5 . Remove the battery . Store in an area
prot e cted from free zing tem peratures
and direct sunlight . Che ck the ele ctro
lyte level and slow charge the battery
once a mont h .
6 . Wash a n d d ry t h e motorcycle . W a x all
painted surfaces. Coat chrome with
rustinhibiting oil.
7. Inflate the tires to their recommended
pressures. Place the motorcycle on
blo cks to raise both tires off the
ground .
8 . Cover the motorcycle (don 't use
plastic or other coated materials) and
store
in
an unheated area, free of
dam pness with a minimum of d aily
tem perature variat ion . Do not store
the motorcycle in d ire ct sun light.
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REMOVAL FROM STORAGE
I .
Un cover and clean the motorcycle .
Change the engine oil if more than
4
months have passed sin ce the start of
storage .
2 . Check the battery ele ctrolyte level anr'
charge the b attery as required . Insta.
the battery .
3 . Drain any excess aerosol rust-inhibit
ing oil from the fue l tan k . Fill the
fuel tank with fresh gasoline .
4 .
Che ck the fin a l d rive oil, adding the
re commended gear oil if ne cessary
Change the fin al d rive oil as specifie
by the Maintenance Schedule . Perform
all Pre-ride Inspe ction che cks (page
3 2 ) . Test ride the motorcycle at low
speed s in a safe riding area away from
traffic.
