Fogging oil?

Two questions about using this product to winterize a motorcycle.

1. Is it necessary to use it if storing the machine for 6 months or
less, in a relatively benign environment? My mechanic says no.

2. If you do use it, you must remove plugs, spray in, then turn over
the engine. I read that electrical damage can be caused by turning over
the engine with ungrounded plugs. Why not just screw the plugs back in
loosely, then turn the engine over a few times with the kill switch set
to "off." Anything wrong with doing it that way?

Thanks for responses.

Paul Harris
Victoria, BC

Kawasaki Voyager 1200, if it makes any difference

 

On most engines, it's fairly easy to turn the engine over by hand, once
the plugs are removed. When I filled a cylinder on my bike with gas
(crashed it), I removed the plugs and the timing cover and used a bar
with the appropriate socket to spin the engine that way. No trouble at
all, but then accessing the timing cover was dead easy on my bike. If
you've got a center stand, you can just spin the rear wheel with the
bike in gear. If you don't you can still do this, but the bike will move
forward...;-)

HTH

 

Remove the plugs, put it in top gear and and push it around a little.