How to "mothball" a bike

 If you were prepping a bike for indefinate storage (duration measured
in years), what would you do to get it ready and assure that it is
preserved?  Two-stroke, if that makes a difference.

JayC

 
Unless it's a particularly rare bike, or has other sentimental value,
why not sell it to someone who will ride it and get another when it's
time to ride again? Not trying t be a wise ass, hope you know that and
I am not a rider, just a MX dad so I really don't know your particular
situation...

Rowdy Mouse Racing, I'll ride it for you;)   .. of course it could be
safer stored, there is a reason my kid calls me "Splatter Cat" !

 On Oct 22, 5:55 pm, justwaitafrekinmin...@gmail.com wrote:

I stored mine simply because it is cheaper to store... And besides, I
have another bike. No sentimental value, but the hassle of selling a
non-working bike is too much.  I replaced clutch pack, connecting rod,
main bearings, exhaust valves, all seals and smaller bearings of the
bottom end... This is a lot of money! And now, because I let the
damned water drain screw loose, I fried the piston and cylinder, can't
start the bike, it has zero compression. How much you'd pay on a bike
that doesn't start, but bottom end have less than 5 hours on it? How
could you be sure that owner is not full of it when he says
"everything is new"? I would not pay more than 50 bucks for a non-
running bike and for sure, my bike worth much more than 50 greens.
But, unfortunately for me, I can't spend the cash right now, as is
another boatload of money to replace cylinder and piston and other
things always get into the way (lame excuse, I know, if there is a
will...) Not to mention that I've been postponing a shock replacement
for way too much time, bike bounces like those small rubber power
balls... Sometimes, storing is the only way to go. I thought about
parting out the thing. I could fetch way more parting out than if the
bike was running fine, but then I come to think. What I'd do with the
frame? And how long it can take to sell bulky parts that seldom need
replacement like engine halves? I'd hate to throw away perfectly good
engine cases or store them for ever, hoping someone will bid on 12yo
parts...


-- Tiago

 
Makes perfect sense to me.. guess I would go with the other
suggestions too and try to get that outboard engine fogger in there
somehow...

 
It's definately extremely rare.  It's a brand-new (unridden) 2-
stroke.  Can't get 'em anymore, which is why I got it in the first
place.

Unfortunately, I also got two other bikes around the same time, and
given how infrequently I get a chance to ride these days, I just don't
see myself riding the CR for some time.  First I have to kill the
GasGas, which probably won't take too long, but then I have to wear
out my CRF250X.  I've only been riding the GasGas lately, so I might
just mothball the CRF too.  I also want to store my wife's bike this
way too - god knows if she'll ever ride the damned thing again, but
it'll be ready if she ever is. Besides, winter is coming, so I have to
put up the bikes anyway - might as well get them all set for long-term
storage.

Confindentially, my real plan is to wait until everybody is riding
silent battery-powered bikes, and the few gas bikes that are left will
be 4-strokes that whirr along with 65dB pipes, and everything will use
those gay trials tires.  That's when I'll pull out my loud and
obnoxious CR, foul the air with billowing blue smoke, and reek havok
with my brand-new knobs.  Boo-yah.

JayC