will my bike be ok if i dont ride it in winter?

[Maz]

Hi

Will my bike be ok if I don't ride it through out winter? It's only done 410. Miles....

Can't rode it as am doing extensive physio ready for my surgeon appointment in January...

Just worried in case my breaks cease...

Thanks all xxxxx

[Squashed_Fly]

Hi

Just worried in case my breaks cease...

You're worried in case your holidays stop?

[lolliver]

[quote author=Maz link=1323156488/0#0 date=1323156488]Hi

Just worried in case my breaks cease...

You're worried in case your holidays stop?[/quote]

;D

Back on topic though I'm afraid I don't really know enough about bikes to answer your question.. I guess you'd have to keep the battery topped up though??

Do you keep it in a garage or outside?

[Scotty]

Your brakes should be ok if the bike is new, they're unlikely to seize, but they'll still need looking after - now that it's got cold and they've started gritting the roads you'll need to wash the bike thoroughly on a regular basis and give the brake calipers a good clean, that should be sufficient to prevent seizure. What you may find the next time you go to use the bike is that the brake pads may have lightly rusted to the disc due to the metallic content in them reacting with the water from washing. One good push will free them off and the first time you use them the disc will be wiped clean. No worries 8-)

[Ducatista]

Well I'm not an expert by any stretch but I think you need to be more concerned about the battery.
You can buy something called an optimate which charges the battery every day (a bit like the bike being ridden). They are intelligent and can apply the right amount of charge.
If you have electricity and a garage then this would be a good investment.

[spudgun]

If you can't use an optimate, just start the bike up every other weekend and let it tick over for ten minutes, should charge the battery and let the fluids move around the engine etc.

Or take the battery off for the winter and store it indoors

[njl]

One of the big sellers might be m& p have roxter brand intelligent chargers at 18.50 at the moment, Oxford or optimate proper are quite a bit more

[Maz]

Thanks! I will start her up every weekend...

I've started to notice little pieces of rust on the break disk but its to be expected. Can't wait to get on her again!

My grammer isn't my strong point lol. I find it hard speaking english let alone writing it.

;D

[Maz]

Brake lol

[Snowy]

Personally I wouldn't start the engine up over winter but if you do, make sure you run it so the engine gets hot. If you don't, condensation will form in the engine and rust it away from the inside which is not good. As Scotty has said, keep the brakes clean if you're riding over winter and keep the battery on an Optimate if you can. Think about some corrosion protection as well, you can do this yourself with FS365/ACF50 just keep it off the tyres and brakes.