Long term storage prep

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back_marker · #1 Post by **back_marker** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:43 am

I will be storing the Falco for the next couple of years as I head off to foreign parts. I will be draining all of the fuel, changing oil and removing the battery beforehand as well as fully suspending to avoid damage to the tyres, is there anything I have missed.

Is it still conventional wisdom to stick a teaspoon full of oil in each barrel to prevent any kind of corrosion or seizure or is this no longer required with modern engine materials?

Dalemac · #2 Post by **Dalemac** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:28 am

Hi,

The owners manual has some good info on this: http://martinpoll.dk/diverse/SL%20Mille ... nglish.pdf, page 86.

In addition, I would want to clean, polish, and acf50 the bike good and proper.

Upon waking, i would want to replace all fluids, oil filter, check and grease bearings, etc.

Dale

HowardQ · #3 Post by **HowardQ** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:06 pm

Think you have covered most things, plus the stuff Dale has added.
The only other thing I would worry slightly about is clutch, brake seals and possibly fork seals?
Not sure what can be done with them.
If your clutch fluid is normally black, I would change it just before you lay it up as the contaminated fluid will do more damage to seals.
Don't think modern engines need the oil in the bores, but it is something I have done in the past on older engines in the past, and should not do any harm, add just a little and try to turn the engine over by moving the bike in gear.

#4 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:19 pm

I'd add oil to the bores, but then again I also lift tyres off the floor, etc when parked long term (as I note you do too)
Rust hasnt made advancements with technology the same as oils and engine design have. It will still happily stick rings to cylinder bores if it gets the chance.
Oiling the bores with a heavy grade oil will help scupper any plans it does have. Also taping up the air inlet (in our case the TB's) should reduce atmospherics getting to grips with the engine internals too.
A bit overkill maybe but meeh.. each to his own I guess

All you're doing is light pres-ing it.

Im sure there'll be a bit in a Harley/Honda AESP that will cover Light Pres procedure..

back_marker · #5 Post by **back_marker** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:42 pm

Kwackerz wrote: All you're doing is light pres-ing it. Im sure there'll be a bit in a Harley/Honda AESP that will cover Light Pres procedure..

Does that mean I have to paint every surface (and fill all the gaps in between) duck egg blue and wrap in waxy/oily canvas stuff?

#6 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:21 pm

Probably!