Winter storage tips

hedgy · 10-24-2010, 05:55 PM

Hi Folks

As the great British councils are going to start gritting the roads and I don't want salt spraying all over my S1, does anyone have any tips on what to do to the bike when I put it into my garage for the winter.

I am planning on filling the talk to the brim and putting the bike up on paddock stands but beyond that is there anything else I should do to protect it?

Cheers

**Wild Pete** · 10-24-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by hedgy

Hi Folks

As the great British councils are going to start gritting the roads and I don't want salt spraying all over my S1, does anyone have any tips on what to do to the bike when I put it into my garage for the winter.

I am planning on filling the talk to the brim and putting the bike up on paddock stands but beyond that is there anything else I should do to protect it?

Cheers

Put some fuel stable in the tank before you fill it up and let it run. A good cleaning and use some of that Scott toiler stuff. Oil change. Battery tender. Cover for the bike.

AMPforE · 10-24-2010, 08:11 PM

Wash and wax
Oil the chain
Change the oil
Get it on a tender
Get fuel stabilizer in fuel system - tank to injectors

That is what I do

hedgy · 10-25-2010, 05:59 AM

Thanks guys and thanks mods for moving this to the right forum section I didn't think of it as maintenance per se but of course it is.

MCBMW · 10-25-2010, 09:18 AM

Can anyone recommend a good fuel stabilizer? Something recommended by BMW and Nikasil bores? I generally use Stabil for boats and cars but they are GM Small Blocks with iron blocks/bores. How about the new StarTron by StarBrite for today's E10 fuels? Anyone heard anything about these products?

Godzilla · 10-25-2010, 12:47 PM

What does the fuel stabilizer do? I would have thought it best to leave the fuel tank low as petrol goes off.
I think it is best to have the stands that allow the suspension to hang without any load on it, may be wrong though.

Black Bob · 10-25-2010, 02:53 PM

Why not spray ACF50 everywhere and just carry on using it ?

Such a shame to lay a bike up for months... you always get some good days even in a UK winter.

moman · 10-25-2010, 03:54 PM

I use Seafoam to stabilize the fuel for storage. Safe for ethanol blended fuels. Usually add some every few thousand miles for fuel system maintenance during the riding season too.

Godzilla · 10-25-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Bob

Why not spray ACF50 everywhere and just carry on using it ?

Such a shame to lay a bike up for months... you always get some good days even in a UK winter.

Agreed, thats what I normally do.

V8M3 · 10-25-2010, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Bob

Why not spray ACF50 everywhere and just carry on using it ?

Such a shame to lay a bike up for months... you always get some good days even in a UK winter.

We get good days here in Utah, USA. I could see maybe riding the bike a few times in the winter. But, when the bike is not being used, what is the best battery tender to use? I saw this at Autozone for a good deal.

Deltran Battery Tender