Going overseas for four months shortly…and will leave motorbike inside house.
Been advised to leave it empty of fuel…any others tips?
Cheers
Why would you need to empty the fuel if its only 4 months? My scoot is stored every winter with no ill effects to the fuel.
Take the battery out and leave it plugged into an Optimate or similar.
If you have them, its better to leave the bike on front and rear paddock stands to prevent flats forming on the tyres.
Going anywhere nice?
Cheers CM.
Bloke in the shop said that fuel goes off after 3 weeks (Could be talking bllx for all I know).
Going to work in Kenya for 3 months and then overlanding it down to Cape Town - thought seriously about biking it but bottled it - going to be on one of those big buses…
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bluelagos (21/06/2008)
Cheers CM.
Bloke in the shop said that fuel goes off after 3 weeks (Could be talking bllx for all I know).
Going to work in Kenya for 3 months and then overlanding it down to Cape Town - thought seriously about biking it but bottled it - going to be on one of those big buses…[/quoteThat sounds like an adventure not to be missed:cool:
Fuel does go off but I’d question the timescale. I’ve known people store a bike for a couple of years and they have started on the original juice.
Four months is not that long providing the bike is properly dry stored.
Do what Chunky said but also put some RedX (injector cleaner if it’s an injected bike) in the last tank full that you part run through before you go. If it’s a carb bike, use Millers octane enhanser in the last fill up.
Both do their job well and stop the current petrol substitute going gummy in the fuel system.
If your paranoid, take the plugs out, spray the bores with WD 40 and put the plugs back tight. Pretty much a waste of time if it’s DRY stored.
Have a nice jaunt.
Lock the front door?
I agree with Chunky, he should know 
I’m lazy though, my battery stays in and then I connect the optimiser
I thought that was what Optimizers were for and why they provided a permanent fix lead to just plug the thingy into.
Yep, mine lives plugged in 
If you are that way inclined it can stay connected but I prefer to take it off just in case the safety should one day fail. It gives me a chance to polish the terminals as well;)
if its in a airtight room wouldent it be better to drain the fuel to stop the fumes …just a thought
I’d leave as little petrol in it as possible, preferably none, storing petrol inside a house is often not allowed under your house insurance policy. If you get a leak think of the smell too, what would your Mrs say about that ? :w00t: Bad book time 
Can`t get nicked with no petrol!
Yup, the petrol/house insurance thing is important. I’d forgotten that.
Usual policy wording excludes the storing oif petroleum products type words.
Of course, a 5 litre bottle of dry cleaning fluid is so much safer?
I have to admit I’d not taken into account it being stored indoors.