fz6r stored too long

[fwy5000]

ok, guys. I havn't ride my bike for about last two months because of winter. I started it today, it revs very rough and then it died. I tried couple time with same results. I read it online that I should put fuel stabilize in there before store it for the winter. Is it too late to put in there now, I also read to clean carbs. Not really want to go there unless it's my last option since I don't have a garage to work in. It would be tough to do it outside. Please help me out if you ran into these situation before. Thanks.

2012 fz6r only about 800 miles, it got through last winter without any fuel stabilizer

 

[Scott_Thomas]

ok, guys. I havn't ride my bike for about last two months because of winter. I started it today, it revs very rough and then it died. I tried couple time with same results. I read it online that I should put fuel stabilize in there before store it for the winter. Is it too late to put in there now, I also read to clean carbs. Not really want to go there unless it's my last option since I don't have a garage to work in. It would be tough to do it outside. Please help me out if you ran into these situation before. Thanks.

2012 fz6r only about 800 miles, it got through last winter without any fuel stabilizer

I didn't do the stabilizer either. Never have, but you should if you're not gonna start her up every so often. That said, my bike sat for the last few months (last rode in October) and I fired her up after doing a cam upgrade and some other mods. Started up rough and stalled once, but ran fine once she warmed up. Now she has fresh gas. Where is the bike stored? Any chance a mouse made a home in your bike?
That pic is what my filter looked like when I opened up my air box. Last year bike was stored in a shed that was somewhat open. Only time she was ever stored like that and last time.

 

[dart1963]

No carbs, fuel-injected. Check air filter as Scott stated, critters may have made a home in there, starving your air. If you do see evidence of critters, check plug wires and other wires to make sure they didn't chew them up.

After that, drain the gas, put in a couple oz of Sea Foam, fill with fresh gas, start and let her warm-up. Should be fine.

 

[Superzoom]

Almost every season I forget to add stabilizer (finally remembered this year!) and just let the bike sit for about four months. I don't even put the battery on charger. Then come spring, I put the key in the ignition, press the starter and "Zzz--rumble, rumble, rumble...", starts up just fine, like it's only sat a day.

Fuel injection is like magic to me. After owning four bikes with carbs, and going through the trauma of trying to start it up in the spring, our modern fuel injection bikes feel like cheating!

 

[nismos14]

My GSXR did this so I got it started, held the RPM up slightly till 1.5k until it got to operating temp and it stayed on after that.

 

[latony007]

Almost every season I forget to add stabilizer (finally remembered this year!) and just let the bike sit for about four months. I don't even put the battery on charger. Then come spring, I put the key in the ignition, press the starter and "Zzz--rumble, rumble, rumble...", starts up just fine, like it's only sat a day.

Fuel injection is like magic to me. After owning four bikes with carbs, and going through the trauma of trying to start it up in the spring, our modern fuel injection bikes feel like cheating!

Fuel injection is like magic, the kiss of death for carbs is to be sitting whether its 4 months for winter or you only ride it once a month.

Probably a bunch of factors involved in how FZ6R reacts when started after a while, how cold it actually gets in your garage, exactly how charged your battery was when you put it up, what kind of fuel you use i would think would have some bearing on it too, probably even altitude.

I just got a can am spyder and havent sold my cruiser yet and there is no room in the garage for the FZ so its on the patio and i havent ridden it in 3 weeks which is the longest since i got it and its killing me! 4 months would really suck

 

[sillysoviet]

Battery..
2 main things to remember when you are storing your bike is put stabilizer in the fuel and then also tether the battery.

Every couple weeks i'll turn my bike on let it warm up to 190 and then idle for 5 mins and turn it off.
3months into winter.. only couple more to go :iconbeer:

 

[latony007]

I always tender all my bikes and I pretty much ride at least one every weekend, except my yamaha for the last few, too big a pain to get in and out of the patio nothing to do with weather

The tender JR. you can usually find for $20

 

[buzzbomb]

ok, guys. I havn't ride my bike for about last two months because of winter. I started it today, it revs very rough and then it died. I tried couple time with same results. I read it online that I should put fuel stabilize in there before store it for the winter. Is it too late to put in there now, I also read to clean carbs. Not really want to go there unless it's my last option since I don't have a garage to work in. It would be tough to do it outside. Please help me out if you ran into these situation before. Thanks.

