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Fuel Stabilizer Recommendations

Xenos

Xenos

No! Not the Crack Slam!
Joined
Oct 23, 2006
Location
Santa Clara
Moto(s)
2008 1200GS
My 08 GS has sat in my garage for about 2 years with fuel in it, I finally got most of the fuel out but because I don't know the next time I will run it I wasn't sure what to do next and was hoping for some input.

Should I leave it empty or add fuel with Stabilize?

If I add fuel and stabilizer should I run it for a few minutes to get the new gas in the lines?

Something I am missing?

Thanks!
 
Ride it at least once a month. Or sell it. I rode my 07 GSA today, it is parked on the kick stand, and when I started the engine the bike gave smoke signs through the exhaust. Likely oil getting along the piston into the left cylinder. Otherwise it ran fine. And I have only 150k mi on it.
 
I have great experience with Sea Foam. Used in all my small engines - saws, mower, log spliter, generator and weed eater. All sit a year unused and fire right up and run smooth. Once went 2 years on chain saws, still fired right up. Before Sea Foam they were always a bitch.

I've had a few buggered up carbs on bikes that Sea Foam cured.
 
Never leave a tank empty, the exposed steel parts will rust in the moisture in the air. I also like Seafoam, standard storing procedure for my bikes is half a can in a full tank of fresh fuel, put it on a battery tender, and make sure to move it every month or so to keep the tires round.
 
+1000 on the above. And empty tank will be a rusty tank when you get back to it. Fill it to the brim with stabilizer in it. I had Stabil in my KTM for almost 2 years. Started pretty decent, ran good.

Mad
 
I would use StarTron.

cheez said:
Never leave a tank empty, the exposed steel parts will rust in the moisture in the air.
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Both of my bikes have plastic fuel tanks. The one with a carburetor gets the fuel drained from just the carburetor before it sits for any amount of time. That prevents gumming up the small passages. I don't do anything special for the fuel injected bike. But both get ridden at least once a month, even here where we have real winter.
 
I'm surprised anyone uses Sea Foam. It's snake oil and will more often than not, muck up your fuel system.
 
Yep, Naptha. It does nothing to stabilize fuel.
The biggest issue with ethanol fuel is phase separation. Ethanol absorbs water. If enough water is absorbed, the water and ethanol separates from the gasoline and will will settle to the bottom of the tank.
Keep the tank full so there is not enough air for the gas to absorb water and you don't need to do anything.
You can Google more info.
 
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