Good afternoon. It looks like the cold weather is in for good and I don’t want to be taking my new bike out on the salty roads. What do folks suggest then? having read threads about ethanol i’d like to get this right.
Is it best to drain the tank? If so, I read you can’t just unplug the pipe off the pump and turn the ignition on, i’m told there is a valve in the red elbow so it won’t pump the fuel out? Is that right? Seems to defy logic but i’m told onlyna small amount of fuel will be pumped out.
Alternatively, Is it better to put a gallon or two in with ethanol stabiliser? (Sta bil or similar?)
Or should I just go the whole hog and remove the tank and tip any fuel out the cap?
I’d rather have the bike together for those lovely dry January days when the suns out, but I also want to do the best for the bike.
I’m still learning and apologies if this is a ‘done to death’ subject.
Many thanks
Is it best to drain the tank? If so, I read you can’t just unplug the pipe off the pump and turn the ignition on, i’m told there is a valve in the red elbow so it won’t pump the fuel out? Is that right? Seems to defy logic but i’m told onlyna small amount of fuel will be pumped out.
Alternatively, Is it better to put a gallon or two in with ethanol stabiliser? (Sta bil or similar?)
Or should I just go the whole hog and remove the tank and tip any fuel out the cap?
I’d rather have the bike together for those lovely dry January days when the suns out, but I also want to do the best for the bike.
I’m still learning and apologies if this is a ‘done to death’ subject.
Many thanks