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Re: Winter Storage - Help for a virgin storer! - Major Rant - 28-10-11
Quote: just thinking of dis-connecting the battery and bringing it indoors and maybe once a month i'd fire it up and let it idle up to temp?
Good plan ... The OEM spec "Gel" battery is VERY fragile when its discharged or been left a while (and they self-discharge at about 2% per day so in about 30 days it stands a good chance of being shagged). Modern AGM batteries are a lot better but you should still charge them every 2 weeks or so.
The worst thing you can do to a battery (besides dropping it or setting it on fire!) is to let it discharge to 10 percent capacity and then say "Right- now let's have 100 amps to crank my cold engine with dead fuel in its carbs".
Expect "Sudden Battery Death Syndrome" if you do that. :eek
And ... If you haven't got an optimate or similar, make sure the 'on-charge' battery voltage doesn't go above 13.5V
Re: Winter Storage - Help for a virgin storer! - mickdel - 10-11-11
Is it worth putting some of that fuel stabiliser stuff in the tank, so it doesn't go "off"? Guy I bought a bike from a few years ago (it was a very good bike) used it as it was laid up for most of the year. Just thought I'd mention it. I used to spray mine from top to bottom with acf50 and left it at that.
Re: Winter Storage - Help for a virgin storer! - dickturpin - 10-11-11
I recall the thing about getting the tyres off the floor was to stop the rubber drying out against the concrete!
Re: Winter Storage - Help for a virgin storer! - Captain Haddock - 10-11-11
(10-11-11, 01:53 PM)dickturpin link Wrote: I recall the thing about getting the tyres off the floor was to stop the rubber drying out against the concrete!I thought that was more to avoid cracks and perishing at the flat spot where the sidewall bulges.
Re: Winter Storage - Help for a virgin storer! - dickturpin - 10-11-11
Maybe it's both! Are we paranoid?
Re: Winter Storage - Help for a virgin storer! - mickdel - 13-11-11
(10-11-11, 09:25 PM)dickturpin link Wrote: Maybe it's both! Are we paranoid?
I think so
