Stabil

[Guest Mackinawman]

To Stabil or not to

Stabil.

Up here in N. Mich. the RSV sets in hybernation for 5 months or so.

I have always put stabil in the gas and filled the tank before putting to bed.

The fella that we bought our RSV said he never used it because it was hard on rubber gas lines and plastic parts.

I personally don't agree.

What is your opinion?

[yamahamer]

Personly I use LUCAS year round it stabilizes fuel and lubs uper cylinders. i also get about 50mpg when i run it. If you park that long use something gas these days ain't what it use to be.

just my 2-cents:080402gudl_prv:

[SilvrT]

In all the years I've owned a bike, I've never put anything in the gas to stabilize it over the winter and I've lived in a variety of climates here in Canada...all of them requiring the bike sitting for a minimum of 5 months. In many cases, my bike was not in a heated storage and in a couple cases, it sat outside under a tarp covered in snow. I have never had a problem with "bad gas" because of this.

[Bartley]

I've always used Stabil for winter storage. Never had any problems yet.

[Mariner Fan]

I just bought a bottle of Stabil. Today's gas doesn't keep like the good old days.

 

Figure to use the stuff and start the bike up every week or so just to get fresh gas in the carbs.

 

I'm actually storing my bike at work. We have a big warehouse that is mostly empty so I can run a couple of laps inside.

[wolfman1]

I've used stabil and sea-foam both over the years. Both do a good job and I've never had a problem cause of either.

 

Steve.

[Squeeze]

Hi,

 

use Stabil or something similiar, or not.

 

 

Just let her run every two Weeks, not only on Idle, rev her up a bit until the Coolant is on normal Operation Temperature.

 

Helps to keep the Carb Bowls clean, the Diaphragms move the Motor does not get any Water inside and on and on ...

[nelsontoddpa]

Sea Foam. I don't routinely start her up during the winter unless it's to get out and ride on a very nice day.

I think the Sea Foam keeps the water in the gas from freezing and the 'gunk' from settling in the carbs.

[cecdoo]

I have an 85 Suzuki I bought new, use Stabil every winter, never had a problem, never had carbs rebuilt, Fires rite up in the spring, I swear by the stuff, cheapest "insurance" you can buy, I use it in everything that gets stored. Craig

[Guest Bigin]

Swear by Stabil, used lot of it in Alaska where you really depend on your equipment and extreme temps wreak havoc on fuel systems. Good stuff

[eagleeye]

I'm with Craig,

I use it in everything that uses gas and doesn't get used all the time.

Never a probem!

Steve

[Gray Ghost]

I used it in my bke while I was deployed. The only thing I noticed was a tendency to backfire just a bit until I had run some fresh gas through it. Normally I wouldn't use it because I tend to ride mine about once a week at least even in the winter.