How long can I leave my Spyder in the garage without starting it up/taking it out?

[Don'tPanic]

a month is fine

According to user manual Can-Am recommends charging battery after a month of not riding. Anything before 30 days is fine. Remember, the battery discharges at a rate of about 1% / day. You don't want the battery drained past 50-60%

 

[PocoToro]

5 months of winter

After a long cold and snowy New Jersey winter (5 months of winter :cus ......I came home from work early to day and uncovered my '16 F3-L, inserted the key and said a prayerray:, turned the key, and was pleasantly surprised by the computer coming to life:clap:. NOW how do I start this thing??:banghead: ECO... Starter... no... kill switch.. starter...hyea: reverse.... throttle.. BUZZZZZ.:yikes: what the (oh parking break). Give me a few days to get the hang of this again :2thumbs: :spyder::riding:

 

[bhern]

Thanks again for the input on this...

Returned from our trip yesterday, and fired up the RT this morning for the commute to work -- everything worked fine (and I managed to stay upright in the seat after over three weeks of no Spydering) so I appreciate everyone's reassurance that the down time was not going to be a problem. Looking forward to getting out on the open road this weekend, hopefully.

 

[Bob Denman]

:clap::congrats::2thumbs:
Glad that you're back, and that the bike is fine!


So... How was your trip??

 

[bhern]

Trip = Great!

So... How was your trip??

It was really great. My wife and I have done a fair bit of work with people and organizations on the ground in Eastern Europe to encourage/strengthen marriages over the past decade, so we were over in Ukraine, Slovenia and Hungary. Part "working vacation," part reconnecting with friends, and part pure tourist fun -- it was our first time in both Ukraine and Slovenia, and Budapest is our favorite city on the planet. Thanks for asking.

 

[Bob Denman]

That sounds like an exciting trip!
(I hope that you took some pictures for us!)

 

[Mad Mac]

When I put ours up for the winter (4 months+), I will wash it,put Stabil in the fuel, ride it to the gas station and top it off, pump the tires up to about 40psi (prevents flat spots), plug in the battery tender, then I don't start it until I know I'm going to be riding it. You can take any part of this equation and modify it anyway you want. Or you could probably do none of it, come home off your trip, put the key in it and it will probably run like it did before you left. Some people have that kind of luck, I don't. If something is going to wrong, it will! Good luck! Mac:doorag: