I just put some Stabil in the tank, shake it up good, go for 5-10 minute ride, turn off gas, drain carb bowl, then run it into the basement. Maybe unhook one side of the battery - give it a charge in the spring.

I don't think fogging is important for 4 strokes. I do it to my sleds, but that is for crank bearing protection more than anything. But likely not a bad idea to give a squirt in the plug hole & kick it over a couple times.

 

Storage? What if there's some nice days in the winter where you just want to ride!??

Storing my bike for the winter consists of parking it in the garage and hoping that I have some decent days here and there to go riding!

 

No idea what your talking about ...

 

exactly!!

 

 

That's the way to do it!!!

No excuses!!! hahaaa

 

I'd pretty much agree on everything there except the fuel. These pilot jets are so small that if you don't put in some fuel stabilizer, you usually get a plugged pilot after a couple of months if the bike isn't run. Even here in Texas where it's quite mild in the winter, this seems to be the norm. Fuel stabilizer is a cheap and easy guarantee. The battery is best served by being charged occasionally, but I've seen a decent battery go for 2 or 3 months and still fire up the bike. It's usually the pilot jet that's the first to go during a period of inactivity without any preparation.

 

Why would you change oil to store the bike, if anything just change it come spring time! But yeah I agree, I ride all year, and anytime its not raining 140 inches a year here....LOL

 

The old oil has water and acids in it from the combustion blowby. These two things are not good for a stored engine's guts. Fresh oil will flush out these contaminants so that your delicate engine internals are bathed in good preservative for the sleepy time. If I'm going to store an engine, definitely change oil before storage.

 

Sounds made up....LOL