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Motorcycle Forum / General / Yamaha / November 2004Vstar1100 storage for winter
I'm about to put up my Vstar 1100 Custom for storage over the winter. I'm keeping it in a moderately heated garage (temp approx 5-10 degrees celcius throughout winter months). What proceedure should I really do.......I've heard mixed stories about putting oil down on pistons, etc. Can I just fill up the tank, put in some fuel stabilizer, and put the battery on trickle charge? >I'm about to put up my Vstar 1100 Custom for storage over the winter. I'm >keeping it in a moderately heated garage (temp approx 5-10 degrees celcius [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >putting oil down on pistons, etc. Can I just fill up the tank, put in some >fuel stabilizer, and put the battery on trickle charge? You can do as much or as little as you want, really. And you are right that there is a lot of contradictory opinions out there. So you can weight all this and decide: Do as little as possible, or go all out. What *I* did? 1-Go to gas station. Put in gas stabiliser and fill to the rim. Drive around for 10 minutes to get stabiliser into the float bowls. Feel depressed, knowing this is the last ride this year. 2-Replace oil with cheap stuff. Circulate new oil for a minute or two. Apparently, old oil has acids that will eat away at... the bottom of the oil pan? I never used to do that, but it's a new bike, it's only five bucks and makes me feel good. In the spring, I am driving straight to the shop for an oil change and tune up. 3-Fog engine. This consists of removing the air filter and running the engine while trying to get the *$&$^^$ engine to suck in and choke on the *$^&#^$ fogging oil. Feel satisfied that I saw a little puff of smoke come out the back, and quickly shut engine off. 4-Remove battery and connect to battery tender in the basement. 5-Remove saddle bags, seats and backrests and store in basement. 6-Put bike on lift. 7-Wipe large quantities of $#*&$$ fogging oil off the side of the bike as it drips back out of the air intake. 8-Put bed sheet on the bike. 9-Wash and wax. Ah, screw it. It's getting dark, I'm tired, and I can do that in the spring. BTW, my bike is stored in a non-heated garage. If it was a semi-heated garage like your, I would probably just run the bike for 5 minutes every week or two. >I'm about to put up my Vstar 1100 Custom for storage over the winter. I'm >keeping it in a moderately heated garage (temp approx 5-10 degrees celcius [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >putting oil down on pistons, etc. Can I just fill up the tank, put in some >fuel stabilizer, and put the battery on trickle charge? the stabilizer and trickle should do. try to start once a month. make sure you change the oil, too. Change the oil before I store or after I take it out in the spring? If I am going to start once a month is there a need to change the oil in the fall? >>I'm about to put up my Vstar 1100 Custom for storage over the winter. I'm >>keeping it in a moderately heated garage (temp approx 5-10 degrees celcius [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > month. > make sure you change the oil, too. What should I get for a trickle charger for my battery...........would a 1.5amp trickle charge be too much? > Change the oil before I store or after I take it out in the spring? If I > am going to start once a month is there a need to change the oil in the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> month. >> make sure you change the oil, too. >What should I get for a trickle charger for my battery...........would a >1.5amp trickle charge be too much? Canadian Tire has one for $44.95. It says "Automatic Battery Charger/Maintainer" on it. These things monitor your battery and only charge when necessary. A 1.5amp constant charge can cook a battery. Make sure you get the right thing. >>What should I get for a trickle charger for my battery...........would a >>1.5amp trickle charge be too much? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >A 1.5amp constant charge can cook a battery. Make sure you get the >right thing. jc whitney has tenders for 15 bucks. they can not over charge. some people use a half amp ps, but it has no auto shut off. Wouldn't happen to have a link to that exact changer do you........I can't manage to find it. >>What should I get for a trickle charger for my battery...........would a >>1.5amp trickle charge be too much? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > A 1.5amp constant charge can cook a battery. Make sure you get the > right thing. >Change the oil before I store or after I take it out in the spring? If I am >going to start once a month is there a need to change the oil in the fall? change before you store it and again in the spring. cheap insurance. dirty oil eats motors. Does everyone here in this group do that? (change oil when storing and again when taking it out in spring). I've never done this with any other peice of machinery.........but then again........none of them cost as much as my bike :) >>Change the oil before I store or after I take it out in the spring? If I >>am >>going to start once a month is there a need to change the oil in the fall? >> > change before you store it and again in the spring. cheap > insurance. dirty oil eats motors. > Does everyone here in this group do that? (change oil when storing and again > when taking it out in spring). I've never done this with any other peice of > machinery.........but then again........none of them cost as much as my bike > :) I've read that some people put fresh oil in in the fall, and then change it again in the spring, but I've never done that. Haven't had engine problems related to internal corrosion in thirty years of storing cars, bikes, lawnmowers, snowblowers, etc. I think if you warm up the engine completely before you dump the oil in the fall, you probably drive out any liquid water that may have accumulated. For long-term storage, I do replace the oil before putting an engine back into commission, e.g., a bike that was stored for several years. >Does everyone here in this group do that? (change oil when storing and again >when taking it out in spring). I've never done this with any other peice of >machinery.........but then again........none of them cost as much as my bike >:) > >"e" <someone@some.domain> wrote in message don't top post, it breaks up the logical flow of conversation. i've done that on any gas burner going into storage. old military mech taught me and it's saved me major money. hell, just getting the carbs cleaned on a modern bike is a couple hundred bucks, and letting oil acids eat your motor is dumb. maybe you can skate a few years, but the effect is cumlative. you have 5 bucks for oil and a half hour to save a motor. |
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