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« on: October 20, 2021, 04:16:49 PM » |
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Regarding winterizing our bikes, I've read the manual and looked through the archives and I have a question. The manual says to jack the bike up to the point where the tires are off the ground.
I have Progressive 416 shocks. Am I better off disconnecting the shocks, or jack it up and let them hang?
And either way, let the pressure off or keep them pressurized?
Thanks,
George
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da prez
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2021, 05:11:06 PM » |
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Helps prevent flat spots. A pair of jack stands under the crash bars and stands or blocks under the swing arm.
Use caution and have help.
da prez
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Bighead
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2021, 05:22:40 PM » |
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Best answer keep riding it.
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2021, 05:33:40 PM » |
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Agreed!
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2021, 05:55:40 PM » |
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I think you jack the bike up just enough to relieve tire pressure, but still have them touching down, and not hanging the shocks and forks in the air. But do not leave it on jack hydraulics, use the safety catch bar, or jam a two by four through the jack scissors, and relieve the hydraulics.
I've never done it, I do get some winter rides in (with no snow, ice, salt or sand on the roads).
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2021, 08:06:47 PM » |
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Place cardboard under the tires if they touch a concrete floor. Concrete absorbs moisture all winter from the same section of tire.
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2021, 09:26:06 PM » |
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I park mine on plywood and leave them just on the side stands. I've never had a flat spot across dozens of bikes sine the early 90s.
You don't "continue riding" in Ohio after the first lake effect snows unless you want the bike to rot apart from salt damage like our cars do. For those times I have Concours 14s; the only chrome on the entire bike is the lever adjustment wheels. As soon as I buy a set of Pazzos for each, that bit of potential rust is gone too.
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« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2021, 10:41:36 AM » |
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I'm in Central NY - snow country - so "keep riding" isn't an option. We're the reason God made snowmobiles.
I was really wondering if there's any difference between OEM shocks and air shocks in terms of leaving them hanging for 6 months.
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Tfrank59
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« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2021, 07:37:50 AM » |
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Best answer keep riding it.
Easy to say, you guys down south, but he's in NY. I'm in WA and I try to keep riding (2 bikes!) all year--it's a challenge to say the least. Rode yesterday, perfect afternoon, then got a bath getting home at night  Have to pack along lots of gear. |
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« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2021, 08:42:04 AM » |
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I was really wondering if there's any difference between OEM shocks and air shocks in terms of leaving them hanging for 6 months.
I have 416s on my I/S. They bleed down a bit over the course of storage but the bike doesn't care. Come springtime when I place it back in service, I refill the shocks to whatever pressure is suitable for that day's ride. (There's a GL1200 compressor and custom fill/bleed control arrangement inside the fairing - which is what Honda SHOULD have done all along.) |
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« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2021, 03:59:51 PM » |
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I suppose I could mount a little ATV plow back to the engine guards and put chains on the rear wheel....
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