Re: [St] Speaking of tires NOW Winterizing my ST

[Brian Pitman <snowsurfer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, I will then!

I just winterized motorcycle # 1 (GTS) by changing the oil and filter, pulling the battery and getting both tires off the floor once I parked it in the back corner of the garage.

While I will ride the ST for another month or more here in Canada, depending upon the wx, I am curious what you other "value-minded" listers do with respect to that expensive synthetic oil?  Normally, I change the oil again after one or two short warm-up runs in the spring time.  And yes, I appreciate that oil changes are less expensive that engine rebuilds, however I was wondering what others do since this will be the first "over-winter" for me and my ST.  For example, does anyone run synthetic oil during m/c season, then put a "regular" oil in the cases just for winter storage, then return to synthetic the following spring?

Also, does the gel battery require any different storage maintenace from a regular lead-acid version?  
My normal drill is to store my m/c battery in my basement workshop and put it on a trickle charger once a month for 48 hrs.

Brian
Great White North


----- Original Message ----
From: ScottS <06STABS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:22:51 PM
Subject: Re: [St] Speaking of tires


You forgot to ask about oil....
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