Winter storage for our lovely 750's (and others!)

[Sparrow1]

Hi Guys,
  I'm curious as to how you guys and girls semi inhibit/store/care for your 750's over the Winter?
  My own bikes, all Vintage Honda's, are stored in a heated garage and are NOT ridden during Winter due to salt and general Shite on the roads. I don't run the engines. The tanks are drained and the carbs run dry. I only turn the engine over by kicking her over around half a dozen times once a month in order to reduce 'ring line' on the bore. This is for around 5 months. I am rather against running them up to running temp then simply putting them back into the garage with condensation in the exhausts and oil.
  Wondered what you guys do? This was a discussion the other evening - sadly we just talk about vintage riding over Winter.  All bikes a well ridden in Spring - Autumn. But need to emigrate!😢
  Nige.

[Green1]

I don't really lay mine up for winter.
I will try to use it on a dryish day it only gets washed 3 or 4 times a year and I remove the pipes once a year to clean them properly and give them a good coat of wax and polish.So far so good it's got no worse and no better.

Mick

[BigAl (Alan)]

I don't ride mine in the in the winter months. But I do fill the fuel tanks to the top and start them up once every 3 weeks to warm up. I was concerned with corrosion effecting the CB750 exhausts with intermittent running, but the NOS exhausts I bought from DS 6 years ago are fine.

Oh' the bikes are garaged/not heated

Alan

[Green1]

A heated garage would be lovely if I had a penny for every time Iv gone in the garage and the bikes are soaked with condensation.

I would probably have a pound or two.
 

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

All good comments but unless the magic 16 degrees is here never run them.Drain,fill tanks and cover up is all I can do.If the magic degrees are not present once a week I kick them over just a couple of times.Its not the engine that is a problem its keeping the chrome bits dry
Cheers
Bitsa

[Trigger]

If you look at chrome under a microscope it is porous. That is where you get the speckled hen effect from. A good coat of WD-40 or Vaseline will the rust at bay and wash off in the spring.

[Whaleman]

For the last 20 years I have heard the advice of filling up the gas tank for winter. I have no idea why anyone would leave gas in the  tank. I drain my tank and put it in the car. I then dry out the tank over a couple of days and spray a bunch of fogging oil in. Coat the whole innside. Bring in where warm. No rust in the last 20 years. In Spring I go get fresh gas and fill. Dan

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

True Trig
I squirt this stuff for boats every where and so far aok pipes are now 6 years old
Bitsa

[Green1]

If I know the bike will be standing for a wile I will fill the tank because I have had a tide mark appear half way down before when its condensated

Does WD 40 make the headers yellow

[Trigger]

If I know the bike will be standing for a wile I will fill the tank because I have had a tide mark appear half way down before when its condensated

Does WD 40 make the headers yellow

You was the WD-40 off before you heat them up again.
I have a few nos tanks in storage. They are all filled with diesel.

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

Trig
I have read and heard that although right smelly shit it works wonders with most things siezed pistons,calipers and carbs.I have also used it to wash motor parts heads etc
Cheers
Bitsa

[SteveD CB500K0]

Diesel lasts forever.
I have two 20 litre jerrycans of it in my garage from years ago when there was a fuel scare (and I owned a diesel )
It is illegal (?) to store large amounts of petrol indoors and it goes off anyway.

[UK Pete]

I  do fresh fuel before storing,drain fuel bowls and acf50 any metal parts zinc and chrome, and remove the battery
pete

[Green1]

Is ACF50 as good as they say.Would I have to wash that of the headers before running it.

Mick

[UK Pete]

ACF50 is really good, i have never wiped it off the headers,but i suppose it makes sense to