Winterize your bike - step by step guide

[2wheelsteve]

I wash cold water only as I leave the protection on, soap doesnt get near it in winter just more protection, nice video by the way :)

[TheA8l]

Gre8 Video M8, Your oil looked jut fine why did you change it?

[GodfatherMaxi]

how about piston no oil ? for segments

[lewisnwkc]

Finally an excellent British video of how to maintain your motorcycle!! I started to get quite fristrated with the female american narrator's and the male harley davidson people... Can't wait to have my own dream bike soon

[kylie3299]

Where do you get the stand? I can't find one that doesn't sit on my oil tank for my 1993 Kawasaki 750 Vulcan. HELP!!!

[MasterIronfist]

Awesome VIDEO!! This is my first year owing a motorcycle and this video was so helpful is getting my bike ready for winter!!

[SchecterMongoose]

Very nice video! Only thing I have a question about is this: A lot of people told me when you store a bike to remove the spark plug and put a teaspoon of new oil into the cylinder to keep the piston from freezing up on the cylinder walls. Do you think this is necessary?

[theeroom]

wow thats alot of effort!

[187Premises]

The 4 dislikes are from Eskimos!

[russman1018]

Well Done

Simple and Effective, everyone tries to make it like a huge operacion

I agree no need to trickle charge the battery, i just remove it, it might need a little charge later but does not waste the life otherwise.

Thanks I will take all advise given.

[gtomaniac55]

what kind of bike is that its nice i want one???

[mccarthy155]

excellent fucking video!

[psifis]

Thank you very much indeed, my friend.

Excellent guide

[mjavor]

What kind of oil is he spraying on?

Is he saying "duc oil"? What is that? Does he mean WD40?

[bigkitten]

Ron, by the way?

[bigkitten]

Hi, Nick....how's it going?

[JayzBeerz]

in florida there's no need to winterize

[RallyMotoXfan]

hah this video is too good for an american to make

[HyperAndMelig]

Cool

[BGR6pride]

Hi there! Amazing video.

Just a quick few q's, I have a Ninja 250, I am living in North Dakota (oil field work)and rode my bike up here, I do not have a heated garage, I cant do most of the things you suggest only the tires part.

Can I get away with not washing the bike (already to cold to wash, snow on ground ect). Can I just start my bike and let it run till its warm every month or so until its spring? Will this keep it safe from damage?

Please help.

[budagen]

Very nice bike, what model is that? Looks like an XR650L with upgraded tank and lights? Kindly give us a little comment about that.

[DrivenandRidden]

It's nothing like an XR650L, it's a complately different bike, water cooled, alloy frame etc. Much more of a high spec competition biased bike.

Kind regards

Nick Hine

[skramar1]

:( This is a honda xr 250, BAJA version. It has a 249 cc air cooled, SOHC engine. It has BAJA style lights and controls. It is not water cooled and does not have alloy frame.

[DigitaLCha0s1]

@DrivenandRidden lol thats means yes it is a xr

[bmastamoneycash]

awesome video, thanks!...In the beginning do you say "I'm not American" ?? LOL why did you say that??

[DrivenandRidden]

Hi there

Just because in the UK we don't tend to add 'ize' onto the end of words, it's seen as an Americanism here. Not that it's a bad thing, just that it's a thing!

Kind regards and thanks

Nick Hine

[bmastamoneycash]

Oh ok cool. Thanks, looking forward to more video's!

[mjavor]

gonna try these tips this winter, thanks!

[moemeome]

what kind of oil did he use? 1:13

[DrivenandRidden]

I used the right grade of oil for my bike and for the general weather conditions where I live.

Kind regards

Nick Hine

[shitfaced905]

kool

[sethvicious]

all i did was add fuel stabilizer and take the battery out. I understand taking all these steps if you own a 1098 or something but cmon man!

[yans86]

keep it up nick . I really2 appreciate all the videos that you made . Very informative and precise -sofian (singapore)

[cgavin1]

Wow, I would NEVER advocate dumping bucket loads of water onto an engine. Ever. Just use Flash Wipes! Never 'wet wash' there is no need.

[DrivenandRidden]

Ah the great thing about engines is the fact they're sealed, although I tend to stop short of pouring water directly into the carbs. Perhaps it's purely coicidence but I think bikes are designed to be washed.....and work when it rains etc.

Plus you'll never get a really dirty bike clean with wipes, you just can't get into all the nooks and crannies. Rinsing is the only way. So there is a need.

But thanks for your comment anyhoo....

Nick.

[cgavin1]

Sarcasm aside, all you achieve by covering the machine in water is water ingress into all the nooks and crannies. That may be in your mind the definition of 'cleaning' but to me all it means is water pooling in places you don't need it to be. Up to you .. as for bikes being designed to get wet. Obviously you never owned a Suzuki! ;)

[DrivenandRidden]

Sarcasm aside, but I'm British, I have sarcasm 'built-in'!

You need the water to wash away all the chemicals you've used during the cleaning process. Fresh water will dry up and not damage your bike, cleaning chemicals might if left on for too long.

Have you watched the Clean your bike series? You'll see my point more clearly on that, oil based cleaners then water based cleaners then water and in that order.

Cheers for your comments by the way, as for owning suzukis, 9 so far.

Cheers

[snozzb0t1]

i appreciate his overkill. thanks for the tips.

[knightslugger]

Two Words...

OVER KILL.

[Brennafugg]

ok. I'm American so subtitles would be useful here.

[Kinc34]

Should have done faired version alongside this vid.

Good tips mind.

[DrivenandRidden]

Faired version is in the pipeline alongside a complete motorcycle maintenance DVD using a Honda Fireblade as the subject bike.

[Busklein]

You know, gas wire, clutch wire... It may be necessary if it`s cold where you live. Like me, I live in Norway(yeah I`m a viking) and sometimes it can be down to minus 10 or minus 20 degrees here.And another thing that I like to do with my Kawasaki dirtbike:Drop a dash of gasoline in your cylinder, just turn opp your spark plug, and drop a dash gas in the spark plug hole.Don`t dash to much gasoline, only a small drop or something

[DrivenandRidden]

Hi Busklein

Spelling mistake entirely forgiven, I can speak no words of Norwegian! The word is 'wires' just so you know for next time. Oil down the cables is a good idea, but covered in a maintenance video we do. I would recommend AGAINST putting petrol down your bores though. It will wash away any oil left on the bores and leave them more prone to corrosion. Spraying your bores with WD40 or some light oil can help but will leave your bike harder to start.

[Busklein]

he forgot to spray the wirers with thin oil..

[DrivenandRidden]

If you notice I did spray the whole bike with Duck Oil. Not quite sure what 'wirers' are though? Perhaps you could enlighten me?