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« on: Today at 09:50:58 AM »
Let's say you needed to lay up your bikes for 18 months give or take.  Aside from a battery tender, full fluid change, what else would you do?  Raise the wheels off the ground?  Oil in the cylinders?  Would you be worried about the seals and such so much that it is better to sell the bike and buy again when you return?

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« Reply #1 on: Today at 12:19:50 PM »
I'd have to bail on whatever was keeping me from riding for 18 months! Crazy

Park it on some rubber mats, add Stabil, remove the battery and put on a tender, cover it and They should be fine.
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« Reply #2 on: Today at 02:14:16 PM »
Dealers just let them sit on the showroom floor for that long...
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« Reply #3 on: Today at 02:19:47 PM »
Yep that thought crossed my mind. Maybe I am over thinking it.
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« Reply #4 on: Today at 03:39:08 PM »
How about leaving it at a trusted friend's house?  S/he'll ride it a few times (ok, a bunch of times!), store it and place the battery tender on it.  
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« Reply #5 on: Today at 04:08:14 PM »
I'll trade you storing my VW for your bike. I'll be sure the bike is taken care of; I just need the space that the bug's taking up  Crazy
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« Reply #6 on: Today at 04:23:50 PM »
Quote from: Mrs. DantesDame on Today at 04:08:14 PM

I'll trade you storing my VW for your bike. I'll be sure the bike is taken care of; I just need the space that the bug's taking up  Crazy


Issue is I have THREE bikes that need storage and use.  Storing your VW is no issue, I have 7 acres, pick the one you want to park it on!
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« Reply #7 on: Today at 04:35:26 PM »
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Issue is I have THREE bikes that need storage and use.  Storing your VW is no issue, I have 7 acres, pick the one you want to park it on!


I can put three bikes in the space of one VW  Bigsmile

Problem is, I don't want the car to sit outside  Sad  If you can get around that, we might have a deal  
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I can put three bikes in the space of one VW  Bigsmile

Problem is, I don't want the car to sit outside  Sad  If you can get around that, we might have a deal  


Honestly, I have a two car garage and would be selling one of the cars before I leave.  Leaving one here, we should talk.  My transfer is not 100%, it is on my shoulders to decide, but if I do decide to take it I leave in March and my family meets me in early July, returning back home at the end of March in 2012, so about 20 months total.
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