Re: [ST] Long Term Storage

[Todd J <me_shucker@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tom has a good point. I would actually plug both the intakes and the exhaust. I pulled quite a mouse nest out of an air box once. 

Tom Fraser <th_fraser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:  A couple of items to consider: 

Pull the plugs and put a few tablespoons of oil into the cylinders and then rotate the engine (not run it, but rotate) a few times to distribute the oil. This was especially important on the older bikes. 

If you have mice or potential mice problems, you might want to put a few mothballs around. I've known cases where the mice have made a mess of the seat and wiring. Other not quite as stinky solutions are fresh or dried mint leaves, oils of mints, camphor and pitch pine. 

Tom
'01 Sprint ST


----- Original Message ----
From: "Young, Mike" 
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 10:45:59 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] Long Term Storage


Great looking list. I'd suggest one addition and one modification: Clean
and lube the chain. (maybe use one of the "dirt bike" waxes? Just a
thought.) It's probably not worth trying to maintain a battery over that
long. If you have the tender, give it a shot. I'd be prepared to just
buy a new battery when you get ready to ride it again. (I have little
patience with iffy batteries, they recycle fine, and a new one isn't
THAT expensive.)

Mike Young
'06 ST
Seattle


-----Original Message-----
From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris and Sherri
Underwood
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 5:18 AM
To: st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ST] Long Term Storage

Sadly circumstances warrant that I might have to put my bike in storage
for
a year (or 2). Has anyone any experience of preparing a bike for long
term
storage? I was going to:


1. Change the oil and filter and add an oil stabiliser;
2. Add a fuel stabiliser, and top up the tank;
3. Put the bike on front and rear wheel stand;
4. Hook up to the Battery Doc;
5. Wash, wax/polish;
6. Cover the end of the exhaust;
7. Put on motorcycle cover.


As I live in the desert (couple of hours north of Las Vegas), humidity
isn't
that much of a problem, The bike will be stored in the garage. Am I
missing
anything?

Thanks in advance.

Chris
'02 ST
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