So for those of you who dont know...my bike has been sitting in my garage the past 4mnths while ii was away at skool; due to me getting in trouble wit my prents. U can read more about that in jeepgirl's post named "a question any1 can answer".....anywayz...its been sitting and ii wanted to know what checkups ii shud do on the bike b4 taking it for a spin...ie..drivechain? any specific fluids besides oil (ii need an oil chnge anyway) and/or anything else???!!
thnx..


p.s.-ill b sure to have sum pics up soon!!

 

ight cool...sry for the noob q..

 

grease chain, check for flat spots in the tires from sitting, spark plugs, clean air filter, front and rear break fluid level and condition, OIL AND FILTER (change it), chain tension, throttle and brake adjustments, go over it with a wrench to make sure everything is tight, etc... check your manual, it should have the winterization information in there, and what to check after its been idle. also start once a week to keep it nice and fresh.

 

i had my bike sitting for about a year and a half. just got it up and running again a few mos back, w/ alot of help from the folks here. you may want to check out your battery, if you haven't been conditioning it...

 

thnx f3...

vertical...in response to ur reply...ii had it covered with a big *** cloth. shud ii still clean the air filter?

as far as my batt...ii turned on the bike theday b4 thnxgiving n ran it for an hr or so...so ii shud b good on that..

but thnx 2 all...

 

redbb, fyi for batt, i read somewhere that just running it idle won't charge the batt. instead, you have to run up to at least 5k? rpms, i think... but it sounds like yours is working fine.

 

ill keep that in mind as well...