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RGP750:
Hi All
Not been on here for a while.
Fed up with carbs clogging up through lack of use.
Do you winter store with carbs  and tank empty or just carbs
Cheers Rich

Nurse Julie:
Carbs and tank empty on ours Rich. Before that though, run the engine with a bit of 2 stroke oil or Redex in the fuel to help keep everything oiled whilst in storage.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Are we against just firing the bike up once a fortnight & letting it run for 5-10 minutes?

Nurse Julie:

--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 02, 2022, 06:26:48 PM ---Are we against just firing the bike up once a fortnight & letting it run for 5-10 minutes?

--- End quote ---
Not when some of the bikes are stored in the house Ted 😂😂😂. Also, joking aside, that means you need to keep the tank and carbs full of fuel, not ideal with high Ethanol content.

royhall:
The stock answer to that Ted is it corrodes the exhausts from inside out. It needs a really good run to get the exhausts hot enough to boil off the water. You may notice that your 400/4 sometimes drips from the header to silencer joint, that's the water. Best plan is to drain tank and carbs completely and swill some diesel around the tank whilst it's off to stop it corroding. These days Ethanol will attract water from the atmosphere which will sit in the bottom of your tank and rust it. Difficult thing storing bikes for any length of time with the shite that poses as petrol these days.

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