storing a bike for 2 months

[damz]

im goin to storing a bike for around two months today and was wondering what i should do to make sure it will start when i come back

i dont think the fuel will go off in that time but is there anything else i should watch out for? theres not been salt on the roads for a while so i dont reckon there will be much corrosion.
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[Him]

two months? at the most I would disconnect the battery, stored mine for 6 months at the start of last year (now that was a proper holidy!) and it was all i did, no problems

[ms51ves3]

I'd give it a real good clean, disconnect battery and brim the fuel tank.

[mattsa21]

make sure shes oiled and cleaned
check ur brakes...mine seized after being stored for a few months

[Rockhopper]

Stick it on an optimate and leave it. Mine stood for nine months when i couldn't ride it cos i broke my arm, started first time.

[beatts]

add a bottle of petrol stabalizer (from halfords). Modern unleaded reverts back to crude reasonable quickly

just to be sure like!

[Finglonga]

Unless you have an alarm an optimate/charger won't be needed (that's assuming your battery is ok. In that case get a new one before it goes back on the road).
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Put it up on paddock stands if you have them so you don't flat spot your tyres, or move it once every couple of weeks.
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[mattsa21]

stick some spare carpet down if you have some

it will protect the tyres

[jay12329]

My hornet sat for the best part of a 18 months with no preparation. When I wanted to use it again I charged the battery overnight I then road it to work in the morning.
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J

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