well my mom is going to let me keep my R1 up at her house in the shed, i guess you can call it a shed, its huge has a riding lawmower all kinds of ****, anyway ill be keeping the bike up there because its a safe place to keep it, i dont have a garage, well what do i need to do to the bike to store it over the winter, i wont ride it at all, untill the weather gets nice, i might be able to get my mom to go out and start once a week or somthing, i dunno what should i do

 

start it and ride it around every once in a while. Don't just put it away.

 

i wish i could but i have sevral factors against me, my moms house like 40 minutes away, and i dont have the time to drive up there and just ride around and frezze my nuts off, and plus its 1000 so when the tires are really cold there no traction and i almost kill myself trying to ride it

 

cant i drain the oil or somthing, theres gotta be some safe way to store a bike

 

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You don't even need to use the gas.

Just ease the clutch out and putt around. You are capable of doing this, I assume?

 

Dont drain the oil. Here are some things you should do to the bike for storage:
-Put new oil in
-Take the spark plugs out and put a couple drops of oil in each cylinder then put the plugs back in
-Cover intake and exhaust holes
-Put fuel stabilizer in a full tank of gas
-Put the bike on some bike stands or at least put it on a piece of carpet and move the bike around every so often to prevent flat spots
-Add a couple psi's to the tires

I'm sure theres a couple things that I missed

 

big pete pretty much summed it up

 

awesome guys thanks

and ross r i am capable of doin that, its just at my moms place is all hills and i have to give it gas

 

idont even do any of that, lol. i just put it in the garage and start it up and ride in the spring.

 

Got this off my CD service manual.

STORING YOUR MOTORCYCLE
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Every year lots and lots of people just come in from riding, push their bike over in a corner and walk away. They return in four or five months and wonder why their bike won't run... well DUH ! If you want that bike to work for you, you've got to take care of it. Let's take a look at how you do that.


The Minimum


Gas rots, so you must put in fuel stabilizer and run the engine long enough to get it completely through the carbs. Then, either fill up the gas tank to full ( To the bottom of the filler neck ) with gas that has no Alcohol ( Oxygenated ) in it, and has the proper mix of fuel stabilizer in it. Or drain all of the gas out of the tank and spray some gas soluble oil on the inside of the tank to keep it from rusting. The choice is up to you. Either way is OK.
Drain all the gas out of the carbs. Most carbs have a drain screw on the bottom of the carb.
Take the battery out and, if necessary, add distilled water to it and clean off the outside ( Battery Box Too ! ) with a mixture of baking soda and water. Then put the battery on a trickle charger ( No more than one AMP ) and charge it till it is fully charged. Do this at least once a month, till you start riding again.


The Maximum - Add The Following.


Wash and wax your Motorcycle.
Change the engine oil and oil filter.
Change ALL other oils and fluids, such as rear end oil, radiator fluid, brake fluid, etc.
Take out all the spark plugs and put about a tablespoon of engine oil down each spark plug hole. Now turn the engine over several times to ditribute the oil around the cylinder. Be sure and ground the spark plug wires when you do this. This is to protect the ignition system.
Use a breathable motorcycle cover to keep dust and moisture out. Plastic tarps that don't breath trap moisture in, causing rust.


Something More


I like to put some type of water displacing, penetrating oil in each cylinder to sort of dry it out, before I put in the engine oil. Combustion makes a lot of water, and some of it always seems to get into the piston ring area.
I like to use some kind of Armor All type preservative on all plastic and rubber parts.
If you change the fluid in your bike's radiator, use distilled water and a motorcycle type anti-freeze. Car type anti-freezes use additives that can wear out your water pump.
If you change your brake or clutch fluid, use the type recomended for your system, Dot 3, 4, or 5. Which one ? It's in your Shop Manual. You do have one, don't you ?
It costs a bit more, but you can get a trickle charger that will shut off automaticly when the battery is fully charged and start up again when it's charge goes down. You can leave it connected and on all the time.
Aluminum does rust...sort of, so an application of spray wax or the like, to all surfaces of the engine, wouldn't hurt.
Keep the bike in a dry, heated garage, if possible.
Once a month or so, turn the engine over a couple of times, to keep things loose and lubed !
Keep it in the dark... sunlight thru a window can fade paint and the like.

Hey folks, at least do the minimum. If you don't, you might get away with it once or twice, but sooner or later You Will Loose.

 

I just started mine up for the first time in a week. I let it run for a little bit.
Just the sound and smell makes me miss it so much more.

 

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Just the sound and smell makes me miss it so much more.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Why miss it? Go out and ride man! It's not that cold

 

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Why miss it? Go out and ride man! It's not that cold </TD></TR></TABLE>
dude its like 25 out and snowing.

 

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dude its like 25 out and snowing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol. damn i hate winter time. Now im all itchy to work on my bike, but i dont know what to do to it

 

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lol. damn i hate winter time. Now im all itchy to work on my bike, but i dont know what to do to it </TD></TR></TABLE>

It's even worse today. My new helmet just came.

 

lol. i can see your little bros running around the house with it on pretending to ride.

 

My mom bought it so it has to stay away until christmas.

 

ohhhhhh. lol.

 

oh **** we have a thread on this, let me find it and sticky it.

 

hey guys, im doing all this stuff to my bike today and changing the oil and everything, do i really need to change the rear end oil and rad fluid and brake fluid, or do i do that after winter

and what oil should i use, i know cars get 5w 30 in the winter should i put that in my bike to, remember its getting stored, in a shed and wont be driven untill it riding weather again, seeing as how i went riding yesterday december 18th, cold doesnt bother me, so as soon as its not snowing any more ill be riding again

thanks

 

do not use car oil....use motorcycle specific oil. Just use a regular motorcycle oil since you're going to change it back out in the spring so no use in wasting your money on sythetic

 

i wasnt goin to use car oil, what whould be the best weight to use

 

10-40 should be fine