Hi :) I was wandering if it was OK to leave my Duc outside in the winter..... I Know that it's better to find a place indoors but I was just looking at all the options
I'm living in Canada so theres gonna be snow an cold temperatures..... ( -30 degres Celsius)
We leave cars outside all the time why not a bike??? [Dolph]
P.s. [Dolph] My bike doesn't fit in my elevator ...lol ;D
Quote from: ducatigirl100 on November 10, 2011, 03:13:28 PM
P.s. [Dolph] My bike doesn't fit in my elevator ...lol ;D
How many floors do you have to go up? ;D
i left my first bike outside for a winter in Colorado, lacking any other place to keep it. i may have even left the battery in it....
it ran fine the following spring! that said, i am older and wiser now... and i have a garage.
Quote from: Dan on November 10, 2011, 03:32:11 PM
How many floors do you have to go up? ;D
2 floors and it would be in my living room !!! [thumbsup] I would probably try to find cushion's that match whit it !! ;D
Quote from: herm on November 10, 2011, 04:14:36 PM
i left my first bike outside for a winter in Colorado, lacking any other place to keep it. i may have even left the battery in it....
it ran fine the following spring! that said, i am older and wiser now... and i have a garage.
Lack of space to put it is my problem... I've callled some family but no place to put it and I'm now running out of option's. I could always pay to store it but I a little short of the 300$ that it cost's to do that.
I'm not worried by the motor but more about all the hose's and electrical stuff that on it ( battery and ignition unit's would be remove for the winter)
Put a cover on it and check it every few days for rats and spiders.
you can bring it down to Michigan and keep it in my basement next to mine
Take the battery indoors for the winter. If the battery looses it's charge it will freeze. Nobody offers winter storage for motorcycles up in Canada?
Bonjour!
Neige et moto egale connerie!
How much snow do you get?
If you leave it covered on the kickstand and snow drifts onto it, it will knock over.
Get a rear stand. A good heavy one. Do you have a DSS or SSS rear? The SSS stands go thru the axle and are rock steady.
The problem with cold is that the tire will harden and the patch touching the ground will stay that way.. i.e. "flat spot" on the tire.
Remove the battery.
Put some anti-moth tablets on the engine. The smell will chase away any opportunistic animals who might like to burrow in. It will stink up the bike but will blow off after a few days of airing it out. Stuff something into the tail pipes.
THe cold won't hurt it, but I'd make sure to do the storage prep .. i.e. change the oil, fog the engine, drain the tank (esp if it's a plastic one), remove the battery, slightly over inflate the tires esp the front..
Some of the heavier covers have a drawstring at the bottom so you can seal it up pretty tightly, esp with a rear stand.
-30 Celsius? Check ur fluids. They might actually freeze. Also I'd probably remove the wheels and bring them in. That's way too cold for the rubber I think.
you guys don't have storage warehouses? My friend paid 50 a month for one and hist did that.
btw, your signature says... Well, let me not blow your spot up. Just saying. Lol
Quote from: Jason1 on November 10, 2011, 05:38:45 PM
you can bring it down to Michigan and keep it in my basement next to mine
tanks but the trip over there would cost me more than the storage (300$)
Quote from: howie on November 10, 2011, 08:22:56 PM
Take the battery indoors for the winter. If the battery looses it's charge it will freeze. Nobody offers winter storage for motorcycles up in Canada?
Yes, but as I've mentioned it cost's around 300$
tanks ducatiz :) Has always, you give god advice [thumbsup]
I'll get about 6 feet of snow (Montreal -Canada)....lol so it will be berried ...lol ;D
I tough that in the winter the fuel tank always add to be full to prevent rust?
so to recap ;
-put out the battery and ignition unit's
-overinflate the tires so they don't have a "flat spot"
-Put it on a god rearstand
-Stuff the exhaust pipes
-check for cute Little rats and spider's
-grease the chain a lot ( I guess)
-put a cover over the bike
-and fill up the fuel tank or drain it ????
Quote from: He Man on November 11, 2011, 01:06:41 AM
btw, your signature says... Well, let me not blow your spot up. Just saying. Lol
I'll make sure my next BF has a big living room on a first floor ...lol ;D
-30! :o
Quote from: ducatigirl100 on November 11, 2011, 06:15:55 PM
tanks ducatiz :) Has always, you give god advice [thumbsup]
I'll get about 6 feet of snow (Montreal -Canada)....lol so it will be berried ...lol ;D
I tough that in the winter the fuel tank always add to be full to prevent rust?
later bikes have a plastic tank. if you have a metal tank you ha e to be sure to get any water out and fill it with good gas.
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so to recap ;
-put out the battery and ignition unit's
-overinflate the tires so they don't have a "flat spot"
-Put it on a god rearstand
-Stuff the exhaust pipes
-check for cute Little rats and spider's
-grease the chain a lot ( I guess)
-put a cover over the bike
-and fill up the fuel tank or drain it ????
just the battery
change the oil and fog the intakes
i might even spray it down with a surface protectant like s100 anticorrosion. that's EXTREME cold and any moisturd will split rubber
Quote from: ducatigirl100 on November 11, 2011, 06:01:55 PM
tanks but the trip over there would cost me more than the storage (300$)
Traverse City is worth the extra money
Steel Wool (cheap) to stuff in the exhaust and air intake. My used bike arrived with a squirrels treasure in my air box.
