tips for winter

[Grimly]

so in the garage and i take the tank off and noticed where the coils are mounted if there should be a rubber tank cushion.

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Looks like it's there - is it missing on the other side?

[Bomberclaat]

Have you thought about applying it with a compressor and spray gun?

[markla]

a quick update.
new years eve my transit engine decided to give up and promptly ended its life, so i,m without transport go to the garage and start assembling the bike cleaned off all the protection i sprayed over the engine, clean and polish, got an m.o.t even tho from april she will be tax/m.o.t exempt

my question is this i put fuel stabilizer in the tank i,m now going to be riding to get about until the van is fixed,
do i keep adding stablelizer when i fuel up or just let run until i go on reserve and stick to just fuel only in the tank.
will adding stabilizer effect running or am i worrying over nothing.

its really cold riding around town in january you forget these things as we get older.

Oh and happy new year to everyone even tho mine started off badly.

[sam000lee]

Fuel stabilizer is mostly useful if you're not going to be regularly adding fresh gas to the system. If you're going to be riding regularly, just fill it up as you regularly would. The stabilizer shouldn't negatively affect running as it goes through the system.

[markla]

Thank you, i went on a long cold ride sunday waited to go on reserve then filled up on fresh fuel.

you would think finding and buying a replacement transit engine would straight forward i,m finding out its not.
plus side even tho its cold and the roads are damp been salted in some area,s the bike runs a treat if any of the uk guys know the New forest in Hampshire it was an awsome run through there roll on some sunny weather.

[Gorminrider]

damp been salted in some area

Suzuki steel is scrap metal and rusts like crazy overnight. Warm water rinse and sponge will help. Look for a garden spraybottle that you pump up to pressurise and spray up the steel fenders, front of the frame, crannies around the swing arm etc. if your outdoor waterline is frozen.

[markla]

already done my friend i dont like taking my bike out even if theres a wiff of rain forcast on the day,
I like her clean and shiney.
got a clutch to replace soon as every now and then when i give it some throttle and go through the gears i get slipping.
Cant make up my mind up wether to take the engine out or do the clutch with engine in the frame nicer to work on with engine out tho.

[Brendan W]

Just replaced the coal stoker boiler in the garage with an indoor condensing kerosene unit ( impressive but that's for another discussion)
The garage is now unheated.
Spots of white corrosion are already appearing on the side casings and fins.
I guess the old boiler wasn't as well insulated as they said

[Gorminrider]

Spots of white corrosion are already appearing on the side casings and fins.

yes it's not very nice...when I see it, I wipe the powder off and rub some more oily-waxy crap around on the fins and casing which helps...It burns off or gets washed off every ride but summer is coming when it'll be forgotten until next year .
Forks and stanchions can be bad too, once the coating gets pummeled off. I've tried various ez things here but of them all,I like the black appliance epoxy as cheap and good on the aluminum there for a beater-bike.