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I'm here to show you how to properly store your bike for the winter, or any period of
time, longer than thirty days. The first thing that you're going to want to do, is top off
your fuel tank, as high as you possibly can with fuel. This will prevent any air from
getting into the tank, which could lead to corrosion. You need to treat the fuel that
is filled up in the tank, with a fuel stabilizer. You can get that at any recreation store,
or department store, and it will help lengthen the quality of your fuel, for any period over
thirty days. That's very important, to have it topped off as high as you can. The second
thing that you'll want to do, if you have a carburated motorcycle, is you need to run
the carburetors dry of fuel, and in order to do this, you need to locate your fuel valve,
which on this particular bike, is right here. I'm going to turn it to the off position,
and simply start the motorcycle, and let it run until it just dies, and starves itself
of fuel, and then your carburetors will be completely dry of fuel. The other step that
you're going to want to do, is you're going to need to charge your battery. The best thing
that you can do, is actually remove the battery, and get yourself a battery tender, which will
charge your battery for you, throughout the winter or any period of time, that you're
storing your motorcycle. The other thing you would want to do, would be over inflate your
tires, so that way, they don't get any flat spots, from just sitting for any length of
time. If the bike isn't going to be stored inside, and it's going to be stored outside,
you should take a penetrating oil, or a corrosion preventive oil, and spray any of the shiny
parts on your bike, or chrome parts, to prevent them from corroding, and these simple steps
will help keep your bike safe, and stored properly, when you're not using it.