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New (to me!) '77 CB400F - US model
Nurse Julie:
Air, not oil or water causes oxidation. As long as the oil is all around the engine internals, it will do more good than harm, regardless of the state of the oil.
mattsz:
Huh. Every resource I find concerning storage preparation suggests changing the oil before storage to avoid corrosive damage from oil-borne acids and carbon deposits.
I thought a few new quarts of oil would be smart, due to the unknown condition and age of the current oil. But maybe there's no point if the only way to properly circulate it is to run the engine?
Nurse Julie:
I must admit i have never done any research of what process to carry out to store a bike. It is such a short term storage, taking the bike off the road for the winter, i don't even consider it to be storage really. I have a bike here of my own, a CB750/4, that has not been in the road for 3 years, i didn't change the oil or do anything else. Everything will be checked, changed and serviced before going on the road. No point in doing it before a few weeks lay up and again after.
mattsz:
All good Julie! This one will be sitting for six months, and with so many unknowns, and my lack of experience with these things, I've been making my plans on the side of caution...
Nurse Julie:
Understand Matt 👍. All our old Hondas that we ride came off the road last week and will not be ridden until April next year at the earliest and they were just parked up with no prep. I worry a lot more about rust forming on chrome parts than anything to do with engine internals.
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