How to prepare your Hyper for winter?

HyperstradaHopeful · Nov 9, 2014

I moved from California to Idaho and now have to deal with actual winters. Snow is on the way, which means I probably won't be riding my Hyper much until spring. I've never put a vehicle to "sleep" for an extended period of time, so can anyone help me out and give me a checklist of what needs to be done, if anything?

Do I have to worry about anything other than the tires losing air and the battery discharging? I might take the bike out on a rare day that the roads are dry so I'd rather put the battery on a tender/trickle charger than disconnect it. And I'll have the bike on its center stand so I don't have to worry about the tires going flat.

Anything else to do?

pacaver · Nov 9, 2014

This is day 2 for my Hyperstrada, so there may be special things that I'm not aware of , but when I put my non-sacrificial motorcycle away for ~ 3 months(not going to ride the Hyperstrada on salted roads), I take it for a good ride, top off the tank, change the oil + filter. Run for 30 seconds or so to get the new oil through the motor, then remove the battery. This has worked well on all bikes to date. For longer storage you may want to drain the tank or use a fuel stabilizer along with taking others steps to prevent corrosion, I'll be looking forward to what others have to say on this.

LiamWis · Nov 10, 2014

HyperstradaHopeful: This question has been discused before in this forum.
But there is not mutch you "need" to do but more things thats good for your bike when not riding it for longer period.

What I do (the winter here in sweden is a bit to long

) is.
Make sure i fill the gastank up. (less air and less condence can apear)
Wash it, clean the chain. (You dont need to, but its nicer to have a clean bike when you get it out)
Put it on centerstand.
Add a good battery tender. (Some you can have on all the time without harming the battery)
Have it indoors so its protected from wind and the weatherelements.

Not mutch else is needed.

PomGP · Nov 10, 2014

I am so glad I don't live in the climate you guys do

We ride all year round here, sorry to rub it in

ambientscape · Nov 10, 2014

PomGP said:
I am so glad I don't live in the climate you guys do
We ride all year round here, sorry to rub it in

Lol! Me too...however I don't ride during rainy season as I need to clean the chain very often then. The roads here are muddy and dirty as well....besides that we can ride all year round.

PomGP · Nov 10, 2014

ambientscape said:
Lol! Me too...however I don't ride during rainy season as I need to clean the chain very often then. The roads here are muddy and dirty as well....besides that we can ride all year round.

Yeah I know, we spent some time in Vietnam on holiday a couple of years ago, I loved Ho Chi Min City

HyperstradaHopeful · Nov 10, 2014

LiamWis said:
HyperstradaHopeful: This question has been discused before in this forum.
But there is not mutch you "need" to do but more things thats good for your bike when not riding it for longer period.

What I do (the winter here in sweden is a bit to long ) is.
Make sure i fill the gastank up. (less air and less condence can apear)
Wash it, clean the chain. (You dont need to, but its nicer to have a clean bike when you get it out)
Put it on centerstand.
Add a good battery tender. (Some you can have on all the time without harming the battery)
Have it indoors so its protected from wind and the weatherelements.

Not mutch else is needed.

Thanks!! Can you recommend a good battery tender for it?

I already have this one. Should I just stick it in 12V mode, connect it to the DC port on the side of the frame, and plug it in?

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-...329&sr=8-2&keywords=motorcycle+battery+tender

LiamWis · Nov 11, 2014

HyperstradaHopeful said:
Thanks!! Can you recommend a good battery tender for it?
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I use a CTEK battery tender.
With it comes connectors so i can hock it up like one do with a car battery or (as i do) connect a fixed connector to the battery.
I can then rout it out from the sadle so i can plug in the battery tender.

appliance821 · Nov 11, 2014

Here's a good article on the subject: Lemmy's winteriZLAtion tips - Common Tread - RevZilla

How to prepare your Hyper for winter?

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