Hi all. New motorcycle owner here (Royal Enfield, Scram 411). Unfortunately I won’t be around my motor for four months. I was wondering what I could do protect it against the effects of time. Its parked indoor, but maybe I should still put it underneath a cover? Any tips, suggestions?
To piggy back on this, OP - the fuel thing got me once over a winter, and I had to completely take apart and clean my carburetor to fix it. For me it was less about adding fuel stabilizer, and more about transitioning to no-ethanol fuel - that shit gums things up so quickly inside your carb. If you’re carbureted that can be a huge PITA. Agree with the tender.
See if you can start it from time to time just to run for a few. - saw you won’t be around. If you can get a friend to check it and start it once a month that would be the most ideal but that may not work for you.
OPs bike is FI and the “start it regularly” advice is an old “wives tale”.
Start it regularly is absolutely NOT an old wives tale if your bike is carbureted and you use regular fuel with ethanol in it. Had I done that from time to time, the ethanol fuel would not have gummed up my carb and I would have not had to spend hours dismantling and cleaning it out.
Start it regularly absolutely IS an old wives tale if your bike is carbureted and you use regular fuel with ethanol in it.
Just close the petcock and drain the bowl.
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