What should I be doing to winterize these machines? I will fill tank with gas and stabil, then in the spring pump out into my wife's car and fill with fresh fuel. Any thoughts would be great. Hunting season starts on Saturday time to put away the summer toys. After hunting comes snowmobiling, it's what us northern boys dream of year round. You guys down south should try it. Here is a pic of my 200+ HP 4-stroke Turbo sled, what a blast to ride.

 

You could remove the batteries and store them in the house so they don't get too cold, raise the front wheel so it doesn't touch the ground, cover them up with a nice padded quilt, change the oil and maybe turn off the pet-**** and run the engines untill all the fuel is used from the carbs.

Probably forgotten lots of stuff, but the rest of the guys will add there tips I'm sure

BTW a nice pair of bikes

 

That's pretty much it.
Top off the fuel so there is no air/water vavor in the tank (for rust) and add stabil/seafoam. Move the tires or lift them them so they don't sit in one place for months, run the fuel out of the carbs, don't let the battery get freezing or drained, and change the oil.
Also, you may want to put a couple moth ***** around the bike to keep the mice away from wires. Maybe even plug the exhaust if you think they might nest in there.
I don't even drain the fuel in the spring. Just fire it up and ride.

 

The only thing I do differently is plug the battery into a Battery Tender.

 

Looks like it's all been said already! .... Oh! ... I usually find that riding it all year round works too! lol lol

Aren't heated grips a Godsend????

 

Yes they are. Perfect for the sleds.

You should also try a heated jacket liner! Carbon fiber elements, so it's lightweight like a windbreaker (good for mobility vs. thick layering). It's adjustable from 125-167F (52-75C!)
Your hands don't get cold when your arms and core are hot, so it works quite well.

 

My winterizing schedule goes like this:
Take my last ride of the year.
Fill the tank, add Stabil.
Lube the chain well, Put the bike up on its center stand.
Trickle charge the battery.

Take one more last ride of the year.
Repeat above steps.

Then one more really the last ride of the year.
Repeat above steps.

This continues until there is serious snow - the kind that stays on the road and forms snowpacked streets. Generally sometime around November or December or January.

Then repeat above steps except add
remove battery and take it in the house where it can be monitored and charged as needed.

If we have a chinook that clears the roads the above steps may be repeated. One of my few getoffs occured on a December 26 when we had a 50 degree (F) day and I couldn't resist a ride. There was this one small patch of ice on a curve that hadn't melted . . .

 

^^^^ This is why I don't winterise my bike

 

Well said matey! .... Some of the best rides are in the winter months ..... quiet roads ... winter sun .... ya cant beat it!

 

Way to early to put the bikes away. It`s only September, plenty of good riding ahead. It was in the 80`s the other day in the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts.