Hey folks does Stabil and Seafoam do essentially the same thing?? I recently put Seafoam in my tank a couple weeks ago and I've ridden it a few times, now I'm about to put it up for a while(I don't live in the south);-( I don't need to put any Stabil in for the winter, do I?? I was going to fill the tank up, oil my chain, and that was going to be all she wrote for the winter, except for a little customizing I plan to do over the next few months. Oh, and also, if my oil doesn't look dirty, do I still have to change it?? I only put at the most 500 miles on my bike this summer. I can still see thru the oil.
----- Original Message ---- From: Paul LeBoutillier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Nighthawk Lovers <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:51:40 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Winterizing Tips Hey everyone! Time to start talking about winterizing tips!! Below are the tips copied directly from my website. I'm interested to learn what other tips you guys have. And NO CROWING from you "southerners" who don't have to winterize! :) 1) Oil your chain. 2) Fill up your gas tank and add sta-bil or some similar product. Take the bike out for a spin for about 10 minutes and let the sta-bil mix with the gas and get into the carburetor bowl. Turn the petcock to off. You can drain the bowls, but with stabilized gas in them, there is not really a need. Make sure the tank is quite full to prevent condensation from forming inside and causing rust. 3) All gasoline engines should be fogged prior to storage for a period longer than 30 days. If your bike will run with the air filter out, spray fogging oil into the airbox until the engine dies. That will get the oil in the cylinders really well, also into the manifolds (unless they're rubber on your model?) Another way of doing that is to take out the plugs and fog each cylinder while cranking the engine over a few times. That may be preferable. Put the plugs back in. 4) Change the oil. Don't leave the old oil in over the winter. It is good to change the filter every other oil change. 5) Take the battery out and make sure it is filled properly with distilled water. Take it inside out of the elements and put it on the battery tender junior, or charge every 2 weeks. It's fine to leave it in a cool area, which will slow down the discharge rate. 6) Put the bike on its centerstand. 7) Clean and wax the painted parts. 8) Spray any parts that could rust with KEL or some other protectorate especially if you will be storing outside where humidity, as well as sweating or condensation could cause rust. 9) Clean the windshield and use Plexus, or some other Lucite/acrylic safe product. No ammonia and no paper towels. 10) Use NuVinyl, or some other product that is okay for rubber on all the rubber and vinyl parts. Don't use AmourAll, as it makes rubber brittle. Any other tips? Paul Paul LeBoutillier Nighthawk Lovers Email Group Admin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
