newbie has to lay the bike up for a MONTH!

Discussion in 'Motorbike Technical Discussion' started by mr topaz, Jul 13, 2006.

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    mr topaz Guest

    Oh no! I have to hit the road for a MONTH and can't take the '74 Honda
    CB360.
    Can anyone help me with smart things to do before leaving?
    Unhook the battery? Drain anything? Add anything?

    Thanks
    kc
     
    mr topaz, Jul 13, 2006
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    Rayvan Guest

    It'll be fine for a month. Don't give it another thought...
     
    Rayvan, Jul 13, 2006
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    chateau.murray Guest

    Leave the keys in it and hope it's stolen.....
     
    chateau.murray, Jul 13, 2006
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    Bob Scott Guest

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    Some bugger would just nick the keyring.

    At least that's what happened when I left my CB9 outside the house and
    went away for a long weekend. Full tank of gas, fully charged battery &
    key in the ignition - I came home to find it still sat there but some
    sod had half-inched the key ring.

    Talk about adding insult to injury :-(
     
    Bob Scott, Jul 13, 2006
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    PirateJohn Guest


    Get a Battery Tender ( http://batterytender.com/ ) if you have to leave
    the bike sitting periodically, but otherwise don't worry about it.
    Enjoy your trip.


    --PirateJohn--
    www.PirateJohn.com
     
    PirateJohn, Jul 13, 2006
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    Steve L Guest

    Put the kickstand down and park it someplace out of the weather.

    Ride it when you get home.
     
    Steve L, Jul 13, 2006
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    David Kelly Guest

    Top off the gas tank and make sure the petcock is off. Double check the
    water level in the battery. A month is nothing.

    On return from the gas station having topped the tank off you might cut
    the petcock off so as to drain most of the gas from the carburetors
    before you park it.

    For fun you might see how far you can go before it sputters to a stop
    with the gas turned off. And practice running out of gas just as you hit
    your own driveway. Don't do this for too many hours else you'll have to
    go back to the gas station and start over.
     
    David Kelly, Jul 16, 2006
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    mkdeming Guest

    If you are going to own a motorcycle, you should have a Battery Tender
    type of charger hooked up to the battery at all times. It keeps the
    battery charged while in storage.

    I use the Yuasa one for about $27.95 on the page below. It did a great
    job all Winter for my battery.

    http://www.sporttour.com/motorcycle_accessory/Battery_Charges.htm
     
    mkdeming, Jul 16, 2006
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    Alan B Guest

    Get a trailer and take it with you. Or, that bike is small enough, it
    might fit on a trailer hitch rack.
    To unhook the battery might be good, but just one month in summer shouldn't
    be a storage problem with any of the systems.
     
    Alan B, Jul 16, 2006
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