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Rockwork

Best maintenance and preps during winter

Hey comrades, what are your best maintenance and preparations over winter? With a lull of 2 months, what maintenance can be done now and preparation for the new season.

This is a depressing period for me. I'm accustomed to riding CB (78 CB750F) every day. Honestly, I even cheat on CB by looking at other bikes online. But I'm also exploring trips for the new season.

I took the tank and side covers to a body shop to professionally redo, which I'm really excited about. I'm thinking about replacing the front and rear tires when I get it out of hibernation. Of course, I'll pour a can a Seafoam in the tank for the first fill-up, and change the oil asap.

But what do you do to maintain and prep your bike to resume its best performance in the new season?

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TOOLS1

Re: Best maintenance and preps during winter

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I go into the living room and stare at the Toolmatic and dream of nice weather. As for performing any maintenance during the winter, there is none needed. I perform maintenance as needed.
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In reply to this post by Rockwork

I never worry about maintenance in the winter, unless it is something major that would require the bike to be out of service, say a valve job or something like that. Otherwise, I just have my things I do to get the bike ready for storage, and then when it comes out.

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Re: Best maintenance and preps during winter

All I do it throw the battery on a maintainer, throw some seafoam in the tank, run it a bit, close off the carbs so they run dry and then dream of spring.

It's only illegal if you get caught.

If at first you don't succeed, use more lighter fluid

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surfish95747

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One thing you could do is bore out the cylinders and put some bigger pistons in it!

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