All of the sudden, the weather turned "un-rideable" here in Southern Indiana. The past couple of years I was able to ride at least once every couple of weeks throughout the coldest months, but this time with snow and ice the bike has had to sit for a month now. What are my best practices for keeping the bike in good shape in storage? Kept in the garage at a consistent temp. She does have a mostly full tank of gas---should I add fuel stabilizer and run it for a little while to get it into the injectors, or is it more harm than good to bother starting it at this point?
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Don't know that it did any good except for my piece of mind. When I lived where it was cold I would start it and simply run it for 15 minutes every week. Maybe with no ice suffer around the block once then park it again. Then I would know oil was moving, gas was not laying around getting nasty and battery was working.
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Where I lived, not where I live now. Not Alberta but it can get cold in Greater Philadelphia area. The year I was relocated to San Antonio we didn't have a single day in February over 32f. But I started my bikes every week and if the roads were clean I moved them around the block to get the transmission and oil moving with the clutch and cables. Just rotated the charger every 3 days to another bike. Never a problem, never winterized.
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