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Originally Posted by mrlmd1
Rather than draining the fuel out and emptying the tank, another recommended option is to totally fill it to make the air space in the tank as small as possible and eliminate condensation (water) forming in the tank, add a fuel stabilizer, run it for a while to circulate that into the carb, and change the oil before storing it. Lube the chain with whatever you want so it doesn't sit and get rusty. Clean and wax it up before you lay it up, it's easier to clean if off in the spring if it just sits in a corner somewhere for many months. Check the tires pressure, roll it around a little every few weeks. Charge up the battery periodically with a battery tender or small output charger. Start it up and run it for 10 - 15 min once every week or two.
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i would agree with most of that, but i would take the battery out so it does not set out in the cold all winter, and yes stick the charger on it a few times threw out the winter but keep the battery in side where it is warm, fill her up with gas and put some stabilizer in there, rool it around so the tires dont set in the same exact spot all winter, that way there should not be a chance of getting flat spots in the tires. and every other thing mentioned here but.......
i dont think i would run it much, as some one else mentioned depending now how cold it is. if it is much below 30 degreese i probably would not start it up. warm up times will probably be long in those temperatures and i always hear its not good to run the bike at idle for long periods of time, not much air moving threw the motor at idle..