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post winter fuel treatments
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post winter fuel treatments
Hello all.
I'm a new bagger owner. Went from an 2005 soft tail to a 2021 Street glide. I put the bike away for winter and added fuel stabilizer to the tank etc. When it comes time to get the bike out this coming spring do you all recommend adding anything to the fuel on the first fill up after I run out what I left off with? I'm asking as this is my first fuel injected bike. My old bike was was running a carb. In the spring with that bike I'd add sea foam to a tank after running out the old gas and it seemed to help keeping things clean and running well. With these new bikes I'm not so sure.
Thanks for any advice!
Happy New year
Rob
I'm a new bagger owner. Went from an 2005 soft tail to a 2021 Street glide. I put the bike away for winter and added fuel stabilizer to the tank etc. When it comes time to get the bike out this coming spring do you all recommend adding anything to the fuel on the first fill up after I run out what I left off with? I'm asking as this is my first fuel injected bike. My old bike was was running a carb. In the spring with that bike I'd add sea foam to a tank after running out the old gas and it seemed to help keeping things clean and running well. With these new bikes I'm not so sure.
Thanks for any advice!
Happy New year
Rob
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I put sta-bil in when I park in November. When I get it out, I just check fluids, take it easy for maybe the first tank and get my motor skills back. I don't add anything other than fresh gas when the tank is empty. Never had a problem in the past 10 or more years.
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I ride mine as much as i can and try and keep the tank full. I do run some Sea Foam for time to time.
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West Virginia here. We have winter. I change all 3 holes, fill up tank, add Seafoam, run a few minutes and put it on a tender. Spring comes, take it off tender, add a little Octane booster, check my tires and air shock pressures, and start her and go. Has worked for me many, many years now. GL. 👍👍
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For winter hibernation, I just make sure the tank is full and add Stabil and Startron, making sure to ride the bike a few miles to get the additives into the fuel lines to the injectors. Come spring, unplug tender, check fluids and tires/tire pressures, fire her up, and ride. I add nothing but gas in the tank until it is time for next winter's hibernation.
As others have said, putting in additives is usually a matter of preference and opinion on whether additives hurt, don't hurt, or are useless. My method has worked for me, at least, for years. So I see no reason to change it. If you like to add Seafoam, just make sure to follow the directions on the label, I see no harm in doing it if you have always done it in the past with no issues.
As others have said, putting in additives is usually a matter of preference and opinion on whether additives hurt, don't hurt, or are useless. My method has worked for me, at least, for years. So I see no reason to change it. If you like to add Seafoam, just make sure to follow the directions on the label, I see no harm in doing it if you have always done it in the past with no issues.