[rictus01]

well having several bikes in storeage and about to take two off the road for minimum 6 months here's what I do.

Abba/nws/superpro stand and block under front of engine keeps both wheels off the ground.

deflate tyres by 10 psi.

run the engine up to temp and spray wd40 (you'll get a nice big cloud of the stuff, it'll coat all the engine bit, underside of the tank).

lube all the cables and release them (throttle,clutch.choke).

brime the tank (I don't use a stabilizer and never had a problem).

clean and use acrytic polish on all panels.

ease back the pads and release the calipers from there mounts (I bungy them back).

ACF THE DISCS!!!! ( THEY WILL GO RUSTY).

ACF 50 back and front end (as in not the engine, you WD40'D that).

Fill the crank with as much oil as you can (Halfords £4.99 cheap crap will do)

Remove plugs and a teaspoon of oil down each bore, replace plugs.

heavy grease change.

remove battery ( keep it indoors, charge it every couple of weeks).

put sign over ignition "do not start".


a complete oil change (re-fill to the correct level), re-fit battery, clean disks and re-fit calipers, re-connect cables,adjust tyre pressures, quick wipe down and you'll be good to go.

Stored bikes like this for upto 6 years before now and that was outside under a cover.

Cheers Mark.