Winterizing Advice

[Randew2U]

Im bringing my 2004 BP into the living room for the 5-month northeast winter. While leaving the bike intact, what can I do to minimize the fuel smell and properly winterize the bike. Is it ok to drain out the tank, remove all vapor and drain the carbs?

[DEmark]

My winterizing procedure for the Baghira is going to be studding the tires. Anyone done this before?

[old paul]

Sorry; can't help. Down here in Texas, the real riding season is just beginning.

[F0ul_Oli]

Ive read about studding tyres - but it illegal in the uk

the bolts they used in the article I read were pretty big - about 10 mm - and it involved a lot of driling into a new tyre.

What I would do is to google on ice racing - the russians do a load of it!

hope that helps a little.

F0ul

[Anders-MZ]

[keithcross]

We get pretty bad snow where I live, last year there was 50mm on the roads for nearly a whole day

Keith

[DAVID THOMPSON]

hi winter storage here is wait to see how deep it is then put it away
if it a sloppy wet one ..if its a cold dry snow 0deg f to 10deg f
we use one wrap of chain
on bikes like bmw /2 its one piece of #9 dog chain with a piece of hose
and a 1/4 inch bolt on side of tire
on the /5/6 bikes its a piece of flat rubber belt about 30mm wide
tightened with a bolt and a piece of #9 chain rivited to the belt

i just use one wrap as the bumps are tooo much
and one wrap has always got me up the hill to the house
if its slush watch the front and rear disk brakes they will
freeze and strand you
my personal preference is a bmw /2 1955 to 1969 best handling
and drum brakes no freeze up
these bikes are getting old and parts cost a lot but one of them
is the best for a backup for the guy that uses bikes for the daily driver
i have over 250 thousand miles on /2's they are motorcycles ..every thing else is just a bike
the disk brakes on the rt125 freeze up
and the saxon tour is a night mare on a slick road
and now that i drive a school bus we usuall dont go if it's that bad\

i am not in to cold wx riding any more
i did not own a 4 wheel vech. from 1974 to 1982 so it can be done here
but 25 to 50 miles further north is an other story it usually nasty there
map look up zip code is 26101 at google maps set the scale
to 2 miles then 5 miles and note the river has a big effect on the wx
as wind blows in from the west and a few deg north of west

[mxsteven]

Ohhhhhhh over here i dont have any problem with my winter

but theres a problem with my climate...... i burns hell out of me... it so hot here like riding through a desert..... wearing the suit and u reach home all wet hahaha....

So i think u guys have lotsa procedures to prepare for the bike before winter... well good luck (anyway i love cold places better than hot)

[Scheffi]

My Baghira sleeps tightly until March... without fuel in the tank and without fuel in the carbs.
If we get as much snow as last winter, I won't be sad about it.

[keithcross]

[Scheffi]

Keith, I think this would be the perfect tuning-kit for a "Winter-Baghira":

http://www.2moto.net/MPG/90SecVidClipB320x240LoRes.wmv

[Hoke]

Don´t put the bike away!
Snow is fun (altow the Baggy is best on the plowed roads because of the size n weight )
Looking forward to try my RMX250 in the snow(if there will be any ) this year!
Do not forget to drain the water from the chokecable/connection at the carb, before riding the 660 in winter conditions...

[keithcross]

[DAVID THOMPSON]

the snow cycles are neat
but i hate snow and here in my area to get the amount of snow you need
to run them or a snowmobile you have to go to Harmon WV about 200km
to the south east in the big mountains
in fact there are no snowmobile dealers within at least 150km of my house
that i am aware of
ar dave