Shelf life for gas was 6 months, it was considered stale after that.
Shelf life for ethanol seems to be half that (previous experience with 65 trainning bikes, I rotated my personal bikes but Maui and Hawaii only ran 1 class per month).
Still, I would recommend filling your tank before storage, with stabil or something similar in it..but I would drain the tank and fill with fresh gas before I rode it . I would fill the tank because if it is not full, condensation can build up inside it which will result in rust.
James Franklin
2411 Pine Summit DR. E
Jacksonville, Florida 32211
808-225-0994 (cell)
From: Salvyrider <salvyrider@...>
Reply-To: W650riders@...
To: W650riders@...
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: Seeking advice on long-term storage
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 14:20:45 -0400
Without European motoring experience, I don't know much about the shelf life
of continental petrol. This is an interesting area to explore. Obviously,
our proclivity towards stabilizer is based on our experience with Yankee gas
- which goes bad amazingly fast. I've seen it go in a matter of a few weeks
under the right conditions.
(And you have not lived until you've experienced the heady bouquet of stale
gasoline. Mmmmmm.)
Good luck.
-S
On 7/6/07, Jonhaddock@... <jonhaddock@...> wrote:
Just drain the float bowls, put the battery on a maintenance charger and
put
Mobil 1 into the motor. The oil won't suck in moisture, the fuel will
light
up after 11 months, and the battery will be fine. If you REALLY worry, run
the bike almost out of fuel and drain the remainder into a fuel can. Top
the
fuel can off with pump fuel, seal and leave.
Refill from that can and go to the petrol station.
Modern bikes don't vent fuel vapour so the fuel will remain healthy in the
tank. Only the float bowl fuel will 'go off'...which is the reason it is
sometimes hard to start over-wintered bikes. The moment fresh fuel gets
into
the bowls, it'll light up like it was running yesterday
Hi Larry,
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