Thanks, good stuff. I always fill up before winter with pure gas and add marine grade stabil. Never any issues. I use seafoam in my carbed 96 Softail during riding season only.

 

For decades my bikes have sat 6-8 months at a time. None of them have ever had anything other than E10. Never added anything and they always fire right up.

 

I use STP Water Remover, because it is what is available at the PX here. Bike usually sits from Thanksgiving weekend until mid-March or so...until the first spring rain comes and washes the salt off the roads.

 

Fresh oil change, SeaFoam in the gas, air up the tires, battery tender, and it sits in my trailer for 5 months. I'm like a little kid when it comes back out again.

 

Yup. I add steel wool in the mufflers and dryer sheets tucked in the nooks and crannies, which mice hate, and the scoot is ready for a long winter's nap.

 

I wonder how Marvel Mystery Oil would have done it’s the same principle as Sea Foam.

 

Last year I "semi-winterized". Fill up with 91 non eth, jack bike an inch or 2 off the floor, plug into Battery Tender Jr. I plan to do the same this winter. If the sun is out and temps hit 40ish, and the roads are dry, clear of snow/ice/salt, I give bike a little exercise. It's rare here in the NE, but it does happen a few times during the winter

 

Storage prep that includes an oil change only happens if I have more than half the run hours on her until the 8000km change interval. This year I barely loaded 1000 miles so no oil change. My sleeping beauty, 2014 Indian Chieftain sleeps until she gets a kiss in spring. [emoji41][emoji477]

 

I bought a old military bomb loader truck,had a flat head 6 engine.
Can't tell you how many years it sat.
Tires were mostly rotted,gas smelled of varnish.
I didn't clean anything,put 5 gal of gas,a new 6 volt battery.
That thing fired up and pulled out of the dents it settled into.
Stink for a couple of weeks till all the old gas was burnt.
Never invested in additives or newest greatest engine snake oil ever since.
So far everything is fine

 

As I understand it, there are or can be contaminants and acids that accumulate in engine oil as miles pile up. Therefore the oil should be changed prior to a lay up of months. I don't know about acids, but engine oil turning a dark color as the miles go by would indicate, to me at least, contaminates are there. To me (again) a change of oil and filter as needed and or before pickling for the winter months is cheap insurance. Just my way of thinking is all...

 

I did acid in the 70s hang on shut up. Bad ass. I love that I never winter my Betty. Living in South. Jack Daniels. Liguior. Couple weeks down.

 

Here’s an alternate version of winterizing your ride

 

Sta-Bil 360 is what I use, it is meant for Ethanol enriched fuels, have not had any issues using this product.