06-03-13, 07:39 PM
I'm with Mike, too much worrying about now't.
I try and remember to start my bike and let it run for five minutes once a month. I give the battery a charge every other month.
So this will probably start another debate. My reason for starting the bike is, one - I know that if I leave it for a number of months it just doesn't want to start at all. If left for a couple of months it takes a bit of persuasion to go, if it's just one month it fires up on the button nae bother.
Two - I don't know if this is the correct term - carb varnishing? I'm hoping by starting it once a month to avoid carb varnishing. Not sure if I'm helping.
Oil. I'm low mileage, bought the bike new in 2004 and I think it's at 27,000 miles now, so I just change it once a year in the spring.
I'd take it out for a run during the winter, but this year there's been shit loads of grit lying all the time, I don't mind my bike getting well dirty but I don't like that salty grit stuff.
Just ma wee thoughts.
I try and remember to start my bike and let it run for five minutes once a month. I give the battery a charge every other month.
So this will probably start another debate. My reason for starting the bike is, one - I know that if I leave it for a number of months it just doesn't want to start at all. If left for a couple of months it takes a bit of persuasion to go, if it's just one month it fires up on the button nae bother.
Two - I don't know if this is the correct term - carb varnishing? I'm hoping by starting it once a month to avoid carb varnishing. Not sure if I'm helping.
Oil. I'm low mileage, bought the bike new in 2004 and I think it's at 27,000 miles now, so I just change it once a year in the spring.
I'd take it out for a run during the winter, but this year there's been shit loads of grit lying all the time, I don't mind my bike getting well dirty but I don't like that salty grit stuff.
Just ma wee thoughts.