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Sikter said:
About a decade ago, there was a sunny and dry (15c) New Year Day. That's when I realizing that winterizing is counterproductive, invested in some heated gear and started riding year around. It's in a heated garage, connected to a Battery Tender and with a tank full of Ultramar Premium (no alcohol), ready to roll on a whim. Since that day, my bikes haven't sat for more than a couple of weeks without being ridden, even in the middle of winter. I know it's going to start and run in the spring because I ride it regularly, down to about -10c.
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I remember that day. I went for a ride and I could feel salt grit in my teeth as I was grinning how great to be out riding.
I worry about leaving the bike with salt dust all over it until spring.
I change the oil and filter in the bike and lawnmower at the end of the season too.
 
GreyGhost said:
I do them at the end. Imo, better to get the acid and water out before it sits for a while. Also makes it easy to fire it up and go riding with no reservations that maybe I should be doing maintenance instead. In the grand scheme of things, it probably doesn't matter. Very few bikes that get regular maintenance in Ontario die because of engine wear/corrosion.
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Ditto on the oil. Then a shot of stabilizer in a full tank and plug in the battery tender, leaving the battery in place. With the Sportster I drained the carb.

The boat engine got fogged. The marina did everything else.
 
Never really understood not winterizing thing.

I have a motorcycle because I like riding it, so I don't count riding to and from the gas station as taking any "working" time.
I would have to pump the gas in the tank anyway, so I don't count filling it as any working time.
I would check and inflate my tires, so that's no added time either.

So far have we really done anything we wouldn't do anyway just out of, you know, being a responsible person who takes care of their ****?

So what's left?

I guess putting fuel stabilizer in takes about 8 seconds, maybe 18 seconds if I have to order a bottle and have amazon deliver it by morning.

My garage has a dozen outlets in it, my bikes can never be further than 6 ft from an outlet, and they all have pig tails, so plugging them in is another 8 seconds. But typically, I plug in my bikes any time I don't know when my next ride will be anyway.

So this whole winterization thing, people avoid it, to save 8 to 26 seconds? You spent longer reading this. Just take care of your children instead of being a negligent father, if not for their sake, than for my sake when I buy your used bike from you and want to know if it's been looked after lol
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