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RE: How long has your CB sat - GoldOxide_imp - 02-04-2019
(02-04-2019, 01:58 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: My bikes get ridden fairly regularly, even in the winter, although my full fairing bikes get the call on most of the winter rides. All of the winter rides below freezing lol. The longest my CB has sat is 26 days and I felt guilty letting it sit that long, but the longest I have gone without riding is 3 days this winter. The FJR getting the call most of the time.
It's funny but a conversation I had onetime with Dale Walksler the owner of Wheels Thru Time Museum in Maggie Valley N.C. was an eye opener. He regularly gets in bikes that havent been run in nearly 100 years. I asked him how he prepped a bike that hadn't seen the light of day in years. He told me gets the old bike on the bench, puts fresh gas in them, makes sure there is oil in the crankcase, and then fires them up. He said motorcycles are mechanical things, that have no idea if they were turned off yesterday or 100 years ago.
Thinking about that made me wonder how long some of our CBs sit with out that little spark arcing in their 4 little spark plugs ignigting fuel. Like Teamvicegrip. Understand the circumstances, but can't imagine hi bike sitting there without breathing life for almost a year and a half.
I reckon one thing that comes to mind is humidity or odd times of condensation in the inactive cylinder walls building up iron oxide. Maybe if stored in a shelter, the first run simply scrapes any oxide off the walls, and assuming no piston ring seizure? I'd probably treat each cylinder with lubrication or an anti-seize treatment prior to take-off.
Maybe modern engines with their fancy cylinder wall alloys, or cylinder wall ceramic coatings (no sleeve inserts) don't have this problem anymore.
RE: How long has your CB sat - Offroad - 02-04-2019
Took mine out Sunday for the first time since last Sept...Started right up ran perfectly.
I've been busy wearing the new off the K1600.
Rode them both Sunday. Two totally different machines. I'm still impressed how much zip the CB has. Even with half the horse power, 200 lbs lighter makes a difference!
RE: How long has your CB sat - redbirds_imp - 02-04-2019
Mine has been sitting since late December when I had heart surgery. My doctor has cleared me to start riding again and the rain has finally stopped so I'm riding today. Forecast is clear and 75F.
RE: How long has your CB sat - Cormanus - 02-04-2019
Go, Steve!
RE: How long has your CB sat - the Ferret - 02-04-2019
(02-04-2019, 08:52 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Go, Steve!
+1 have fun, be safe
RE: How long has your CB sat - GoldOxide_imp - 02-05-2019
(02-04-2019, 08:35 PM)redbirds_imp Wrote: Mine has been sitting since late December when I had heart surgery. My doctor has cleared me to start riding again and the rain has finally stopped so I'm riding today. Forecast is clear and 75F.
Awesome turnaround redbirds. Be well, ride safely and enjoy being back!
RE: How long has your CB sat - Lord Popgun - 02-06-2019
^ +1 Glad you’re back Redbirds!! The force is with you
RE: How long has your CB sat - VTR1000F_imp - 03-03-2019
two years and counting. With 4000 miles on the clock it will be a nice barnfind one day.
RE: How long has your CB sat - MaFiHa_imp - 03-03-2019
3 weeks over the winter.
No bike should wait longer...
RE: How long has your CB sat - Cormanus - 03-03-2019
(03-03-2019, 07:55 PM)VTR1000F_imp Wrote: two years and counting. With 4000 miles on the clock it will be a nice barnfind one day.
That doesn't sound good, VTR1000F. Is everything OK?