RE: [ST] Winter Storage

[Tom Emberson <ate_st@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Ken Mitchell wrote:

> Yes, I suppose filling the tank is still a good idea. About the 
> Pitbull reversible stand, nice. A friend has one for his 
> Daytona and it works great. HOwever, unless I'm missing 
> something, the weight of the bike is still on that rear shock 
> even when the wheel is off the ground. ;)
>
> At least that's the way my lowly RS is when I have it on my 
> rear swingarm stand.

This might make getting that centre stand worth while? Put the 
bike up on the centre stand, and that will take all the weight 
off the rear and 95% off the front. At least to the point where 
the front suspension will be fully extended. If you are still 
worried about the front wheel contacting the ground, you can 
prop up the shocks with custom fit pieces of wood.

But then again, that is going back to when I actually had to 
winterize a bike :-)

t.


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