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billywingnut:
I would be interested to know what members do to store there 400/4 over winter. I stop riding as soon as the gritters come out.
Do you drain the oil and remove the battery after coating brightwork with an oily rag or just throw a cover over it.

Nurse Julie:
Remove battery, oily rag wipe down, a bit of redex in the tank if still have fuel in it. Starts up 1st time every spring on last years fuel.
Edit...should have mentioned that if you are removing the tank for the storage, empty fuel and  swill some diesel around inside the tank to form an oily barrier. Empty diesel in spring, fill up with petrol and off you go.

Green1:
I don't do anything other then turn fuel off and drain carbs and fill the tank with fuel. Making sure to leave room for expansion so not to overflow and damage your paint work.
Its not a bad idea to take the pipes off to clean them sometimes I get water out of them if I upend them.
When I come to restart them the fuel has normaly gone off so I dump that in the car and lawnmower then drive the car not the lawnmower to the petrol station. On  my return the 750 normally fires up fairly promptly the 550 normally starts just as I'm about to give up and runs on three for a few seconds. My Aprilia will run all year as long as its been used at least once every few weeks otherwise its a real pig to start and the sprag clutch goes bang if I try with a weak battery. My Guzzi now fingers crossed works everytime I try it. Except this morning when it blew a fuse  ::)

Athame57:
To stop tyres getting flat spotted on cold concrete use something to keep them off it, a couple of wooden blocks under each, or if you can afford it  a carpet.

mattsz:

--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on October 26, 2019, 06:14:53 PM ---Edit...should have mentioned that if you are removing the tank for the storage, empty fuel and  swill some diesel around inside the tank to form an oily barrier. Empty diesel in spring, fill up with petrol and off you go.

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Would kerosene (pariffin) serve the same purpose?  I have a jug on hand.  I know they don't smell the same...

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