I plan on moving to Florida in two years and that should end winterizing a bike for me.

 

I don't think that's necessary, if it was, then everyone would be starting their mowers and lawn tractors 3 times a week too. I've always let 'em sit over the winter, but make sure that first time starting in the Spring is for a good 45 minutes at least. Starting during the Winter, those hot/cold cycles are just asking for condensation, plus 10-15 minutes idling during the dead of winter, probably isn't enough to burn off everything. Plus, if you are changing fluids right away in the Spring, that means you are storing with dirty oil?

 

Keep battery on tender, full tank of gas with seafoam, tires on wood, cover it, done.

I realized the temperate you store the bike at doesn't matter. I lived in the Dakotas for 4 years where it got down to -30° regularly and my bike never had any problems come spring time.

 

Battery Tender Jr. is what I use. I plug my bike in even if it's sitting over night. It should come with a quick connect. You'll be happy with it.....just my $0.02 worth on the battery tender.

 

Same here. I'd love to ride the bike year round but something about -20 and all that snow seems to change my mind. That's why I have a dirt bike. When I can't take it any more and I have to go ride I just load up the ol 450 and head to the hills. A few close encounters with frost bite tends get me back home.

 

Not my sexiest outfit for riding... but that's Feb in Buffalo....and ice flows on Lake Erie.

I'm no expert, but I leave it in the garage with a full tank of gas, and as soon as the roads dry off I go and ride. Salt blows. If for some crazy reason I go and ride in it, I try and spray the bike down when I get back and heat the garage with a portable heater until it dries off.

Edit: People are REALLY not looking out for bikes in the middle of winter in winter type states. Heads up x 2 out there.

 

I'm on the s. east side of Indy!

 

Are you drunk or just illiterate?

Many many moons ago my dad used to winterize the boats by pouring Marvel Mystery Oil into the carbs until the engine died. Come Spring, change the plugs and fire it up...EPA be damned. This was at Star Island Yacht Club in NY. Now a boat is different than a bike, of course, but I wonder how that would work?

To winterize my bike I just put the windshield on it.

 

Where in Florida are you Wakko ? Down here we winterize by wearing a jacket.

 

I'd like to see what your oil looks like come Spring. It must have a nice milky white color to it with all the moisture in it. You are causing pitting to your internal parts from corrosion, and you may not notice anything wrong yet, but keep it up and you will.