Hi Robert;
Will your W650 be stored in France, or Montreal?
I store my Dub in an unheated shed for about five months of the year,
using much the same technique as you employ with the scooter. But I
like to ensure I've got fuel stabiliser throughout the fuel system
before retiring the bike.
Ray Ford.
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On 5-Jul-07, at 3:05 PM, picka48 wrote:
Hi all,
I have been with the group for about a year now and read a lot about
the W650 on this forum and elsewhere. I thought of waiting until
retirement (4-5 years) to get one but now, after 2 years of waiting,
I'm changing my tune and planning to get one next spring. I live in
Montreal (Canada) but have a small apartment in South of France where
my wife and I go for 5-6 weeks a year (that is until retirement,
after that it will be for 6 months a year (I hate the cold winters)).
I keep a scooter there for our transportation and put it in storage
for the rest of the year in my sister's garage nearby. I've stored it
lifting it on blocks, with a full gas tank, the carburetor drained,
injecting oil in the cylinder, plugging the exhaust pipe and putting
the battery on a charger. I had absolutely no problems with it when
starting it this spring, so again I've put it away in the same manner
this year. From your experience, would that treatment be ok for a W
or would the motorcycle deteriorate not being used more than that (we
travel about 1000 km in those 5-6 weeks) for the next 4-5 years?
Would turning the motor over with the kick start a couple of times
during the winter help? Any other ideas? I would appreciate all your
comments. Thanks. Robert
