something to do with it. My bike doesn't sit for more than a couple months at most without being ridden however, you can almost always steal that freak warm day here and there over winter to ride.

 

I have a king size bed and put my bike on the wife's side over the winter.

 

Uhm, if you don't leave room for the wife, then you basically put both your "rides" away in the winter ehh?

 

Maybe He was not planning to ride either one for a few months...

 

Mike, why remove the battery instead of simply disconnecting and tendering?
I lift my bike, because I like un-weighting the suspension and tires, and it's easy for me to do.

 

I'm lucky enough to not have to worry about any of that.. There arnt many times I can't put on enough clothes and ride all year long

 

I WD40 the heck out of my bikes and trucks (especially the undercarriage), car engines, etc. It keeps the corrosion away, and makes them exceptionally easy to wipe down. I understand that the propellant agent in the spray can make it act a bit like a solvent of sorts, but it isn't--it was used by the military to displace water, and it does that well. The silicone stuff in it keeps things nice and shiny (and plastic bits nice and black).

We don't have winter issues here in so cal, but my truck can see some salt water (Pismo Beach dune runs) and corrosion if I'm not careful. I can't see WD40 hurting anything...

 

Does anyone Really know what WD 40 is...???

Its made to disperse moisture on metal Parts.......Read up on it..!!!

Its not made to a Lubricant or an oil that last a long time...ITs name came from the 40th test some engineers made that was looking for a Moisture or (Water/ Displacement) film to spray on and keep raw metal from rusting....

Thus the Name ----WD-40

So it Keep metal from Rusting for a short time period because it Evaporates over a short period of time... and it wasn't made not anything else..

 

WD 40 May be better at cleaning than any thing else. It works at Water Displacing but all so holds water on the metal side too. It is hygroscopic and will actually attract water in the air. Guns that have been left wet will rust in a few days here it the southern US in high humity. It a good mild cleaner for tuff jobs but that's about it. I defiantly would not spray it heave and walk away and leave it on my bike.

 

Op, what you propose was exactly what WD40 was invented for. Read it's history. I'm sure it's fine on chrome. I'm a little less sure about painted surfaces. I've never heard of it damaging paint, but I wouldn't say it's impossible. Especially if it lays on paint for months.