Hi all you may have read I'm going to get my 954 this weekend, Now its in a warm climate now so I'm thinking there probably is no antifreeze in it now. since I'm in RI I will need antifreeze, what type do you guys/gals use for winter storage, I will be storing it in an unheated shed for the winter. I will be starting it weekly over the winter to keep it in as best of shape as I can. Any other tips for cold weather storage??

Thanks
Shawn

Regular antifreeze will do, just remember to delute it with water and check the consistency with a gauge becase the water sets off a chemical reaction with the antifreeze to keep it from freezing. If I were you id go ahead and put water wetter in it to get it to run cooler when you do ride.
Remember that cold starting it youd better let it warm all the way up before cutting it off or it can foul the pluggs after a few times of cold starts with quick shut offs. :wink:

make sure you use "distilled" water for ordinary tap water will corrode the aluminum.

if you can spend a little over a hundred dollars get a pair of bike stands from handy industries and get the wheels up off the ground to eliminate the possibilty of flat spots on your tires... if not spending the $ you can rig up whatever you feel safe with to take care of that..
get some "Stabil" from Walmart or wherever and mix it appropriately into your fuel tank to keep the fuel from gumming up
buy plenty of tissue for all the tears to be shed from getting it at the end of the season and having to put it away for the looong RI winter.

Also, take out the plugs and put some oil in the cylinders. Then turn over the motor to coat the cylinders. Put the battery on a trickle charger. Spray your forks with WD-40 and change the oil.

I put mine on front & rear stands, make sure my anti-freeze is good, hook her up to battery tender, & I start her up once a week & let her idle for 15 to 20 min. I dont worry about the fuel cause I always have plenty of fresh gas around. She fires up every time just as if I had been riding her all winter.

I take mine out and ride it when ever the temp rises above 45 degrees and the roads are dry. Just an easy cruise down main roads to avoid the sand. I rode well after new years last winter and still found a few days in late Feb. You will get some funny looks though :lol:

Empty out the fuel

remove the spark plugs and put 1 tablespoon of oil in every cylinder and crank the motor fo about 10 seconds, then replace the spark plugs

take your batery home with you and use your tender once a month on it.

buy new spark plugs because when you fire it up again in the spring you will foul out your plugs with the oil in the cylinders..

You dont need to run it while it is stored like this......

Empty out the fuel



Your actually better off filling the tank with fuel and adding stabil. That way there's less chance of condensation building up in the tank which leads to corrosion.

Aw crap just throw on your ski bibbs and go out a couple of times a month and dont worry about it :wink:

Empty out the fuel



Your actually better off filling the tank with fuel and adding stabil. That way there's less chance of condensation building up in the tank which leads to corrosion.

I didnt know that but it makes sense......

Empty out the fuel



Your actually better off filling the tank with fuel and adding stabil. That way there's less chance of condensation building up in the tank which leads to corrosion.

Thats what I do, fill her up, put up on stands and I never start it at all until I'm ready to get her out and never have had any problems