Being from the great northeast it is time to put the bike up for the winter. I have an enclosed trailer that I was thinking of using for the winter storage. Has anyone ever tried this and if so are there any pointers you could share on this? Thanks

 

Use dryer sheets and moth ***** to keep the mice out

 

I stored my '97 Heritage Springer in my enclosed trailer from November to to the following August about 5 years back. I didn't have any issues. This year I am planning on putting both bikes in it. The problem I have in my pole barn is when I heat it up to work in it, everything starts sweating. Just plan on using battery tenders.

 

I store mine in the living room, the wife gives that funny look ever once in a while but she knows not to say anything. She knows she'd loose.






Just kidding I have a climate controlled garage It's to hard to get it through the door.

 

Put gas stabilizer in the tank and fill it up. Run the the bike for a few minutes so the stabilizer has a chance to run through you carb or injectors.
Hook up a battery tender and that should be about it.

 

I do the same as Aslan. Also put it up on my jack to get the tires off the ground and cover it with a sheet. Sits in my cold NE garage all winter. In the spring, it starts right up. Never had a problem.

 

good cleaning, coat of wax, full tank with fuel stabilizer, battery tender hooked up and covered with a sheet (you could also spray some fogging oil in air intake until bike stops running then remove spark plugs spray in spark plug holes and crank over engine a couple of times)

 

Re: getting the tires off the concrete. What does that do? Is this myth or fact? If you ride it all winter the tires stay on the concrete/asphalt. What do the tire manufactures recommend??????? Have always heard this, but don't know if it is really necessary. Lets see some facts please.

 

I'll put a piece of 2" Styrofoam under each wheel to keep
them from setting on the cold floor.
And add 2"x4" blocks of wood under the jiffy-stand to
keep the bike in a better upright position.

Seems like the tires had a 'dead or flat spot' on them before
putting Styrofoam under them.

 

Un heated trailer verses unheated garage-fill the tank put in stable run bike to get it through your fuel system- change oil and filter top off brake fluids-- note do not inter mix brake fluids use only the one recommended for your bike mixing a dot 3 with a dot 4 will gell your brake fluid and dot 5--if you dont put a battery tender- on remove your battery so it dont FREEEEEEZZZE and use decon for the little critters