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my12by60
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« on: July 18, 2011, 01:15:01 PM » |
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We will be taking our fifth wheel out in a few weeks and my bike will be sitting in our hot garage for two or three months. I have tried different things in different years to ensure a clean restart. One year I drained the carbs, another year Sta-bil, then Seafoam the last two years. Last year was the only year that I had a restart problem. I poured in a can of Seafoam prior to leaving but I think I might have gotten busy and forgot to ride the bike after pouring in the can. When I went to start a few months later I had fuel on the garage floor. I read here to tap on the carbs a few times with a mallet. I did so and she started up and the leaking gas stopped, but the bike ran a bit sluggish for a few weeks. I used a few of the tips from this forum to help clear the slow jets (which I thought might be the cause of the sluggish performance), like riding at low speed in a high gear. Eventually everything smoothed out back to normal performance.
I am in the Phoenix so the bike will be sitting in warm conditions. What is the most proven method for keeping things from getting gunky while it sits?
Absent any other advice, I will add a full can of Seafoam (one full can once per year?), fill the tank at the local Chevron, ride the bike a while, then park it and hook up the battery tender.
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Gryphon Rider
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« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2011, 02:13:03 PM » |
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Fill up with gas. Add fuel stabilizer per bottle instructions. Ride a 3 or 4 mile loop back home to ensure stabilizer gets into carbs. Top up gas (bike on the side stand) and turn off fuel valve. Pull your battery and give it to a buddy who will put a low current (≤2A) overnight charge on it in 6 weeks.
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Patrick
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« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2011, 02:25:18 PM » |
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Your last paragraph says it all, just don't forget the ride this time..
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Russell Rice
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« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2011, 03:07:27 PM » |
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I would fill it with real gas  |
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Old Geezer Richard
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« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2011, 08:26:38 AM » |
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Hey my12by60 , sea foam seems to work OK , but for leaving your bike in the garage I would use the Marine grade Stabil instead of the regular and again take it out for a short ride .... it worked for me in my power washer & lawn mowers during the winter .... then run a little Gumout in your gas after you run out the Stabli .... Thanks the Geezer  |
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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2011, 08:33:03 AM » |
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as stated put in stabil top off the tank. however why leave fuel in the carbs. no fuel no varnish. It will require removing the vacuum line off #6 and pulling a vac to get fuel back down into the carbs on startup
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Red Diamond
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2011, 09:06:14 AM » |
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Two or three weeks, I've left my bike in the garage for that length of time with no ill affects, just fill the tank. Phoenix, low humidity, you're ok, try 98 degree temps, 98% humidity.
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2011, 08:04:38 PM » |
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I also live in the Valley of the Sun. I usually don't ride from June to early September as it's like a convection oven here. Pouring a 2 lite bottle of water over my jacket just to ride ain't my idea of fun. Come lay-up time, I put 5 ounces of seafoam in the tank ( believe the directions say 1 oz per gallon ), go to the local gas station ( about 2 miles away ) and fill up the tank then ride home. It's a 99 Interstate by the way. Bike goes in the garage, gets the battery tender hooked up, then sees the Sun again in the early Fall. I don't even do the emission testing that's due in July. I take it in in September and pay the small penalty for being late. I've never had a problem starting up the bike. I also followed this routine, only reversed, when I lived in NY;ie putting it up for the Winter. Having said all that, I'm riding now as my wife just got her Wing triked and needs to get some time on it before Colorado in September. Ride safe.
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2011, 11:28:10 PM » |
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You could go hog wild and follow the 'winter storage' instructions in the manual. Stabilize, ride for a bit, fill and re stabilize. Drain the carb bowls, and a tablespoon of oil in each cylinder through the plug holes. My GL 1100 for 3 winters and the Valk last winter I just put stabil in the tank and pulled the battery for storage in the basement.
You might want to park it in a more ventilated area, like the back yard under a tree and use a bike cover. Might mitigate the over heated garage issues. Or let a friend babysit her with a weekly 30 mile ride and shady parking spot.
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2011, 01:55:55 PM » |
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If you have lousy 10% ethanol in your gas (like I do), I use StarTron fuel enzyme for any storage periods. Also in my gas cans for power equipment.  |
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