bjd zzr600
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i have a zzr 600. it has carburetor. do i have to drain the carburetor be for putting it away.
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getting ready for winter
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Not a bad idea, but not necessary. I've winterized without draining the carbs and it turned out fine.
Make sure you mix fuel stabilizer in the fuel, and store the bike with a full tank to avoid condensation. Run the bike under a few different conditions with the stabilized fuel - run it with the choke on, at idle, and under some RPM load, so that all carb circuits get the stabilized gas. These are the key parts which will get your bike running next year!
After all that, draining the float bowls isn't a bad idea. It can be a little difficult to get at the float bowl drain screws but you should be able get at them without removing the carbs. If you drain them, use tubing of some kind from the drain spout and run the excess into a catch can or jerry can.
Use good stabilizer such as Sta-bil or Seafoam.
Make sure you mix fuel stabilizer in the fuel, and store the bike with a full tank to avoid condensation. Run the bike under a few different conditions with the stabilized fuel - run it with the choke on, at idle, and under some RPM load, so that all carb circuits get the stabilized gas. These are the key parts which will get your bike running next year!
After all that, draining the float bowls isn't a bad idea. It can be a little difficult to get at the float bowl drain screws but you should be able get at them without removing the carbs. If you drain them, use tubing of some kind from the drain spout and run the excess into a catch can or jerry can.
Use good stabilizer such as Sta-bil or Seafoam.
bjd zzr600
New member
can i run the bike with the fuel off till it dies.
ItalStal
Well-known member
Seafoam on a full tank. Start it up every couple of weeks or at least once a month. I did this last year (2008 zzr) no problems at all starting the bike up this summer.
Also, cutting the fuel and letting the engine die from fuel starvation doesent sound healthy. I did this as well the first winter I had it and didn't like the pinging noises it was making while starving.
Battery tender may be a good idea as well, I may pick one up this year when I think about winterizing. I plan on riding until there is salt on the ground.
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Also, cutting the fuel and letting the engine die from fuel starvation doesent sound healthy. I did this as well the first winter I had it and didn't like the pinging noises it was making while starving.
Battery tender may be a good idea as well, I may pick one up this year when I think about winterizing. I plan on riding until there is salt on the ground.
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ipitythefoo
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Anyone have experience how to winter prep a Ducati 848? The fuel tank is plastic I believe, so is it better to fill it up + fuel stabilizer or drain tank?
Also I will be changing the engine oil + oil filter, my question is should I just use cheap engine oil (I hear that I should drain it next spring anyways) just for the winter?
Also I will be changing the engine oil + oil filter, my question is should I just use cheap engine oil (I hear that I should drain it next spring anyways) just for the winter?
Johnny5
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Put stabilizer in it, put it on a tender, and then if you start it up do it on a dry day and actually ride it for a bit, don't just fire the engine up and idle it, i've heard that is worse than just not starting it at all all winter. I didn't drain my carbs last winter when i finally parked it then had probs starting it in spring, and as soon as i drained them it was fine.
cbcanada
Banned
this is what i do
Don't do that.
dieselxx
Well-known member
For the duc if you are going to fill it up, do not use ethanol enhanced gasoline. Use shell 91. The ducs with resin tanks have problems expanding with ethanol. Read up on the ducati forums. It may be better to drain it. Thats what I will be doing in my monster
Don't start it every few weeks. Just leave it.
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This is terrible advice. Take your battery inside, hook it up to a maintainer if you have one. Leave the bike alone. Do not start it up, do not run it unless you're actually riding it long enough to bring the engine up to temperature.
If all you're doing is idling it, you're likely draining the battery anyway, because most electrical systems on motorcycles don't charge at idle - they net discharge until RPMs are higher.
And if all you're doing is idling it without bringing it up to temp, all you're doing is circulating moisture in the motor, and adding wear and tear to all the bits that aren't properly lubricated because it's colder than your oil is likely spec'd for.
Just leave it alone until you're ready to ride it.
sonyminidiscman
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i have an 848 evo, got it a few weeks ago... i think i will fill up half the tank with shell 91 and then the regular stuff... no need to fill up the plastic tanks since it won't rust... and it's gonna be stored in my basement anyways
i have an 848 evo, got it a few weeks ago... i think i will fill up half the tank with shell 91 and then the regular stuff... no need to fill up the plastic tanks since it won't rust... and it's gonna be stored in my basement anyways
I believe filling the tank all the way prevents/reduces gas expansion/condensation rather than rust. Plastics deform.
http://deformedfueltanks.com/
Aznkid2000
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any recommendation on tender? Any good ones at Canadian tire?
ctek 3300
Doesn't work and they do not completely empty. I know this from experience. It also takes too long. Just use the carb drain screws, (one at a time), and a small container to catch the fuel and dump into the tank again. You will find one carb has more fuel than the other; this is normal. Don't worry about the carbs in the spring, the fuel pump will quickly fill them again after a few cranks. The less varnish the better for your carbs.
Store the bike with ethanol free gas (shell 91). Doesn't matter if your bike needs 91 or not, the ethanol is terrible crap for your injectors/carberator.
Run/ride the bike with stabilizer
change the oil
put the battery on a tender and don't touch it till the spring
Run/ride the bike with stabilizer
change the oil
put the battery on a tender and don't touch it till the spring
vrus
Well-known member
any significance for:
battery on bike + tender vs
battery OFF bike with no tender. for winter storage
any experience using an optimate 3 or similar tender on stringing multiple batteries?
battery on bike + tender vs
battery OFF bike with no tender. for winter storage
any experience using an optimate 3 or similar tender on stringing multiple batteries?
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