Re: [ST] OK, another oil thread...

["Jeremy Witt" <jeremyw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And that's why the bike(s) end up on the porch?  'er Indoors should have
nothing to say, then.  Kicking you out of the garage.  

Jeremy Witt
Field Engineer
Corrugated Networking Services Inc.
Office: 603-703-0365



-----Original Message-----
From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Dicks
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 8:21 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] OK, another oil thread...

Sadly its not an option for me - the weather for one makes riding
through
the winter all but impossible save for the odd day up her in NE.  The
other,
and most important reason, is that I have to hand my garage over to the
boss
- we have a little garage and in the summer its full of my bikes and in
the
winter I have to give it up for my wife's Jeep....

-----Original Message-----
From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Lawler
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 2:21 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] OK, another oil thread...


In a previous email, Kevin.Dicks@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Time to put the ST away for the winter - I will keep the S3 out for 
> the odd day when it warms up enough to ride.

I winterize my steed in a slightly different fashion but along similar
lines

> 1.	Clean and wax the bike

Leave it dirty. Road salts can't do any harm if they can't get past the 
dirt.


> 2.	Overly oil/wax the chain

Oil chain like normal.


> 3.	Put in some stabil fuel stuff - run it to get it through the
> system

I go through about a tank every week so the stuff would be a waste of my

money.


> 4.	Top the tank off (is this necessary, or can I leave it as is ?)

Top off the tank about once a week.


> 5.	Change the oil and filter

That'll have to wait until the next service interval.


> 6.	Spray WD40 on exposed metal

The exposed metal is covered with dirt. See number 1 above.

> 7.	Put it in my porch ('er indoors is none too pleased...), on the
> center stand - I might try to get the front-end of the floor but 
> failing this I will put a bit of carpet under the front wheel and 
> rotate it every month.

Leave it in the garage so I don't have to ride it up and down the
stairs.


> 8.	Take the battery out and put it on a battery tender

Leave the battery in. I "tend" to charge it every day that there is no 
ice or snow on the roads.


> Did I miss anything - do I need to overflate/underflate the tyres ?

Check like normal because the cold weather makes the pressure drop. Do 
not over inflate. Cold tires do not grip as well as warm tires when it's

10F outside. DAMHIKT


> don't need to be bothered about rodents so I wasn't planning on 
> covering the exhaust etc.

Between the wife's cats and my dog rodents are a non-issue. But it would

be fun to shoot a mouse out of the tailpipe on startup!


> So the question is, which oil should I use - bearing in mind I plan on

> changing it in spring before I ride it in anger.

Is anger before or after the ides of March?

-- 
Steve Lawler
Verona, NJ, USA

2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"

"The difference between a drunk and an alcoholic is that a drunk doesn't

have to attend all those meetings."
             -- Arthur Lewis
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