Wed, 10 Nov 1999 08:59:07 +0100 - Message No. 6536
From: Strand Richard

Subject: winter storage?


Hello!

I've read that several cold-starts can damage the engine, generally speaking
that is. 
Of course the AT is much better than the average bike ;) 
However the advice in the article was to take out the battery and keep it
charged during the winter with some batterycharger, instead of running it
once a week/month or something like that.

Thats what little I know about winterstorage.
It's also the only thing i've done myself btw.
So input if I'm supposed to do more than removing the battery would be
appreciated.

regards Richard


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Fran: Michael Hatzidakis [mailto:mhatzi@otenet.gr]
Skickat: den 9 november 1999 16:02
Till: ATIC
Amne: (XRV) winter storage?


Hi all.

I keep my @ in an underground parking lot by my car. The parking lot is
quite big, I can ride my bike and move around in 1st gear for a few minutes
and/or leave the engine running for quite a while. Is it better for the @ to
do this, lets say once a week than storing it for the winter? My mechanic
says that the engine should't run at idle revs for long, however he is not
specific. Is it possible that concentrated vapor which turns into water
could damage the exhaust?

Regards, Michael
ATIC#680



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