Winter Maintenance
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Change/flush the oil and coolant systems before parking it.
The main wear from old fluids is acid build-up created from the combustion process.
Don't want that sitting in the bottom of the crank doing a slow corrosion.
Add fuel stabilizer, run the bike long enough to get it into the entire fuel-path.
Top off the tank. If you have stands, it can help to support the weight off of the tires
(to avoid flat-spots). Other choice is re-position the tires about once a month,
till the new season. Top off the air-pressure.
Adjust/lube all of the various adjustable components (cables, chain, etc).
This is mainly so you won't blow it off on that first nice day at the start of next season. lol
If you don't have a battery tender/conditioner, pull the battery and bring it into a controlled temp environment.
That's the basics, although, I'm sure, there are other tweaks folks might bring to the table.
Ern
The main wear from old fluids is acid build-up created from the combustion process.
Don't want that sitting in the bottom of the crank doing a slow corrosion.
Add fuel stabilizer, run the bike long enough to get it into the entire fuel-path.
Top off the tank. If you have stands, it can help to support the weight off of the tires
(to avoid flat-spots). Other choice is re-position the tires about once a month,
till the new season. Top off the air-pressure.
Adjust/lube all of the various adjustable components (cables, chain, etc).
This is mainly so you won't blow it off on that first nice day at the start of next season. lol
If you don't have a battery tender/conditioner, pull the battery and bring it into a controlled temp environment.
That's the basics, although, I'm sure, there are other tweaks folks might bring to the table.
Ern
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