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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: New Jersey
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Away for a Month... Storage Tips...
Hello guys and I will thank in advance johnatan, Blaine, water warrior, 5th bike, alantf.. very very helpful..
Away for a Month and I need advice on the Storage as winter approaches... Winter is coming... I have my GZ, it runs great and besides the front break squeaking a little sometimes, everything is ok. I will be traveling saturday And I'll be gone for 1 month. I am in Jersey and temperatures are dropping. I read Blaine's instructions for storing the Bike for winter ( great guide btw http://gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6884 ) Now My questions are these: I just changed the oil and the filter like 1 week ago, have the rags to cover the exhaust, I have the berryman ![]() So, any pointers would be really appreciated, as I said, not garaged, and Going away for 1 month... thanks guys Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Indiana
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Re: Away for a Month... Storage Tips...
Kalel,
Check out the link to another thread on the forum that we just started about a week ago. A few of the more knowledgeable guys (and gals) here gave us a full rundown on how to store our bikes for the impending winter. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6936 |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Re: Away for a Month... Storage Tips...
Thanks for those kind words, Kalel. I'ts nice to be appreciated.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Dalton, GA
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Re: Away for a Month... Storage Tips...
Agree, Suparmun. Only, maybe next time, make me not the only one with the misspelled name
![]() I jest. I jest. I think you have a good handle on what to do for the winter. If you're going to be away for a month and this bike is going to be sitting out in the open, I would maybe ask a friend to go by every now and then and just put eyeballs on it. You're in Jersey... That bike is asking to get thrown into the back of a pickup and metled down into meth and injected into some poor hooker's rumpus. I've been to Seacaucus... I know what they do there. |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Squamish B.C Canada
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Re: Away for a Month... Storage Tips...
A one month sleep for the bike is nothing to worry about. I would take the battery out and store it in a warmer place and top it up with a battery tender upon your return. The addition of fluids in the fuel is good.
And as Jonathan suggested, have a friend do a drive by now and again. When you get back install the battery and you are almost ready to ride. Do a visual check, tire pressure check, light check and go riding. Cold fingers always bothered me, even in cool summer riding. You have to block the wind somehow. The only thing I can see is a large windshield that is wide enough to divert the wind. It would also have to reach down low to block the wind from coming from below. Heated grips will help but will not address the windchill factor that is always there. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Re: Away for a Month... Storage Tips...
They may look silly, but this is what you need to keep your hands warm.
![]() It's all about windchill. And you can't kill windchill without killing the wind. I made some one time out of an old Huggies diaper box and duct tape. I am not even kidding. It worked. I just looked like a homeless guy on a scooter. |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Away for a Month... Storage Tips...
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