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Winter storage
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: royhall on October 02, 2022, 06:33:03 PM ---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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I guess one should ideally do the oil & filter change when you overwinter to avoid any corrosion from oil that has picked up sulphur & water during use?
RGP750:
Thanks All
Carbs back on tomorrow and go for a decent ride . (I hope)
Redex, diesel and drain down .
Thanks Rich
kevski:
I never winter store my bikes, I use them and keep them running year round, though less in the winter, I have used a fuel stabilizer for years, I do drain the carbs and tank off once a year then straight back on and run as often as I can during the winter.
royhall:
What's the fuel stabiliser you use, and does it work okay.
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SPR:
I just keep filled with Esso premium which round here has zero ethanol ... I do use mine over winter on odd sunny dry days .... other than that it is kept in a big carcoon system or the lounge :)
Simon
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