Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Without driving a bike for a year.what engine condition become?

i bought new before 2 weeks.....now i have to go to abroad for my job.....after 1 year i ll return back...so i have dought...if i keep my bike in idle condition for 1 year.what will happen to my bike?
Without driving a bike for a year.what engine condition become?
needs some rides every month
Without driving a bike for a year.what engine condition become?
Drain all the fluid,out and cover it up. Run the carb. dry befor draining the oil from the engine. when you get back, put in oil and gas, air up the tires ,start the engine ,check every thing out and off you go.
Reply:It will be rusted and become useless. Either you may hand over it to someone who will use it or sell it off.
Reply:"Barn find" vehicles are being found after being laid up for 30 plus years that, with the change of fluids then, start and run.


I would drain the petrol as this goes stale over time and dose the carb with neat Redex, disconnect and store the battery indoors and lastly make sure it's left on it's centerstand to stop the tyres potentially misforming. That's about it.





edit; do not under any circumstances drain the oil. This is what stops any corrosion forming. In fact thinking about it, I'd spray the whole bike in WD40 and then fit a loose cover that allows air to circulate but keeps the muck off.
Reply:Ideally, get someone you really trust to start it up and run it every now and then. The best is for it to be ridden until fully warm, failing that run it for half an hour and if nothing else drive it up and down the driveway.





If you really must leave it idle, change the oil, drain the fuel, remove the battery, pump the tyres up well and arrange it so the wheels are off the ground. As already said, spraying the whole metalwork with something like WD40 and covering it up will help preserve it.





Then when you come home "all" you will have to do is clean it all thoroughly, see if the battery's still okay, renew it if necessary, put some fresh fuel in, check the tyres and off you go. Hopefully.
Reply:Bardic's answer is best. If you can't find anybody you can trust then put fresh oil in it, give it a spin to circulate it, let it cool and put a squirt if oil in each spark-plug hole. Put the plugs back loose. Take the battery out and store it carefully.Block it up so the tyres are unloaded and put a good cover over it. Remember to check everything carefully when you come back to it and give it a spin on the starter with the plugs out to clear the oil out. You will need to charge the battery or even get a new one after a year


Of course you will be loosing a year out of the new bikes life, so you might be better off to sell and buy again.


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