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warming up spyder
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Bob Denman
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It won't really hurt anything, but why do you feel as if you need to do this? :dontknow:
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
WARMING IT UP
Heating and cooling causes all sorts of moisture creating issues ...... So if you are doing this to charge the Battery get a Maintainer or remove the battery ....... imho you are not doing the Spyder any good by this practice .... Mike :thumbup:
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Recommended by most is a battery tender, gas stabilizer, and leave the engine off for the duration. The engine needs to be driven for about a half hour to get it up to temperature. Idling does not do that as well.
Ours start on the first try after the big winter sleep, so that is good enough for me. :thumbup:
Ours start on the first try after the big winter sleep, so that is good enough for me. :thumbup:
JimVonBaden
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As mentioned, don't do it. Not only are you causing condensation in the motor, you are introducing raw fuel that slops past the rings into the oil. Normal riding will burn it off, but if you just start the bike for a little while every now and then, not only are you not really charging the battery, but you are contaminating the oil and promoting corrosion.
wmh9680
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I always put Seafoam in for the winter. she is on a battery tender and I just like to take her out for a ride on what ever nice days we have. If nice days were few and far between I was just wondering about starting her up. Any problems with her just sitting till there is a nice day? Thanks, Mike
If she's on a battery tender between times, then you should be fine just to disconnect that, start her up, & go ryding for a few hours or so on whatever fine days occur as & when they occur; but it would still probably pay to make sure the gas tank is topped up & to check/top up the oil after your ryde & before you connect the tender & put her back to sleep to wait until the next fine day. 
Not that we have too many 'snow days' that are just no good for ryding down this way, but I do have these fairly frequent 'enforced breaks' while I get to languish in hospital for a week or two or maybe more, & my RT just waits on the tender in the shed until I can get out & go ryding again.... even if it's just for a few hours ryding over the next day or two before the next visit to the Dr & then that can end up being another enforced break!
But it's worked fine that way for about 3years now! :thumbup:
Not that we have too many 'snow days' that are just no good for ryding down this way, but I do have these fairly frequent 'enforced breaks' while I get to languish in hospital for a week or two or maybe more, & my RT just waits on the tender in the shed until I can get out & go ryding again.... even if it's just for a few hours ryding over the next day or two before the next visit to the Dr & then that can end up being another enforced break!
But it's worked fine that way for about 3years now! :thumbup:
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AeroPilot
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Sit on it.. make vroom, vroooom noises, clean the wheels but let it sit until
you can take it out for an hour or so. Thankfully it was in the low 50s yesterday. Got a wheel cleaned before I took the RT out for an hour spin in the wind. The hour out wasn't long enough, but it'll have to do as the temp will be in the 20s for the rest of the week. Now, back on the tender and pull that other wheel off to clean it in the garage... or maybe just do some trip planning online
you can take it out for an hour or so. Thankfully it was in the low 50s yesterday. Got a wheel cleaned before I took the RT out for an hour spin in the wind. The hour out wasn't long enough, but it'll have to do as the temp will be in the 20s for the rest of the week. Now, back on the tender and pull that other wheel off to clean it in the garage... or maybe just do some trip planning online
Bob Denman
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You've done all of the right stuff: your bike is ready to sleep, until you're ready to ride! :thumbup:
EDIT: I've never used SeaFoam as a fuel stabilizer; is it designed for that purpose?
EDIT: I've never used SeaFoam as a fuel stabilizer; is it designed for that purpose?
Highwayman2013
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wmh9680
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I've used it in all my bikes for years and yes it is a stabilizer also. We just used it to get a snowblower running that had sit for at least 5 yrs. Just put some in the carb and sparkplug hole and let her sit. It took a while but she ran. The gas smelled like varnish. I would have drained the old gas out and filled the carb with seafoam and let her sit overnite after cranking wer a bit but the other guy thought he knew better and just let her run til she ran out. I'm not sure how that went as I left while it was running kinda rough. I put it in all my gas cans when I fill them. I wish I could find some for $2.50. Usually the best price I find is Farm and Fleet for $6.88. Thanks, Mike
Bob Denman
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Thanks! You should be good to go!
(I've heard of it used as a fuel system cleaner...)
(I've heard of it used as a fuel system cleaner...)