2012 fz6r only about 800 miles, it got through last winter without any fuel stabilizer

Pull the tank. Drain the fuel. Rinse the tank with gasoline to get any crud out of the bottom. Replace the fuel with high octane (just because) and add fuel injector cleaner. While the tank is off, check your air filter for nesting critters.

Also pull, gap and clean your spark plugs. Probably not necessary, but you've pulled the filter so get it it done while it's convenient.

Assuming your battery is still good, she'll crank up and run like a champ.

 

[JohnnyWatts]

That's odd. I stored my bike all winter. Didn't even bother to disconnect the battery or do an oil change. I literally filled it up with gas and parked it for months.

I think the previous winter was something like November to March? Bike started right up when I took it out of storage. Rode it for weeks as is, and it worked fine. Only issue I could find was the oil was a little thin (watery) and slightly foamy when I did my oil change a couple days ago.

 

[xorbe]

That's odd. I stored my bike all winter. Didn't even bother to disconnect the battery or do an oil change. I literally filled it up with gas and parked it for months.

I've read that it's best to store the bike with a full tank, as that leaves less atmosphere and surface area for the fuel to pull water out of the air (for ethanol mixes).

 

[buzzbomb]

I've read that it's best to store the bike with a full tank, as that leaves less atmosphere and surface area for the fuel to pull water out of the air (for ethanol mixes).

Put another way, it leaves less room for oxidation (rust) to form on the inside of the tank which could plug everything up, once it gets vibrated loose. That's not just for an ethanol mix, that's for gasoline in general.

Oxidation cannot form where gasoline is present, unless it's broken down with time.

Using a fuel stabilizer helps keep the fuel from breaking down over time and moisture from forming inside the tank.

A combination of the two, plus cranking the vehicle once in a while works pretty well. Firing up the motor moves the fuel and stabilizer through the system, helping to fight corrosion everywhere.

Short of a "dramatic incident" nothing is more detrimental to a gasoline engine than to just be left alone for a long time.

It goes further than that, though. If the bike is on the side-stand for a long while, the tires will develop flat spots. Obviously the battery is an issue as well.

So the solution is put the bike on stands, with a full tank of gas with fuel stabilizer, and use a battery tender? Not so fast.

There's all those rubber seals everywhere on the bike. The front fork seals are what come to mind. Not to mention dry rot on the tires. Not to mention simple corrosion of electrical contacts.

Why does all this come to mind? My brother who currently lives in China recently visited the U.S. and bought a motorcycle. Said motorcycle is currently stored in the barn. I once tried to bring a poorly stored bike back from the dead. It didn't go well.

I've also personal experience with what happens to a vehicle that isn't properly prepared for and tended to during storage. When I was stationed in S. Korea, I left a great car with my parents. It was parked and forgotten. What I came back to was junk. It was DOA.

Granted, that was a year and half. Even so, there's so much involved in a functioning motor vehicle. It needs to be taken care of, and it needs to be exercised.

I ride year round. If I didn't? Full tank of fuel with stabilizer, battery tender and front and rear paddock stands. Then, when I could, I'd crank her up, roll her around and bounce up and down all the while. The idea being to work the lubrication back into the seals and the fuel through the system.

So much is dependent upon environment. Some people can just put the bike away for the Winter and then crank it up and ride way come Spring. Other's are not so lucky.

There are just too many variables. Recently my bike had to sit for weeks. I had it on stands. I cranked it up, then I moved it around, I held the idle up to charge the battery.

I didn't feel it would be sitting long enough to need fuel stabilizer, but I put in anyway. I did everything I could to the bike to make it seem as though I was riding her every day.

When I was again able to ride? Heck yeah, cranked right up and nothing the worse for wear.

Long post and word wall, but it's our bike we're talking about. If she's going to take care of you, you've got to take care of her.

 

[JohnnyWatts]

I've read that it's best to store the bike with a full tank, as that leaves less atmosphere and surface area for the fuel to pull water out of the air (for ethanol mixes).

When I stored my sports cars, I did the same thing. Full tank of gas. Except for cars I also put steel wool in the exhaust to prevent critters from crawling up in there.

The idea is so the tank does not rust inside.