Winterizing

[Titanon22s]

Well it's getting cooler in good old Connecticut. Which means winter. Now I know a battery tender and fuel stabilizer is a must. But what else should I do when I plan on putting her away. 13 rss if that matters.

[bmccaffrey]

Drive it like hell and hope it runs in the spring. Whenever that happens in upstate NY

No just kidding. Your ok with what your doing. I run a fuel additive with 97% of my fill ups so im set in that categorie. I started othat comesly last winter. This year got a pact ride once a month through spring whenever that Comes.

Whoo hooo

[Chupaca]

you might want to change oil and filter, top off tank with gas and stabilizer. Ther rest you know..

[bmccaffrey]

[QUOTEPROBABLYupaca;882231]you might want to change oil and filter, top off tank with gas and stabilizer. Ther rest you know..[/QUOTE]

THATS PROBABLY NOT AN ISSUE IN CALIFORNIA IS IT CHUP

MY NEIGHBORHOOD IT CAN GET -20 - -30 AND LAST FOR A WEEK OR 2

[Titanon22s]

I just got the oil and filter done at the 600 mile break in. I only have 1k on it now.

[garb55]

[QUOTEPROBABLYupaca;882231]you might want to change oil and filter, top off tank with gas and stabilizer. Ther rest you know..

THATS PROBABLY NOT AN ISSUE IN CALIFORNIA IS IT CHUP

MY NEIGHBORHOOD IT CAN GET -20 - -30 AND LAST FOR A WEEK OR 2[/QUOTE]


In my area it gets to -25 at night and 0 during the day
I still ride if chains are not required
I have heated jacket-gloves-pants

[Titanon22s]

If I only lived in Cali! Or Arizona better yet. I wouldn't have worry about this cold crap

[ARtraveler]

I top off the tank, add stabil to the gas tank, put it on the battery tender and park it until start up time.

My 's are housed in a heated garage.

Also recommended by some experts is to NOT start it up at intervals. The needs about a half hour of operating loads to get it fully warmed up. If you are not going to drive it, probably best to let her sleep.

Mine always start the first time--even though they have been sleeping for 6 months.

[Bob Denman]

It doesn't hurt ot pump your tires up, and if they're sitting on concrete; put something underneath them. (I use cardboard, and chunks of carpeting. You should also plug up the exhaust... it'll keep mice from thinking that they've found a new luxury condo. Some tinfoil, and a couple of rubber bands can usually be made to work.
Then; it's time to fire up your "C'mon... Early Springtime!" Dance...

[bmccaffrey]

I also use dryer sheets on the spyder and also my motor home to help with the mice. Frigin neighbors cat got run over he's no help anymore

Not really just to well fed

[billrob71]

Still ride in the winter as long as no snow is on the ground.

[MikeinGA]

I would add to list, D-CON mice control, 1 box under the front and another at the back wheel. I also use a 2 inch deep pan with a little ramp near the Spyder with RV antifreeze in it so the water in the antifreeze turn to ice in the cold winter nights and it makes it easy to find the dead mice. That's IMHO.


Mike

[SNOOPY]

It doesn't hurt ot pump your tires up, and if they're sitting on concrete; put something underneath them. (I use cardboard, and chunks of carpeting. You should also plug up the exhaust... it'll keep mice from thinking that they've found a new luxury condo. Some tinfoil, and a couple of rubber bands can usually be made to work.
Then; it's time to fire up your "C'mon... Early Springtime!" Dance...

Good point about covering the exhaust against mice. Use to get in our Jetskis through the exhaust years ago. Amazing how much food they can pack in an exhaust system

[Bob Denman]

They can pack enough in there, to ruin your day...

[Titanon22s]

Never thought of the exhaust and dryer sheets. Awesome thanks for all the help. I'm not looking forward to parking her or for winter at all.

[Flanker]

Well it's getting cooler in good old Connecticut. Which means winter. Now I know a battery tender and fuel stabilizer is a must. But what else should I do when I plan on putting her away. 13 rss if that matters.

That's all I do.

[DrewNJ]

Battery tender and just make it a point to bundle up and get out and ride every once in awhile over the winter.

[bronzeflex42]

Yeah, i'll try to get it out every once in a while on the not so cold days and warm it up some.

[DJFaninTN]

we only missed one weekend riding last winter. going to try to do the same again this year.

[Titanon22s]

We get slammed here with snow. Not sure what your average snowfall Is in TN but we get a butt load, or we will get a dusting