HEY EVERYONE! I did try searching this forum 1st before posting this but didnt find a thread similar to mine.....Anyways i put my ZZR600 away for the winter...late October early November. As far as winterizing it, I filled up the tank & threw a fuel stabilizer in it. Took out the battery and hooked it up to a trickle charger. And propped the bike up on a rear stand (I only have the rear so far, havent bought a front stand yet)

My question is, if my front tire gets a flat spot from being on the ground, what should i do to fix it? Come spring, assuming some air leaked out over the winter, Can i simply fill the tire & drive easy for a few miles? OR is my tire trashed & i'd have to get a new one?

Origionally i ment to move the bike ~12" once a week to prevent this. But since the bike isn't stored in my garage (No room in there) i totally forgot about it.

Any input would be great.

 

Generally, street tires are ok for the winter and can be used again next spring. Yes, I like to move the ride every once in a while as well if it is not up on a front stand. The softer tires like slicks are of more concern though and not of the street tires with the harder middle compounds. I have not had any issues with any of my DOT tires causing an issue. Maybe I go slow enough at first to warm them up anyways?

 

Ok i ended up checking the tire & it seemed fine to me. I live in Michigan, & the last few weeks have been VERY cold. We had one week where the Highs were single digits and the lows got around 0° threw -20°F. Since its not a heated garage, i wasnt sure what would happen to it.
So anyways, IF in the future i ever Do run into that problem where i get a flat spot, just warming the tire up will fix it?

 

I've heard of people putting both front and rear on stands, but I've also read lots of people not doing this and never having a problem. A friend of mine puts a small square of carpet under each wheel - nothing to do with flat spots - his garage floor is painted and if the bike sits for a bike, the tire ends up peeling up the paint - possibly leeching some of the chemicals from the paint into the rubber? (I've heard that parking on an oily spot for an extended period of time can leech the oil into the rubber and deteriorate it.)