Tue, 9 Nov 1999 22:54:06 +0100
- Message No. 6534
From: Michael Dipper
Subject: Re: winter storage?
Hi,
On Tue, Nov 09, 1999 at 03:01:39PM -0000, Michael Hatzidakis wrote:
> 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?
On a short trip you produce lots of acid exhausts (don't ask me for
chemical details :-) which remain in the engine and exhaust pipes, so it
is better to store the bike without starting if you can't go for a "real"
ride where the engine reaches normal operating temperatures and the
exhausts are blown out.
BTW: Does anyone know a *well* fitting rain cover available in D/CH ?
Greets, --- Micha ---
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