Let the bike idle ???
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In addition to the mixing moisture in the oil remember that it takes a few seconds after start up for oil to reach all the parts. The amount of wear during those few seconds is equal to many miles.
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From: saginaw michigan
Start it up, or let it sit, either will be allright. Let it sit with a battery tender IMO is preferred, but I start mine just to hear the rumble. These bikes are tough, don't worry about all the little details.
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"Where do you live?"...
Am up in the N/W corner of Montana. Maybe 10 miles from the Canadian border as the crow flies. Am a southern Calif. transplant, talk about "culture shock !". Love it here thought, log cabin in the woods, riding season may be short but it's beautiful.
Am up in the N/W corner of Montana. Maybe 10 miles from the Canadian border as the crow flies. Am a southern Calif. transplant, talk about "culture shock !". Love it here thought, log cabin in the woods, riding season may be short but it's beautiful.
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From: North Texas
"Where do you live?"...
Am up in the N/W corner of Montana. Maybe 10 miles from the Canadian border as the crow flies. Am a southern Calif. transplant, talk about "culture shock !". Love it here thought, log cabin in the woods, riding season may be short but it's beautiful.
Am up in the N/W corner of Montana. Maybe 10 miles from the Canadian border as the crow flies. Am a southern Calif. transplant, talk about "culture shock !". Love it here thought, log cabin in the woods, riding season may be short but it's beautiful.
My bike sits in a similar area as yours, heated, in it's own space, etc. Can't say I really 'winterize' my bike - other than putting the tender on it, and changing the fluids. I never start it unless I'm going to ride. My opinion is that you're doing more harm than good starting it and letting it sit.
