Fogging engine for winter storage?

[saganaga]

It looks like my Goldwing will soon be resting until April. Is it worth fogging these engines for winter storage?

 

[Tom_Charlton]

IMHO, fogging is not required except for very long (years) storage. I would put it on the center stand to take the weight off the tires and keep the engine oil level.

I put my wings up for the winter by adding Stabil (or ATF) to the gas tank, run them until they reach operating temp, change oil & filter, shut the gas off, put them on center stands, and remove the batteries. Batteries go to the charging bench and and get charged once a month until spring. They're stored in the garage, so I cover them because I use the garage all winter and they can get dusty from winter projects.

Other people just connect a battery maintainer, cover the bike, and leave it until riding time is back. If you leave the battery connected and don't use a maintainer, odds are the battery will be dead by spring.

 

[saganaga]

I'm lazy, so I've been using a float charger.

Actually ordered another two today, because I'm too lazy to swap them around all winter.

 

[Ansimp]

PurpleGL1200I » Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:49 am[/url]":1926cuuu]
IMHO, fogging is not required except for very long (years) storage. I would put it on the center stand to take the weight off the tires and keep the engine oil level.

I put my wings up for the winter by adding Stabil (or ATF) to the gas tank, run them until they reach operating temp, change oil & filter, shut the gas off, put them on center stands, and remove the batteries. Batteries go to the charging bench and and get charged once a month until spring. They're stored in the garage, so I cover them because I use the garage all winter and they can get dusty from winter projects.

Other people just connect a battery maintainer, cover the bike, and leave it until riding time is back. If you leave the battery connected and don't use a maintainer, odds are the battery will be dead by spring.

:good: :salute:

 

[D-50Dave]

saganaga » Yesterday, 6:31 pm[/url]":1knxuzgq]
I'm lazy, so I've been using a float charger.

Actually ordered another two today, because I'm too lazy to swap them around all winter.

I made a tiny jumper cable from a lamp cord with tiny alligator clips at each end and hooked the 2 bikes together. The tender kept them both up all winter.

 

[joedrum]

That’s neat ...

 

[Tom_Charlton]

Here's an article from Goldwingsdocs.com on winterizing your wing.

https://goldwingdocs.com/forum/viewtopi ... 13&t=24818

 

[DaveKamp]

I make sure that I get a good full tank of 'winter formulation' gasoline... premium non-ethanol, before I put it up... I run the carbs dry. I use a 2A charger, and put it on a mechanical timer that runs 15 minutes a day, no more. I won't clip my bikes together, as I've had mice chew through wires, don't wanna risk giving 'em an easy way to set the barn on fire... but for the ones I KNOW i won't be starting, I pull the batteries, put 'em on a storage rack, and connect them to my other batteries, which are all on a float charger. They're what power my emergency lighting inverter when ice storms take down the power lines...

But I keep the battery in the wing, so I can hop on and fire it up anytime, as we DO get winter days that are above freezing and dry for no apparent reason, so I'll take it for a spin to keep it exercised if I can. I do fog the boats... the cylinders tend to accumulate condensation, spray fogging oil fights that. I even use fogging oil spray on the ways and precision surfaces of my machine tools, because they 'sweat' profusely in the springtime... for everything else, there's beeswax/linseed oil/turpentine mix.

 

[pidjones]

An important thing with batteries is never store on concrete.

 

[Tom_Charlton]

or metal. wood or rubber is good.