I wipe mine down with wd40.
If I had to leave mine outside I'd pull the battery.
Hit the chain with whatever you usually use.
If you ride the bike, don't worry about the rubber or flatspots imo. Just check it over in the spring and
be careful first time out.
If you can't spring for a rear stand, consider placing a board under the kickstand. My side stand is
about a inch shorter than I'd like.
Quote from: Carbon 14 on November 13, 2011, 02:34:44 PM
Does this mean you don't own a torque wrench either?
Yeap! got that but I've only use it once or twice in my life but it looks god in my toolbox... It's just to make guy's uncomfortable since my toolbox is bigger ... lol ;D
P.s. although, my big brother [beer] is a machinist, so he give me a lot of tools that he doesn't use [Dolph] [clap]....... and he gave me the toolbox to ... ;D
So to recap ; ;D
-put out the battery and ignition unit's
-overinflate the tires so they don't have a "flat spot"
-Put it on a god rearstand or placing a board under the kickstand
-Stuff the exhaust pipes
-check for cute Little rats and spider's
-grease the chain a lot ( I guess)
-put a cover over the bike
-Fog the engine ( actually a very god advice)
-spray it down with a surface protectant or wipe it down whit wd40
-oil change + tank full of gas ( metal tank)
or
Pay 50$ to put it in someone garage ...lol (that what's I'm trying to do...)
Even if eventually I find a place and not let it outside there's a lot of god advice out there... [thumbsup] [Dolph] [bow_down] [clap]
i really would not recommend leaving those tires out in -30 all winter. it would make them dry rot faster than normal unless you plan on replacing them to begin with.
at -30c, your sincere best option would be to drop your current bf right now and find a new one with a heated garage. if your current bf rides he'll understand.
i sincerely cannot think of a single thing on your bike that wouldnt have a hard time at those kind of temps.
Quote from: thought on November 13, 2011, 06:19:57 PM
at -30c, your sincere best option would be to drop your current bf right now and find a new one with a heated garage.
That's the problem, I've already threw him out ..lol ;D [roll]
Seriously, your wright. Those hare ruff wether condition's. That why I'm trying to find a place asp [bang] .... I'm pretty sure I'll find a place this week. I have 1 or 2 option's but to leave it outside is a "just in case option"
Quote from: Carbon 14 on November 13, 2011, 04:12:36 PM
Okay. I guess that sort of restores my faith in, um, mankind.
or "femkind" ..... :) [cheeky]
If you are gonna take the wheels off, you might as well drain the tank and remove it and hire 2 hairy manly men to carry the bike up to your apartment.
Please make sure these are 2 hairy manly men you can trust. ;D
Heck you might even be able to get it in your elevator!
~JD
Quote from: JDucati on November 14, 2011, 12:16:09 AM
If you are gonna take the wheels off, you might as well drain the tank and remove it and hire 2 hairy manly men to carry the bike up to your apartment.
Seriously, that actually not a bad idea [thumbsup] I have two brother's (2 x 6 ft, 200 pounds and there actually hairy... lol ;D ) I would just have to fill them up whit beer and pizza [beer]
Is anybody as an idea how much it weight whitout the wheels and the fuel tank ( and the battery....why not.lol.. )
1995 monster 900cc [Dolph]
I've look it up in the "Haynes book" It says's 186 kg so that's 400 pond's [Dolph]
So I could take out (in that order) seat call,the battery, fuel tank+drain the oil, ,maybe the exhaust,wells
what the rest would weigh??
yeah -30 doesnt do anything anygood [Dolph]
That is a great idea.
Get front and rear stands and remove those parts. Two or three strong men could carry your bike up to your apartment without the wheels, battery, tank and seat without too much trouble. Two could carry the rear with a bar through the rear swingarm where the axel goes and one could lead carrying the bike by the front axel walking backwards. They would have to be strong and be careful taking their time, but it can be done. For the cost of beer and pizza. [beer] [bacon]
Then set the bike up again with their help on the stands in your apartment, and whalla, you have art! [wine]
Quote from: ducatigirl100 on November 14, 2011, 01:56:25 AM
I've look it up in the "Haynes book" It says's 186 kg so that's 400 pond's [Dolph]
So I could take out (in that order) seat call,the battery, fuel tank+drain the oil, ,maybe the exhaust,wells
what the rest would weigh??
I think you have a plan there. The wheels over 10 kg, battery around 3kg, exhaust (not including headers0 well over 10kg for starters. A friend of mine got his Harley (in pieces) into his bedroom.
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Update ;D One of my uncle call me today and he add a small place in is garage
so my bike is safe ;D
But there's still 5 month's of snow and cold temperatures .... I'm gonna miss it :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
tanks everyone [clap] [thumbsup] [Dolph] [beer]
Quote from: ducatigirl100 on November 14, 2011, 07:31:36 PM
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Update ;D One of my uncle call me today and he add a small place in is garage
bon vieux oncle .... Luc?