wonderpupp wrote:
Er6n and ZX6r tucked under their covers, with daily startings to keep them all lovely, and so I can listen to them purr.
80% engine damage is done on cold starts
Unless you get the bikes hot enough to cycle the cooling fan twice you'll not remove condensation from the oil and exhaust system as the bike will not have gotten hot enough to do so.
I've left my bike for 12 weeks with doing sod all to it and it fired up after a couple of turns. If your garage / shed or back garden is dropping below zero every day remove the batteries and keep them in a stable environment - usually a closet works well.
Drain the float bowls using the drain off's - don't just run your bike till it konks out - there's still fuel in them just not enough to get the bike to catch.
But in all honesty - don't start your bike every day with out taking it around the block a few times and getting it up to running temp's, your not doing them any favours.
If your starting bikes and keeping stationary then also have them upright and not on side stands, that way you'll ensure the oil pump is getting maximum amount of oil to pump up to the top gallery. Let them run until you hear the fan come on a 2nd time then switch off, every week should be more than sufficient to keep them in running condition.
My ZRX has now sat for 3 weeks and tomorrow I'll consider hauling it out and firing it up on the paddock stand then take it round the block a few times but then I might just leave it for another week
