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Not using bike for 12 months, remove battery, oil, anything else ?

  • 02-07-2009 5:51pm
    #1
    SlabMurphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭


    Going to the USA for the next 12 months and obviously hope to do a bit of riding over there. So what should i do with the bike, remove the battery, drain petrol and oil, what about the chain, should I remove it and leave it in a container with say the drained oil ? Or will it be ok if I just lube it and get someone to lube it now and again while I'm away ?


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  • #2
    thehomeofDob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭thehomeofDob


    Let me have it?

    Leave the battery on a battery tender is your best bet. Don't drain all the petrol, I think about half a tank or full tank is recommended. Try to get both wheels up to prevent rot.

    Linky :)


  • #3
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Don't drain oil, as if bike is in a damp area bearings will rust, cover any chrome work with WD 40 or anti corrosion grease to stop rust. You could drain the acid from the battery if you had a funnel, bike batteries tend to get foooked if left unused. I winterised my old Triumph 650 for 4 years when I travelled abroad in the 90ies


  • #4
    SlabMurphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭SlabMurphy


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Don't drain oil, as if bike is in a damp area bearings will rust, cover any chrome work with WD 40 or anti corrosion grease to stop rust. You could drain the acid from the battery if you had a funnel, bike batteries tend to get foooked if left unused. I winterised my old Triumph 650 for 4 years when I travelled abroad in the 90ies
    What about the chain, will a good lube do it ?


  • #5
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    SlabMurphy wrote: »
    What about the chain, will a good lube do it ?
    Worth while giving it a dash of chain oil before you leave it.


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