Question for you guys up north
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Question for you guys up north
I sold my 97 softail to a friend that lives up by D.C. and he called this morning with a question. It seams to have been cold up there for a while now and today it hit 60 so he was going to go for a ride but there is condisation all over the primary and the bike won't start. Down here in TexasI have never had this problem nor doI winterize my bike is there somethingI can tell him he should do now and in the future?
Road Master
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From: N/W Pennsylvania
RE: Question for you guys up north
If the evos have the crank sensor like the 88's I would check it for corosion...... If it is coroded I would clean it up and use some good electrical grease on it...
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RE: Question for you guys up north
I live in oh. and always stored my 98 carbed fatboy in an un-heated garage,during the winter months i would some times turn the heater on to work in the garage, the bike always got condensation on it, never hurt in any way. But when i went to start it in the spring i would always choke the $hit out of it and turned the throttle several times before it would start. But it always fired up..
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RE: Question for you guys up north
battery tender, fuel stablizer, don't go and start it once a week, once a month whatever, just leave it unless you are gonna ride it and have a good day. Come spring choke the mother and twist it a few times and go.
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Condensation is very normal when in a cold and damp storage. I started mine up yesterday, it was about 40 degrees and it fired right up and ran fine.
If the battery is at close to full power it should have started.
If the battery is at close to full power it should have started.
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Living in central NH, we see lots of cold temps AND condensation when we have thawing temps.
I have never had this problem even though it can get very damp.
Winter here will always see minus 20 to plus 40.
I have never had this problem even though it can get very damp.
Winter here will always see minus 20 to plus 40.
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