| Author | Message | ||
     Figorvonbuellingham |
I plan on keeping my bike in the house this winter. I can pull the gas tank off my S1000RR but not sure what to do about my CR? If I drain all the fuel I'm worried there will be more fumes then leaving the tank full. I have to figure something out because I'm not storing it in a polebarn over the winter again. There's just too much moisture out there. | ||
| Torquehd |
if I was going to store mine inside, I would pull the fuel pump, drain the tank, clean it and all the fuel lines out with brake parts cleaner, let it dry completely. i've made the mistake of storing a generator inside and EVERYTHING inside smelled like gasoline. | ||
| Pgh_biker |
How about one of those bags that you can buy to store your bike in? From what I remember its basically a large plastic bag that you seal up to keep moisture out. I would think this is a better option then storing it inside your house with fuel in it? | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
Condensation would still get in the bag from the freeze and thaw cycle. I don't even keep my tools out there due to this. In fact I've got a 1969 triumph t120 engine sitting on my dining room table because I won't leave it out there. Draining everything sounds like a good idea but I'm not sure about flushing brake cleaner in the tank. I think it might react badly with the aluminium? Maybe alcohol would work better for the tank? | ||
| Torquehd |
it won't react with aluminum. i clean everything but soft plastics (clear windscreens) and soft-painted items (without hardener) with brake parts cleaner. it leaves absolutely no residue after it dries (which is very fast). I'm probably underestimating my love for brake parts cleaner. I even use the stuff to clean gunk off the kitchen floor and take the adhesive labels off of wine bottles. | ||
| Kevmean |
When i got my CR brand new it lived in the house all winter full of fuel without the slightest hint of any smells of fuel  ...it stayed there for over 3 months until I registered it in the springtime :-) | ||
| Jimustanguitar |
I'd be a little cautious of draining the fuel and flushing everything with cleaner. There are seals and o-rings that age, oxidize, and dry rot faster when they're not oiled or gassed... My garage isn't heated or insulated, but as long as I have the fuel stabilized (used SeaFoam with nice results last year), have the battery on a tender or inside the warm house, and my tires aren't touching concrete I've not had a problem. I'm probably in there running the propane heater at least once a week though, so that might make the difference. If you were going to store the bike in a bag, just buy some desiccant from U-Line and put that in there before you seal it up. That should take care of any moisture that you'd encounter otherwise. If the outside temp is below freezing, chances are that the moisture level inside your house is much higher than outside anyway. | ||
| Mcelhaney14 |
For large aircraft they usually pump the fuel out and fill the tanks with a very low viscosity oil. It can even be cycled through the injectors and cylinders to coat everything. | ||
| Dwp138 |
I keep my Cr in the living room. I let it cool after rides. Yeah my house smells like a showroom , but I am a man. | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
I like the low visc oil idea. My main concern is I heat the house using two wood pellet stove so I don't want any fumes from gasoline lingering and igniting. | ||
| Froggy |
If you plug the fuel tank vent I can't see how any vapors can escape | ||
| Musclecargod |
I've parked my '08 in my attached, unheated, porch for the last few seasons with no smells or issues. I let it cool off outside then park it with a full tank, put on the tender, and burn that tank of fuel out in the spring when it warms up. And that is over the long Minnesota winters. I have never had any problems. | ||
| Thefleshrocket |
All of my bikes reside in my basement in the winter (one stays in the garage to be ridden; the rest hibernate) and I've never had any problems with gas smells. Well, I take that back, the only time I have gas smells if I pull the bikes in after being ridden and they're hot. But no issues when the bikes are cold. So I wouldn't bother doing anything to prep your 1125 aside from fuel stabilizer/Seafoam--just park it. | ||
| Ogobracing |
Ditto what he ^ said. You might want to polish it up real nice so it is accepted as a work of art, as it is. | ||
| Colte45 |
This thread is awesome. Brake cleaner to clean the kitchen, bikes parked in the living room and engines sitting on the kitchen table. I thought I was a manly man. I tip my hat to you gents |
