Why I don't think fuel stabilizer on an EFI bike is necessary
- Thread starter Sunspark
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This kind of thinking pisses me off more than anything else. It's simple preventative maintenance. It's not hard to do. Not everyone has an insulated/heated garage to stick their bike in. The ****ing owner's manual will tell you to either use fuel stabilizer or completely empty the fuel system if you're storing the bike.
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You might be suprised how quickly/easily injectors can go off.
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I'm looking at my manual. It does say to use stabilizer and do other things as well like pour a tablespoon of oil into your spark plug hole and stuff, fill the oil all the way to the top of the filter hole, gas to top of tank, rags in the air inlet etc.
However for all this stuff it says "if left unused for an extended period of time" and then does not define how long they consider extended.
It is left to you to consider what is an extended period. If I'm riding once a month I'm not so sure that is extended due to the amount of work that needs to be undone.
^ This. From an academic point of view I get why it might not be completely necessary for winter storage. But when a bottle only cost a few bucks and will last you years then why not. It's not like it's a terrible inconvenience or expense to pick up a bottle during your final fill-up.
Perfect. I usually respond to Fan Club text's on Monday's.
Good PDF. Thanks. I especially appreciate that it distinguishes between carb and EFI and gives timelines. Always interesting to see the differences. I noticed the Honda PDF didn't say anything about stuffing rags into the exhaust or air filter inlet. I'll show you later how my manual reads in comparison.
My manual has basically one page which says this:
For more information about storage, refer to the honda winter storage guide, available from your dealer Google
that's when I found the pdf online
- wash and wax all painted surfaces
- Coat chrome pices with rust inhibiting oil, except matte painted surfaces
- lube the drive chain
- place bike on maintenance stand so that both tires are off the ground
- after rain, remove the body cover and allow the motorcycle to dry
- remove the battery
For more information about storage, refer to the honda winter storage guide, available from your dealer Google
that's when I found the pdf online
LOL, so true.
Think of all the new and used cars sitting on dealers lots for months and months at a time, not uncommon for over a year.
Imagine all those injector replacements that have to be done now? my oh my.
Just ride through the winter. Wuss.
Ok so I took the valve cover off and filled the motor up completely with oil, took the spark plugs out and filled the cylinders too. Now what do I do?
Its been properly winterized. Have you seen how they preserve organs from animals? That's basically what you did
Sweet, that feels like getting a new bike every season
