Bcsmith
Well-Known Member
So with winter fast approaching I was wondering what other riders do before parking for the winter?
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Just wondering if you have had any problems storing the scooters dry? The old argument of wet vs dry with carbs. Seals and o-rings drying out. Personally I always store my carb stuff wet with Seafoam in the gas and never had any problems.Answers would depend on where you live. I’d think people living in normally hot climates would do more riding in the winter, and very little in the summer.
We have some good days in the winter where I live, but sometimes long stretches of ice and snow that make riding impossible. I may put a little stabilizer in the fuel tank of the fuel injected motorcycles, maintain battery charge, and keep them ready to ride anytime. On the other hand, our scooters have carburetors so those carbs get drained and the scooters don’t get ridden until spring. All the bikes are winter stored in an unheated building and their batteries remain installed. Cold batteries have a longer lifespan, from my experience.
No problems with storing carburetors dry. I do it with probably 8 to 10 of my engines (scooters, mowers, generators, etc). Some low use engine carburetors are drained after every time the engine is used.Just wondering if you have had any problems storing the scooters dry? The old argument of wet vs dry with carbs. Seals and o-rings drying out. Personally I always store my carb stuff wet with Seafoam in the gas and never had any problems.