Putting Zuky to bed

[Shellywoozle]

I cleaned Zuky today and decided that it is probably the last time in a while she will be out on tarmac. I simply don't enjoy the cold and riding in the cold I would hate so she is going to sleep for the winter.

Ride mag says to hibernate your bike you should:-

Clean the bike (done)
Take battery off or put on optimate (done)
Drain fuel tank (or put Silkolene Pro FST in tank)
Blank off air intakes (so little furry creatures dont make their home in it??)
Coat collector box with WD40
Put paper between brake discs to prevent them from sticking
But blocks of wood under tyres to prevent contact with cold floor
This would mean my bike is better treated than my dog, are these necessary things to do?

[DarrenSV650S]

Shouldn't drain the tank. You should brim it so that it can't rust. And put in a fuel preservative to keep the petrol fresh.

[Shellywoozle]

Shouldn't drain the tank. You should brim it so that it can't rust. And put in a fuel preservative to keep the petrol fresh.

That's good cause she has a full tank ! Phew. I will go get some stuff to put in, fankoo

[DarrenSV650S]

My bike doesn't have a collector so can't do that. I could put paper in between the pads but I need to be moving my bike about in the garage. Rather than blocks of wood I'm gonna put it on the paddock stands to keep the weight off the tyres. Don't think anything will be getting in the air intake.

[svdemon]

Whats a collecter box?

[DarrenSV650S]

It's this part of the exhaust system
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k164/DarrenStewartTait/collector.jpg
They turn to rust easy

[kwak zzr]

i never bother doing anything to my bike for winter, never had no problems either.

[sv-robo]

I cleaned Zuky today and decided that it is probably the last time in a while she will be out on tarmac. I simply don't enjoy the cold and riding in the cold I would hate so she is going to sleep for the winter.


Ride mag says to hibernate your bike you should:-

Clean the bike (done)

Take battery off or put on optimate (done)
Fill tank to brim & put a fuel stabiliser in
Blank off air intakes (so little furry creatures dont make their home in it??)




But blocks of wood under tyres to prevent contact with cold floor
Coat bike with acf50
Cover bike up(& tuck it in;))
Change oil & filter on returning to road
This would mean my bike is better treated than my dog, are these necessary things to do?
Put mine away a couple of weeks back & the above is exactly what was done HTH.

[zsv650]

It's this part of the exhaust system
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k164/DarrenStewartTait/collector.jpg
They turn to rust easy
urggh look at that exhaust they must have been drunk if they thought it looked good anyway yep bandits had a nice little rotter too if i remember rightly.

[DarrenSV650S]

Put mine away a couple of weeks back & the above is exactly what was done HTH.
Yeh I did my oil and filter too. Haven't covered it up yet though because I'm still working on it

[kwak zzr]

i find in the winter you get loverly sunny dry days where I'm just gagging to get out on the bike, i cant put her into hibernation.

[Shellywoozle]

i find in the winter you get loverly sunny dry days where I'm just gagging to get out on the bike, i cant put her into hibernation.

Mmm I nearly did today as the sun was out, but I nearly lost it in car, did an awesome skid control (sorry to my passenger) and that made me decide to put bike away.

I have not got your riding experience Daz and my mind is on many other things and I am not totally relaxed, looking for diesel on road / wet leaves blah blah is just another added thing for me to concentrate on.

Maybe when I am a good rider and more relaxed I will venture out in silly weather. If I dropped her now I would simply give up.

SO I am being sensible, think I need to apply that to my driving after my mishap this weekend LOL

[zsv650]

roads are nice and greasy makes gobert style riding real easy just got to be carefull and smooth.

[kwak zzr]

ur right shell you've got your head screwed on girl.

[zsv650]

ur right shell you've got your head screwed on girl.
+1 if your not comfortable riding in it dont no point doing it if your not enjoying it.:D

[Shellywoozle]

ur right shell you've got your head screwed on girl.


LOL mmmm I had it taken off on a 30mph corner that I took at 50mph in the fog LOL, i did a great back end thing in my cage, not sure how I controlled it but the scarey thing was I LOVE IT LOL :cheers:

+1 if your not comfortable riding in it dont no point doing it if your not enjoying it.:D

I hope to have many years of riding so one day I hope I can say I am an all weather rider, I will get there.

[zsv650]

you mean you got your drift on sweet though probably a bit disconcerting if your not expecting it.

