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Since: Jun 14, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:46 pm
Post subject: Long term storage question - beyond just the winter...
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Greetings,
Just put my 85 Nighthawk 650 into winter storage. (you know, full tank
with Stabil, new oil and filter, battery out, bags on exhaust, cleaned
and covered in an unheated garage in MA.)
I may be needing eye surgery and recovery may cause me to miss a
season of riding next year. I want to make sure the bike will be good
to go in the spring of 2006.
What else beyond the usual winterizing should I do? Change the plugs
and shoot foggin oil into the cylinders? Brake and clutch fluid?
Gaskets? Tires?
Thoughts are appreciated.
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Since: Jul 26, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:50 pm
Post subject: For SAKE!! Holiday plans etc [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Recently hotblues20.TakeThisOut@netscape.net (Bluesman) honored rec.motorcycles
with:
>Change the plugs
>and shoot foggin oil into the cylinders?
That's a good idea.
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Al Brennan, DI #1 "Drick mjölk!"
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:50 pm
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:21 pm
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Bluesman wrote:
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> Greetings,
>
> Just put my 85 Nighthawk 650 into winter storage. (you know, full tank
> with Stabil, new oil and filter, battery out, bags on exhaust, cleaned
> and covered in an unheated garage in MA.)
>
> I may be needing eye surgery and recovery may cause me to miss a
> season of riding next year. I want to make sure the bike will be good
> to go in the spring of 2006.
>
> What else beyond the usual winterizing should I do? Change the plugs
> and shoot foggin oil into the cylinders? Brake and clutch fluid?
> Gaskets? Tires?
>
> Thoughts are appreciated.
>
> Bluesman
You're going to want to measure, photograph, and cast your tire contact patch
before you put the bike away. In the spring, do the same thing, (with spring
air, of course!) and compare the results with your fall recordings. Any
inexplicable results, get new tires, or at the very least, consult Moto before
riding the bike.
Tim
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:20 am
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