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| Birdman | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 27/12/2010 | | Posts | : | 135 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 03 May 2011 - 18:47 Post title : Summer storage | | | Many of you Bird owners are just getting your bike out for the season whilst I will be putting mine away for six months at the end of the week. I live in Palm Desert CA in the winter and Vancouver BC in the summer so my riding season is coming to a close.
Last year I was able to manoeuvre my America into the house and store it in the dining room (this all happened after my wife left to go back home  ) but the Bird is a bit big and heavy for me to attempt this so I will be leaving it in an uninsulated garage where I suspect the temperatures will get very warm indeed. Summer in the desert here is very hot withs most days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit
I intend to do all the steps recommended in the "Preparing your bike for winter" thread including oil change and fogging the engine. I will put the battery on a tender inside the house which is "cooled" to 90 degrees I will also probably put the seat in the house as well.
Are there any other suggestions or recommendations for summer storage
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 May 2011 - 20:11 Post title : Re: Summer storage (Re: Birdman) | | | Ride it to Vancouver
Sit it on blocks.
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| Fordster | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 365 | | Location | : | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2011 - 00:08 Post title : Re: Summer storage (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
Ride it to Vancouver
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Absolutely! Vancouver is my home-town (well, close to it). There's some great riding around there.. what are you thinking??
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| Birdman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/12/2010 | | Posts | : | 135 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2011 - 00:29 Post title : Re: Summer storage (Re: Fordster) | | |
Fordster wrote:
mat1600 wrote:
Ride it to Vancouver
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Absolutely! Vancouver is my home-town (well, close to it). There's some great riding around there.. what are you thinking?? |
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I am not keen on a 1400 mile ride followed by the hassle and cost of having to import the bike into Canada (licence insurance etc)
I rent a bike a few times during the summer and have to disagree about Vancouver being a great place to ride a bike. Its a slow moving parking lot most of the time, particularly in the summer. From my home on the Westside its a least and hour of traffic riding to get to the Whistler/Duffy Rd highway and the rest of the riding is not all that great in my opinion.
Maybe I am spoiled down here in the desert where we have wonderful mountain roads accessible about 5 minutes from my home.
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| thanks4thefish42 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/11/2010 | | Posts | : | 269 | | Location | : | High Springs, FL, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2011 - 02:40 Post title : Re: Summer storage (Re: Birdman) | | | I'm getting ready to put my bird up for 6 months also-I just checked about Palm Springs and there is a place that sells non-ethanol fuel at:
Palm Springs SHELL 87 89 91 Shell 2796 North Palm Canyon Drive N33.80137 W116.51484 map details
I would highly suggest putting 100% pure gas in the bike prior to layup-also use Marine Stabil in the fuel as a back up. Don't forget to tape over the exhausts to keep lizards and stuff from crawling up there.
I was going to ride my Thunderbird from Florida to Michigan but ran out of time so just will use my Shadow I keep up there.
Good luck,
Capt T B Bird
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,589 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2011 - 03:37 Post title : Re: Summer storage (Re: Birdman) | | | It would be ideal to take the weight off the tyres, even if only the rear.
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2011 - 05:15 Post title : Re: Summer storage (Re: Leethal) | | | 
Don't be filling her up too much! The heat expansion - especially if it's going into the 100's - will defiantly lead to over-spillage of fuel.
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| Birdman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/12/2010 | | Posts | : | 135 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 05 May 2011 - 19:33 Post title : Re: Summer storage (Re: Birdy68) | | | thanks for all the advice
I am sad to be putting the Bird away for the summer but I know I will be back in the fall ready to ride and appreciate her after a couple of days of rented HD's during the summer
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