Winter storage question.

[sumo]

the battery tender JR is perfectly fine. getting the big brother just charges a flat battery faster. plug it in, attach to battery, and forget about it. it's a float charger. it'll stop charging when done and start when needed

The Jr won't charge a flat battery. Here is what I learned this summer.

 

[DaveAA]

The Jr won't charge a flat battery. Here is what I learned this summer.

Mine has. I have the non-CA "eco" version

Good to know though. might not work on a older sulfated battery.

 

[cattmando]

ride it monthly or more. no storage needed. yeah, I'm in Arizona now but have always done, even in Chicago winters.

 

[670cc]

ride it monthly or more. no storage needed. yeah, I'm in Arizona now but have always done, even in Chicago winters.

So you probably put yours in storage in the summer? Just joking with you, really, but I know I wouldn’t ride in the Arizona summer time.

Seriously, your suggestion is valid. I ride year round in Illinois, even if only a day or maybe two a month in the dead of winter, so I don’t put it the motorcycles “away.”

 

[NC750-King]

Does anyone add oil to the cylinders for winter storage? The Honda recommendation is to remove spark plugs, add 15-20 cc (tablespoon) of engine oil, cover spark plug holes with rag and crank engine several revolutions to distribute oil. Reinstall spark plugs. https://motorcycle.honda.ca/Content...enericContent_FFH/winter-storage-guide-EN.pdf

 

[670cc]

Does anyone add oil to the cylinders for winter storage? The Honda recommendation is to remove spark plugs, add 15-20 cc (tablespoon) of engine oil, cover spark plug holes with rag and crank engine several revolutions to distribute oil. Reinstall spark plugs. https://motorcycle.honda.ca/Content...enericContent_FFH/winter-storage-guide-EN.pdf

No. I charge the battery, leave it in the bike. Add fuel stabilizer (or sometimes not). If the engine is carbureted, drain the carb bowl. Come back months later and ride. Adding oil to the cylinders is way overthinking this, unless you were putting the engine away for years, not months.

I own about 20 engines, give or take. Some are run weekly, some only once or twice per year. A few simple steps keeps them all operating perfectly, and they run whenever I need them to. No need to overthink or overwork the storage aspect.

 

[INTHEWIND]

If you use non corn gas, no need for stabilizer.

 

[750dct]

Skidoo seems to think fogging the motor is a good Idea because my '22 Extreme has an electronically controlled fogger that I use every year and my last snowmobile had one also, plus I fill the tank and add fuel stabilizer. Batteries like being charged all the time also.

 

[Lomunchi]

Put in Seafoam. Cover it. Come back in March and ride. That's all I've been doing for years with multiple bikes, and I live in Minnesota.