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Here in central Ontario with a -40C occasional cold my past 8 years of winterizing has lead me to the following:
Drive the bike until at temp
Drop the oil
New oil and filter
Fill the tank to the very top
Add nothing, no Seafoam, no oil, no nothing
Shut off petcock
Remove the plugs
Squirt oil into the holes
Replace plugs or put an oil rag into the holes
Raise the bike so both wheels are off the ground
Lower the pressure in tires to 1/2
Lower the suspension pressure to 0
Remove the battery
Either have a battery minder that shuts off or charge the battery every 6 weeks
Mice around- cover the exhaust, intake, use some sort of stink to repel them
Leave the bike uncovered or with a breathable cover- keep an eye on it over the winter
Time and many other things were done with additives but as discussed above the bike has always started first time but it smokes until the oil in the cylinders is finally gone-about 20-30 minutes.
With additives and it makes no diffeence what make type the engine takes more tries to get running.
A lay over is about 5 months at the most.
Now and for the last 7 years I run regular with 5 oz of 2 cycle oil in the gas to keep the top end lubed.
Every time Seafoam or Sta Bil was used I had nothing but problems.
Remember this is my experience, others have their way...
Here in central Ontario with a -40C occasional cold my past 8 years of winterizing has lead me to the following:
Drive the bike until at temp
Drop the oil
New oil and filter
Fill the tank to the very top
Add nothing, no Seafoam, no oil, no nothing
Shut off petcock
Remove the plugs
Squirt oil into the holes
Replace plugs or put an oil rag into the holes
Raise the bike so both wheels are off the ground
Lower the pressure in tires to 1/2
Lower the suspension pressure to 0
Remove the battery
Either have a battery minder that shuts off or charge the battery every 6 weeks
Mice around- cover the exhaust, intake, use some sort of stink to repel them
Leave the bike uncovered or with a breathable cover- keep an eye on it over the winter
Time and many other things were done with additives but as discussed above the bike has always started first time but it smokes until the oil in the cylinders is finally gone-about 20-30 minutes.
With additives and it makes no diffeence what make type the engine takes more tries to get running.
A lay over is about 5 months at the most.
Now and for the last 7 years I run regular with 5 oz of 2 cycle oil in the gas to keep the top end lubed.
Every time Seafoam or Sta Bil was used I had nothing but problems.
Remember this is my experience, others have their way...
