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My Ducati M620 has been in storage since last June with nothing more than a full tank of gas, a good dose of Stabil, and continuous connection to a Battery Tender, so it's been sitting untouched for nearly nine months. Wheeled it out this afternoon and it fired right up and idled perfectly, like it had been ridden yesterday. I was surprised and impressed. I let it sit until the oil temperature reached 230 degrees, to boil off any accumulated moisture, which took about 20 minutes (air-cooled engine), and then shut her off.
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That's pretty amazing really. 9 months is a long time for a motorcycle to sit without repercussions. Glad it fired up. How long before you get to ride out there?
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Good news about the Duc LR
Up here in the Great White North it's not unusual for our bikes to hibernate for six months over our sometimes brutal winter.
My bikes always fire right up again come April - and I'm always thankful for that
Maybe I'm just old fashioned, and I don't mean to sound preachy, but firing up a bike and just letting it idle puts quite a bit of moisture in the exhaust system, which I why I never do it.
That said, maybe with stainless exhaust systems this is now just an old wives tale. Even so, I'm sticking with the old ways
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Anybody else drain their carbs completely with the drain screws in the bottom to prevent deposits building up in the float chamber over winter?
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I’ve looked everywhere but I can’t find the carbs on either of my motorcycles
I do on both my Honda generators though.
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(03-24-2018, 01:01 AM)max_imp Wrote: Anybody else drain their carbs completely with the drain screws in the bottom to prevent deposits building up in the float chamber over winter?
I drain mine about every three days
wait...I don't have any carbs anymore either ...
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(03-24-2018, 01:30 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: (03-24-2018, 01:01 AM)max_imp Wrote: Anybody else drain their carbs completely with the drain screws in the bottom to prevent deposits building up in the float chamber over winter?
I drain mine about every three days
wait...I don't have any carbs anymore either ...
I drain mine about every three days
wait...I don't have any carbs anymore either ...
Ferret,
Thank you for reminding = mine doesn't have either =
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(03-23-2018, 08:57 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: That's pretty amazing really. 9 months is a long time for a motorcycle to sit without repercussions. Glad it fired up. How long before you get to ride out there?
We're sunny and in the low-70's this weekend, so I'm riding. Taking the RT down to the dealer this afternoon to try their factory accessory high seat for size. It's not inexpensive but my knees could use some relief. I've only ridden the bike once and am still trying to dial it in. Then, I'll get the other boys out of the garage and onto the road for a quick shakedown.
Forecast for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday? Yep, you guessed it. Snow. 'Tis the season.
(03-23-2018, 10:01 PM)Rocky_imp Wrote: Good news about the Duc LR
Up here in the Great White North it's not unusual for our bikes to hibernate for six months over our sometimes brutal winter.
My bikes always fire right up again come April - and I'm always thankful for that
Maybe I'm just old fashioned, and I don't mean to sound preachy, but firing up a bike and just letting it idle puts quite a bit of moisture in the exhaust system, which I why I never do it.
That said, maybe with stainless exhaust systems this is now just an old wives tale. Even so, I'm sticking with the old ways
Rocky, makes sense. The Duc has a stainless exhaust system, so perhaps it's a non-issue on that bike. That being said, I live in a very arid climate and quite honestly, I've never experienced any rust or corrosion on any of my bikes, even when they're put away wet and dirty. Around here, you can hang up wet laundry in the evening and it'll be dry in the morning.
