Techrat
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Last year I stored my brand new 2016 at the dealership. Storage was $300 for Sep to Apr but if you had over $300 worth of work, storage was free. I had them do the first 600 mile checkup and change out the grips, so storage was free.
This year I haven't even put 3,000 miles on the bike, mostly due to an extra short summer and a lot of rainy days. Since my next maintenance isn't due and I put several farkles on the bike myself, I don't need any work done. So to save money, I put the bike in my indoor storage unit that I'm already paying for. I checked with management first. And as long as the bike's gas tank was either totally full or totally empty, it was fine.
The bike is currently strapped to a lift, wheels off the ground. I added stabilizer and topped off the tank. The only problem is that I have trickle charger but there's no where to plug it in. I thought about buying a battery backup unit, charging it at home, taking it to the unit and hooking up the charger to it and the bike. Does anyone see a problem? I'm thinking that if I did this once a month, that it would be enough to keep the battery from dying. Thoughts? Comments?
Techrat
This year I haven't even put 3,000 miles on the bike, mostly due to an extra short summer and a lot of rainy days. Since my next maintenance isn't due and I put several farkles on the bike myself, I don't need any work done. So to save money, I put the bike in my indoor storage unit that I'm already paying for. I checked with management first. And as long as the bike's gas tank was either totally full or totally empty, it was fine.
The bike is currently strapped to a lift, wheels off the ground. I added stabilizer and topped off the tank. The only problem is that I have trickle charger but there's no where to plug it in. I thought about buying a battery backup unit, charging it at home, taking it to the unit and hooking up the charger to it and the bike. Does anyone see a problem? I'm thinking that if I did this once a month, that it would be enough to keep the battery from dying. Thoughts? Comments?
Techrat