My cbr has been sitting dormit for probably 2-3 months now, i took out the battery and its just been chilling in my garage.

I want to start it up again because its warming up here in NJ. My question is, should I prime the bike before starting it again to get the cylinder walls covered in oil? I feel like since the bike has been sitting for so long, all the oil is probably dried up from the walls of the cylinders.

Should I just disconnect the ECU and let it crank over for alittle bit? Or should I not even worry..?

 

Put the battery in and start the thing up, she'll purrrr like a kitten.

ITS A HONDA!

 

i know this..ive seen plenty of ratted out stunt bike f4i's that still keep ticking ..but im trying to prevent any damage from being done

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I know what your saying, i get paranoid about that type of stuff as well. But a cold start after 3 months isn't going to do any damage at all.

 

The flood gates are open! I truly cant believe how many of these threads have been started over the past few weeks. For christs sake... check the oil level, put some gas in it, and crank it.

 

All I did was change the oil, took the battery off the tender charger, threw it in the bike and she popped right off. You won't do any damage to it. You should be good to go. Just do a full inspection of brakes, levers, lights, tire pressure, fluid levels and lube the chain. Have fun, and be on the look out for all that sand in the corners from the winter. :P

 

I can't either.

It's a few months - grip it and rip it....

 

i pulled my battery out before i stored my bike and brought it inside and left it on a wooden dresser....i didnt have it on a charger or anything for 2 months (freakishly short winter) and i checked the voltage and it read 14.6v. do u think the bike would start if i just popped it in as is, or should i throw a slow charger on it for the day at work?

 

Just put it in.

 

Amen to that brother! Summer's right around the corner
One nice thing about using Sea Foam as a fuel stabilizer for storage, is it acts as upper cylinder lubricant once you decide to start it up again. Rode mine last week after 2-3 months of storage on a battery tender with no problems at start-up.