[Half Squid]

Anyone have advice on any precautions that should be taken when storing a bike in a basement or even say you livingroom? Make a good conversation piece in my huge living room!

I am obviously taking the battery's out and putting them on a trickle charger, I am not sure if I should bother draining the gas tank or just ad the stabilizer and leave it in?

Is this a bad idea all together having a motorcycle in the house? Should I just leave them in the garage?

[ChR1s]

Leave them in the garage. Only frou-frou bikes, like R7s, require indoor hibernation.

[smf]

if you've got a garage i don't know what you're gaining by putting them in the living room (other than it's pretty cool). as long as they don't leak just put stabil in the gas, keep the batteries on the trickle chargers and position them so that they get the best light

and don't forget the checked-flag carpet under them

[KillBill]

I'm tossing mine inside my store-room. I figure if i have the option to have it inside, why not

[schleppy]

Just make sure the room is well ventilated. Gas vapor = bad

[Half Squid]

The basement is not ventilated really.
I want them in the Basement for better heating than the garage for when I may work on them, plus open up room in the garage for house projects I will have to set up in the second bay.

[Triumphdog]

mine is being stored in my guest bedroom. The bedroom isn't only for guests, its also my work space. The bike is in many parts strewn all over the nice wood floors.

[mycirus]

Keep em in your Huge garage Mike. The cold isnt gonna hurt em. Add stabil and your done.

Bruce

[Currently]

Gas tank full so water vapor does not corrode the inside.
Stabil in the gas.

Most bike that have wet clutches ... put new oil and fill crankcase to the top per the owners manual. Remember to drain the oil in the spring.

My SV manual says to do the above, don't know about the rest of the manufacturers ..

[ZX-12R]

Here is mine in a 3 season porch before I had access to a garage. Just do your normal winter prep and throw a cheap piece of chip board underneith to protect your carpet just in case.

[CMG241]

I went to the trouble of putting mine in the basement thru the bulk head - never again. What a pain in the balls, especially since its air cooled.

[Mr. Kurtz]

Just put it in the kitchen. The only prep needed is, if you're married, you should probably just go ahead and get a divorce first.

[Mr. Kurtz]

Actually, here's another option:

[LuvDog]

Originally Posted by mrkurtz

Just put it in the kitchen. The only prep needed is, if you're married, you should probably just go ahead and get a divorce first.

That's actually probably got a bit of truth to it.

[brendanp]

If I could have mine in my bedroom, that is where it would be! Momma wouldn't go for it though...

[scootertrash]

I had my 1999 ZX9R (carbs) indoors for the winter and there was a very slight fuel smell. I have my 2003 ZX6R (fuel injection) in the basement now and there is no smell at all. I am not sure if it's because it's fuel injection compared to carbs, or if it's just random luck.

[RandyO]

I'm considering keeping my V-strom in my basement my barn is unheated and further from the road, it'll start easier and the walk to the road won't be so bad

[R7]

I've been storing one of my bikes in the basement/my bedroom for the past 8 years during the winter. I always fully drain the tank and the fuel lines, even let the tank air out a day or so before moving the bike inside. When I first bring it in from the cold, I get some gas smells..but after everything is up to temperature the smells go away. I have my KTM and my quad in the basement of my new house and because I'm not there all the time and the tempertaure is always up and down, I have noticed a minor gas smell from time to time. My basement temperature changes a lot and often though, it ranges from 60-100 depending on how much I feed the woodstove.
I know when I move in my new house, my R7 has it's own room in the house

[Tricky Mike]

Used to keep my KTM in a basement. No big deal... 220lbs is easy to get out a bulkhead, though... You could do it with a streetbike, even on some steep stairs... A few pulleys and an "crawl" ascender to get it out. Better yet, a winch on your truck. No problem.

[TheIglu]

I have 8 bikes in my basement, no issues at all. None of them leak so it's not a concern. I will be draining all the fuel out of them for the winter. My kerosene heater burns away any gas fumes pretty quick.

[Billy]

When I lived at home with the folks it was a royal pain in the ass to winterize my bike. I couldn't keep my bike in the garage during the winter because there wasn't enough room so I had to move it into the basement. In order to acheive that, I had to remove the frame sliders, side farings, and mirrors to get it though the basement door. Once inside I had to manuver the bike into the storage room.

I now live in a condo with 2 garages and this winter its going in my 2nd garage which is totally dedicated for the bike and storage of other crap. It's not heated but it maintains a temp around 50-55 degrees when it's freezing outside. It's so nice to have plenty of space around the bike to work on it over the winter.

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by mrkurtz

Actually, here's another option:

Here's the real way to do it:

[Currently]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Now to find a woman that is willing to put up with THAT!

[Half Squid]

So whats the best way to drain all the gas out of the lines? The tank will be easy enough.

Thankfully I am single, I have easy access to drive the bikes into the walkout basement, I also can easily put a ramp up onto my deck and get probably the Duke into my house for a living room center piece. Probably not going to do it though..

[R7]

Originally Posted by Half Squid

So whats the best way to drain all the gas out of the lines? The tank will be easy enough.

Thankfully I am single, I have easy access to drive the bikes into the walkout basement, I also can easily put a ramp up onto my deck and get probably the Duke into my house for a living room center piece. Probably not going to do it though..

Not sure what it's like on your bike but on my R7, I take the tank off and drain the tank from this neat little vent line that gets every drop of fuel out...then all the fuel lines have quick connect type things that I inclip and just let them drain into a catch can...let things air dry for a few hours and put it back together