Sta-Bil Needed?
Club Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 5,323
Likes: 37
From: NJ
I put a boat on the hard for 2 full years. On the 3rd year I put her in the water. I had 200 gallons in the tank of 3 year old gas. With a set of fresh batteries I was amazed that these engines fired up in about 5 seconds each. I have to attribute that to the stabil.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,832
Likes: 37
From: Rockland County, NY
Cheap insurance. Good fuel treatment even if you keep riding. Won't gum up anything even if you over use it. Get the blue one for ethanol and moisture control. Do a google search for sta-bil if you want to read more.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 209
Likes: 1
From: North Cackalacky
Don't worry about stab-il just get a SANTA-TY claus you live in Charlotte the weather is perfect all year. As long as your ride it every 2-3 weeks for 20-40 miles you will be fine. I personally would put more miles on that. Hell it's December and were still in the mid-60's, but to each his own.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,190
Likes: 5
From: Eastern Washington
never use it. Don't see a need. I park my bike for a couple months at a time when I have to go away for work. Never a problem. I dont use it in the snow blower or lawnmower and they sit longer than my bike does. They also start right up
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Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 12,653
Likes: 18
From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
My gas is non-ethanol so I don't do anything with it. I doubt there will be any time frame more than a week or two where I can't get it out at least once to ride. So I just keep it full.
But I do plug in the battery tender nightly now due to the sub-freezing temps.
But I do plug in the battery tender nightly now due to the sub-freezing temps.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,019
Likes: 95
From: Connecticut
I put stabil in all my gas engines. My bike sits for almost 4 months out of the year. That sucks. I keep 2 gas cans full of stabil gas. I put it in the snow blower all winter and the mower at the end of the season. After my last ride, I fill the tank add stabil , run the bike, then top off tank with gas from the cans. I can done this for years. Works every time.