AlphaSentinel
New Member
Great advice for any use of hydraulics. The item holding back the pressure is a rubber o-ring worth under $0.10.
Things You Should Never Use On Or Do To Your Bike.
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cedarbrook63
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When winterizing your bike I suggest not avoiding doing the following (as this thread is about things not to do on your bike 
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Be careful where you spray S1000 or ACF anti-corrosion spray - avoid getting it on the brake discs or allowing it to get down onto your tyres - you might get a nasty surprise when you're next on the road and need brakes or good tyre grip.
If you're bike is not up on a lift and reats on a concrete floor - put a few bits of carpets remnant under the tyres and move the bike periodically so that the same part of the tyre is not bearing the bikes weight for months on end.
I don't know what others think but I keep the fuel tank full with a sachet of fuel stabilizer dissolved in it.
Bike had a service and oil change just before hibernation.
):Be careful where you spray S1000 or ACF anti-corrosion spray - avoid getting it on the brake discs or allowing it to get down onto your tyres - you might get a nasty surprise when you're next on the road and need brakes or good tyre grip.
If you're bike is not up on a lift and reats on a concrete floor - put a few bits of carpets remnant under the tyres and move the bike periodically so that the same part of the tyre is not bearing the bikes weight for months on end.
I don't know what others think but I keep the fuel tank full with a sachet of fuel stabilizer dissolved in it.
Bike had a service and oil change just before hibernation.
T wrecks
Junior Member
When winterizing your bike I suggest not avoiding doing the following (as this thread is about things not to do on your bike
Be careful where you spray S1000 or ACF anti-corrosion spray - avoid getting it on the brake discs or allowing it to get down onto your tyres - you might get a nasty surprise when you're next on the road and need brakes or good tyre grip.
If you're bike is not up on a lift and reats on a concrete floor - put a few bits of carpets remnant under the tyres and move the bike periodically so that the same part of the tyre is not bearing the bikes weight for months on end.
I don't know what others think but I keep the fuel tank full with a sachet of fuel stabilizer dissolved in it.
Bike had a service and oil change just before hibernation.
Hey cedar....what's "winterizing your bike" mean..........LOL
cedarbrook63
Junior Member
Hey cedar....what's "winterizing your bike" mean..........LOL
New verb invented by the EU and sold to the Oxford English Dictionary to help boost the Euro lol
cedarbrook63
Junior Member
New verb invented by the EU and sold to the Oxford English Dictionary to help boost the Euro lol
Whoa!! T dubya - is that a justifiable shot at my abuse of our mother tongue or a hint of climatic superiority from Queensland - in that you never have to"winterize" :lolrolling
T wrecks
Junior Member
Whoa!! T dubya - is that a justifiable shot at my abuse of our mother tongue or a hint of climatic superiority from Queensland - in that you never have to"winterize" :lolrolling
Oh my god no cedar, no, I'm not having a go at any abuse of our mother tongue, gee whilikers. You and I both belong to this wonderful American forum, and who better than anyone to abuse the English language..........than Americans!! :newsmile100:
No, I'm afraid it's the climatic superiority thing.........sorry, just couldn't help myself...... :lolrolling
cedarbrook63
Junior Member
Fair enough T wrecks - I do chuckle to myself at times when I wonder about all our American cousins shaking their heads in sympathy at my inability to spell with "tyre", "colour" "disc" etc.
You having another heavy Wet? Our winter here in England is so mild this year that I'm strongly thinking of de-winterizing the bike and going out for a ride.... not a hint of ice so no salt on the roads yet and very little rain too.