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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 05:10 AM
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OK, call me lazy but I am in Ohio in a nice warm bed with the laptop, and the bike and the answer is out in the garage.
How much stabilizer do I need to add to the the Ultra Glide Classic tank before I fill her up today?
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 05:30 AM
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none. It's fuel injected. You have no jets to clog with varnish. No float in the carb bowl. StaBil will make it start harder in spring.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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Won't the varnish clog the injectors?
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 06:04 AM
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OK, call me lazy


Ok, you're lazy.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 06:12 AM
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Really?

I did not even think about that, makes senseand thanks.
This is my first fuel injected bike.One less thing to worry about today.
And Billin, love that picture. I laughed my *** off. Were did you get it?
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 06:25 AM
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1 ounce per gallon of gas.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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1 ounce per gallon of gas.
No, It's one ounce of Sta-Bil per 2-1/2 gallons of gas. 2 ounces for 5 gallon tank.
 
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I though I was lazy!
 
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Uh-h. think if you have stabil, and look at the directions on the bottle it says the mix (without going out to the garage, think RD GLD is right, 2 1'2 oz/ga.. Stabil certainly doesn't make it hard to start in the spring. I've used in on FI bikes and cars for years, with no problems. Just because the bike doesn't have a carb, doesn't mean that the fuel won't varnish up i time. Geesh, where do we dream up these ideas?






 
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I've found a shot or two of tequila in the evenings is a great stabilizer for those long winter months when the bike isn't running.
 
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