Knowing Better

[Sunday Rider]

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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.

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.

 

[Hardwrkr13]

Geez I haven't even put the lawnmower away yet (will do one more cut soon). Plenty of riding time still available. I'll call it a season when the brine goes down.

 

[Wingboy]

Thanks for the reminder. Gotta spray the Ural down with ACF50.

 

[Evoex]

Thanks for the reminder. Gotta spray the Ural down with ACF50.

i still have a bottle unused sitting on my table.....

 

[nobbie48]

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.

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.

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