(End of) Winter Storage
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(End of) Winter Storage
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02-22-2022, 07:48 PM
Only had my 2014 CB for a week. Haven't driven it yet...still winter here. Preparing previous bikes for winter storage, I would always put a little oil in each cylinder. With about 4-6 weeks left before riding season starts, should I add some oil to the cylinders?
Thanks
02-22-2022, 10:28 PM
I stopped doing that back in 1985. But also since then, I find opportunities to ride during the winter. Not completely sure about the CB1100 lump, but modern Honda engine cylinder wall engineering is not our grandfather's motorcycle.
02-22-2022, 11:41 PM
My bikes sit in an unheated garage from November to early May. I keep them on a battery tender with Stabil in the gas and they never fail to start immediately. You can add some fogging oil to yours but I really don’t think it’s necessary for such a short period of non-use.
02-23-2022, 12:08 AM
I don't store mine, but if I did I would follow LongRanger's method. I would also put it on the centerstand, make sure the tires are aired and put a piece of cardboard under the front tire.
02-23-2022, 04:37 AM
"....With about 4-6 weeks left before riding season starts, should I add some oil to the cylinders?"
I have never done this for seasonal storage. If it were for a couple years or longer, especially if to be in an unconditioned garage where it would condensate, I might spray a bit of WD40 in the cylinders as well as wipe it down with. Hopefully we'll be able to get them out to occasionally ride starting in a few weeks.
03-13-2022, 10:07 AM
With the warmup coming this week I plan to get my CB out. I can handle 55 degrees or so for modest distances. I like to keep the storage time as short as possible, even though it will be a handful of months in WI.
I have my battery topped off, will do the tire psi check & lube the chain too. 
03-13-2022, 10:54 AM
Wednesday-Thursday, +10-15*C respectively...may pull my horses out and ride them or one of them
03-13-2022, 11:52 AM
(03-13-2022, 10:54 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Wednesday-Thursday, +10-15*C respectively...may pull my horses out and ride them or one of them Monday, March 14, 2022 in southern Ontario looks fantastic [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=3454]PB. Get a head start and give those queens some well-deserved sunshine. It will be up to 7C.
03-13-2022, 08:44 PM
(03-13-2022, 11:52 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:(03-13-2022, 10:54 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Wednesday-Thursday, +10-15*C respectively...may pull my horses out and ride them or one of them Monday, March 14, 2022 in southern Ontario looks fantastic [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=3454]PB. Get a head start and give those queens some well-deserved sunshine. It will be up to 7C. Cannot, Monday = work, swapping Wednesday for Tuesday this week, so I can ride Wed & Thurs ...unless weather terrorists thwart my plans again>>  n.b. looking for an alliance with the Ferret to destroy weather terrorists 
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