[kwak zzr]

i am loving my car being RWD :)

[zsv650]

i am loving my car being RWD :)
oh dude i can imagine real easy to step them out so i hear:D

[Shellywoozle]

i am loving my car being RWD :)

Good job my skid pan training kicked in, I thought I would have forgotten what to do, but I was told it was good ! ;)

My skid was enjoyable and I wanted to do it again Lol ........ that could be misconstrude :smt019

[Speedy Claire]

Don`t blame you Shell...... my bikes going on holiday to Wales for the winter where she`ll be stripped down and Mikes gonna try and teach me to put her back together again. Looking forward to it :D

[kwak zzr]

oh dude i can imagine real easy to step them out so i hear:D

150BHP and rear wheel drive hehe, if traction control is on i get a big amber triangle flash on my dash board every time the wheels loose traction which is anoying so i turn that system off which makes the car come alive :smt040

[zsv650]

150BHP and rear wheel drive hehe, if traction control is on i get a big amber triangle flash on my dash board every time the wheels loose traction which is anoying so i turn that system off which makes the car come alive :smt040
that just sounds fun:mrgreen:

[yorkie_chris]

Clean the bike (done)to expose fresh metal to rust

Take battery off or put on optimate (done)
Drain fuel tank (or put Silkolene Pro FST in tank) so that there's nothing keeping oxygen and damp off the inside
Blank off air intakes (so little furry creatures dont make their home in it??) yup
Coat collector box with WD40 not an issue on the SV which has a stainless pipe
Put paper between brake discs to prevent them from sticking Nah
But blocks of wood under tyres to prevent contact with cold floor Won't stop flat spots, just move it about every fortnight

So really not a lot of use. Change the oil and give it all a good burst of ACF50. Be right.

[yorkie_chris]

Claire, just imagine how nice it would be if there was a GSXR750 in your garage to keep the SV's spot warm for it

[hovis]

i would just chuck it on the optimate, and if its a nice day go out on it

[missyburd]

Claire, just imagine how nice it would be if there was a GSXR750 in your garage to keep the SV's spot warm for it

I think she'll need a lot more buttering up than that :rolleyes: :D


Seems sensible to put it away Shell if you're really not going to use it and don't need it, at least you have somewhere to store it properly as opposed to sat outside with just a cover for protection :rolleyes:

[Lozzo]

i never bother doing anything to my bike for winter, never had no problems either.

Nor me, I ride them all through winter just to keep them running.

[Lozzo]

i am loving my car being RWD :)

I'm loving RWD at the moment and can't wait til I need to chuck it in 4WD when the weather turns really crappy.

[Speedy Claire]

Claire, just imagine how nice it would be if there was a GSXR750 in your garage to keep the SV's spot warm for it


lol I don`t have a garage here but a GSX would give me something nice to look at whilst washing the dishes :D

[Shellywoozle]

Don`t blame you Shell...... my bikes going on holiday to Wales for the winter where she`ll be stripped down and Mikes gonna try and teach me to put her back together again. Looking forward to it :D


Bet that's not the only thing Mike will be stripping down :rolleyes:

[kwak zzr]

I'm loving RWD at the moment and can't wait til I need to chuck it in 4WD when the weather turns really crappy.


i aint got 4wd so when the bad weather comes i'll be errrrr





STUCK.

[DarrenSV650S]

I have FWD. Understeer is scary :(

[arcdef]

i would just chuck it on the optimate, and if its a nice day go out on it
whats the optimate??

[Speedy Claire]

Bet that's not the only thing Mike will be stripping down :rolleyes:


Garage might be a bit cold for that :smt026:-D

[yorkie_chris]

whats the optimate??

They're an advanced battery charger which you leave attatched to the bike, keeps the battery in good health when not in use.

[arcdef]

surely for the price of that, aswell as electricity usage it would be cheaper to run the risk of the old battery and replacing if it dies?

[yorkie_chris]

You will kill a battery a year if you don't use the bike

[BanannaMan]

i find in the winter you get loverly sunny dry days where I'm just gagging to get out on the bike, i cant put her into hibernation.

Nor me, I ride them all through winter just to keep them running.





+1

I've found that riding them through the winter, even if only occassionally is better than putting one into hibernation.
And there's always a few nice days...

Que Galaxy Quest Theme:
"Never give up...never surrender."

http://cenvachristiansportbike.homestead.com/Feb1ride.jpg

[arcdef]

fair point about going through batteries every year!! typical me not looking outside the box...... well seeing as i only just got my bike i wont be putting it to any form of sleep!! atleast aiming to ride once a week for a good 20 miles if anything just to get some experience in the wet as i feel its the best thing for you!