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Winter Storage and battery question

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#1 ·
Hi,

I will be storing my 2016 RGS in an unheated shed over this coming winter (months away I hope). Live in Ontario Canada and it can get pretty cold. It will go away with fresh oil and fuel conditioner but I'm concerned about the battery. Is it at risk with the winter temps? With all the new cables etc, it doesn't look that easy to pull out. My 09 Street Glide was a lot less busy under the seat.

Thanks,

John
 
#2 ·
You are bringing up winter! Blasphemy!

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Best to remove battery and have it on tender inside. Mine stays in bike on tender in a non heated garage. Usually don't go below 32 degrees in winter. I have not had issues.
 
#3 ·
Hi chizman, I live in Norway - much like Canada only smaller :)
It can easily drop down below -20 Cs over here and I'm living in the Southern part!
I guess the shed has no power so that would rule out hooking it up with a battery-tender. That leaves you with just one option - pull the battery out and hook it up inside the house where it's dry and warm, to the forementioned battery-tender (as you know all batteries self-discharge no matter what). Come spring you really want that cranking-power!

If you haven't pulled it out before now it's time. Take a snap-shot of all the wires in case you wonder where-goes-what. I always mark the cables on the plus-side with some red electrical-tape just to be sure! ;)

KR
 
#4 ·
Why not bring the bike inside! they don't leak, they don't stink, and they make for a great conversation starter!
 
#6 ·
Winter storage for me:
1. Change all fluids (3 holes)
2. Fill gas tank and add fuel stabilizer
3. Clean bike and polish well.
4. Remove battery, bring indoors and place on battery tender once a month.
5. Kiss bike goodbye for the winter.
6. Drink plenty of brown pop to flush away PMS - Parked Motorcycle Syndrome
 
#12 ·
I have a heated garage that I keep the bikes in so no. I put the tender on them for a few days a month. Before it was heated I'd take them out and place them on my wooden bench in the basement and out the tender on them so they didn't freeze.


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#13 ·
Do you have to remind us that winter is coming...I mean at least for us up in the northern country...I usually don't think about storing my bike until I see the first snowflake...anyways

I live in Minnesota, put mine in a non heated garage and all I ever do is make sure my tank is full of the best fuel (NO ETHONOL) and plug in the tender usually, I wait till it gets really cold before I plug the tender in, but I've also left it on all winter with no problems. Cover her up and hope and pray for a SHORT winter. :)
 
#19 ·
For over twenty something years my bikes have been stored in na unheated but attached garage. The tank is full to the top with a stabilizing agent added and a Battery Tender on the entire time. Never had a battery issue.

As far as Harley storage, one here rents a unheated hanger at an airport behind the dealership and packs in the bikes. They charge them from time to time. Doubt that's what the customers were expecting.
 
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