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[Speedbump]

Hello, I was in a bad car accident in January fracturing my lower vertebrae, long story short is I can’t ride my motorcycle for now...
Is there anything I need to do to "winterize it so to speak” since Im not sure when I will be able to ride it again?
It’s a 2007 1200GT, I have it on the center stand and covered and oil change was just done the week before my accident.
Any advice is greatly appreciated

[radon222]

Sorry to hear your accident and hope you heal soon!

Other than maybe pulling the battery and putting it on the bench and maybe some seafoam in the fuel tank and I can't think of anything.

[T.Wesley]

Buy a trickle charger - IMO there's no need to pull the battery, but that's a common debate - and put some Sta-Bil (or similar product) in the tank so your gas doesn't go bad. Keep an eye on the tires - maybe rotate them a little bit from time to time and keep the pressure up so they don't dry rot. Toss a sheet over it to keep the dust off. Bingo.

[Speedbump]

Thank you so much for your replies.
Sorry I have a oddessy battery in the bike, I dont think it needs a trickle charge. or does it
I cant believe I didnt even think about the seafoam, must be the meds. I will get right on it. I can do the tire rotation, I cant bend down.

I hope to heal soonn too, but the doc said dont plan on riding this summer....

[radon222]

With the various computers and what not in your K bike, I'm sure there is a degree of parasitic voltage draw that even an odyssey can't compete against if its left to sit for many many months.

[henwin]

Buy a trickle charger - IMO there's no need to pull the battery, but that's a common debate - and put some Sta-Bil (or similar product) in the tank so your gas doesn't go bad. Keep an eye on the tires - maybe rotate them a little bit from time to time and keep the pressure up so they don't dry rot. Toss a sheet over it to keep the dust off. Bingo.

A Battery Tender will keep you in good shape for many months, electrically speaking.

I must argue however with the statement "keep the pressure up so they don't dry rot." The air pressure has nothing whatsoever to do with dry rotting. Dry rot comes with age. As the volatile compounds in the tire are constantly "leaking" the tire loses the characteristics that allow it to do its job. The older a tire is, based on date of manufacture, the less likely it will do it's job. Dry rotting is simply visual evidence of that process (of out-gassing). Cracked side walls are the BIG hint!

General guidelines: sport bike tires should be replaced if they are more than 2 years old, sport-tourer tires should be replaced after 3 years, and touring bikes after 4 years, no matter what. The date of manufacturer is a 4 digit number somewhere on the tire (1st 2 digits = week of manufacture, 2nd pair = the year).