I am thinking about seafoam the bike before I put it away. Is it a good idea? and how to do it?

 

Are you wanting to do just the vacuum lines/intake or are you wanting to do the fuel and crankcase as well?

 

Put it in your tank with a full tank let your engine run until you see white smoke coming out of the exhaust or the fan turns on. Hope you k.ow the rest to properly store the bike.

 

How much to put in the tank? What's the difference between using vacuum line and putting in the tank?

 

Have you seen the tips & FAQs on Seafoam's website?...

Sea Foam | How to Use Sea Foam Motor Treatment

Sea Foam | Gasoline Engine FAQ's | General Content - Motor Treatment

 

I haven't had much luck with white smoke coming out the exhaust when I just put Seafoam in the tank. I'd just put it in, let it run for maybe half an hour to mix it up and then store the bike. Seafoam is fine as a fuel preserver (just like Stabil). I don't know that I'd leave it sitting in the carbs all winter through the vac line (or directly.)

 

Oh I didnt mean to leave the seafoam in the bike for winter storage, I just want to do a motor treatment before I put the bike away.

 

Interesting, I've used Seafoam (1oz per gallon) for about two tanks now and I haven't noticed any white smoke. I've just been putting the amounts in my gas tank. I have been riding around though. Any suggestions?

 

I've used seamfoam plenty of times for cars. You usually don't get the white smoke unless you use some in the vacuum lines. There are a couple of ways to use it.

1/3 in tank
1/3 in crank case (Don't forget to change you oil very soon)
1/3 sucked up (slowly!) via vacuum lines

or just pour the whole thing in the gas tank.

 

I wouldnt pour the whole thing in the tank considering our tank is only 17L, much smaller than car's