The Big Thaw: How to Get Your Bike Out of Storage
If you've visited our forums recently you know there's been a lot of buzz about dusting off bikes, embarking on the first ride of the year, and finally escaping a winter so brutal it cast some serious doubts on the concept of global warming.
It may seem like an ice age ago that we discussed long-term motorcycle storage, but spring officially starts in two days (at least for us northern hemisphere dwellers), making this the perfect time to present our Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Your Bike Out of Storage and Back on the Road.
If you need to perform an oil change, check your tires, maintain your chain, or even plan a road trip, we've got you covered... but with warm weather headed your way (if it's not there already), be sure you read up on getting your bike out of storage, which touches on all the mechanical (and psychological) preparation you'll need to consider before hitting the open road.
Enjoy riding season, and be safe out there!
Photo © Basem Wasef
Comments
Oh yeah…getting the bike ready to ride is no problem - IF - it was put away properly.
All I need now is for Spring to actually get here.
Thanks…I can hear all the laughing & giggling from warm, sunny climes…
30s and snow showers predicted for Saturday in NYC. Dang
*laugh* *giggle*… Rode 1500 miles last week.
Scottie…I feel your pain. Toronto weather is pretty much the same.
Pete,
New Mexico is the place to be, but I haven’t bought my place there yet so don’t tell anyone.
Scottie….I won’t say a word.
I bet the weather is off the charts…any decent roads? I sort of pictured NM as flat and kind of barren & desert like??
Arizona leaps to mind too.