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Message started by rl153 on 03/09/11 at 15:44:07

Title: After a long winter
Post by rl153 on 03/09/11 at 15:44:07

Started the 2005 s40 today for the first time since november .Had a battery tender junior on it for an hour a day all winter ,and the battery was reading 12.75 volts. Put on prime, pulled out the choke ,no throttle, and it caught right away .Also filled the tires.Weather is rainy here in CT ,but I'll be riding in the next week.Can't wait!

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by ALfromN.H. on 03/09/11 at 17:04:31

Lucky you. I'll be waiting another month I think.

AL

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by rl153 on 03/09/11 at 19:59:42

It's a little colder in new hampshire than here . Rain for the next two days tho here. What a winter.

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by kimchris1 on 03/09/11 at 20:03:27

Rain, wind you name it.. Seems Winter is gonna hang on forever.
Spring is coming, March 20, and I hope better riding weather comes
with it. Hugs.. :) kim

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by truckinrider on 03/10/11 at 18:41:38

Bet you guys up north wish you were further south gets cold not freezng as much. Don't know how you do it my hats off it killed me the last two weeks it took me to replace my timmig chain <work, chores no money left after bills paid and the slow-boat from china got in my way>. total repair time hands on took only est. 6 hrs still getting familliar with my thumper and lovin it. My hats off to all northerners

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by kimchris1 on 03/10/11 at 19:40:12

Our weather will improve soon. I have been able to ride some, just not as
often as I would like. I don't want to rush it and then be down for when the
really nice weather returns.
Enjoy your weather and if you really felt bad, you would send some up here.. ;) kim

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/10/11 at 21:41:43

OIl thats used, butumaybe not exactly time for a chnge, will become idic because of the hydrocarbons floating around in it, over time. Mite wanna just go head & swap oil out.

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by kimchris1 on 03/11/11 at 10:20:55

Great advice Justin, I did that already.
Also be sure you check the pressure
in your tires. Mine were low and needed
air in both. I keep a tire guage in my
saddlebags. :) kim

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by EJID on 03/11/11 at 10:28:47

Mine has been sitting in the garage since the first wk of Nov and actually had a few cobwebs on it :(

Moved it around to be able to ride in the near future and checked the air pressure as well. Both needed about 5-7#. Didn't start it yet, but turning the switch the headlight came on bright as ever even though it was not on a tender at any time since then.

Might be back on 2 wheels as soon as next week :)

Added Note: tried to fire it up at lunch today. Turned it to prime and was able to watch the gas flow down to the carb :o thanks to the clear fuel line that I put on last year. When I hit the button, nothing... tried again, still nothing... remembered that I left it parked in 1st :-[ so I shifted it to N and it cranked right over, but didn't have enough juice to light it up. Guess I'll have to put it on the charger and try again tomorrow.

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by Arnold on 03/11/11 at 12:31:47

In NY too here, snow has all melted by the city. Bought an oil filter and a spark plug, battery still on a tender for a few months now. Waiting for a warmer weekend and I'll try to do the work and fire it up. My first oil change on that bike, wish me luck :)

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by EJID on 03/14/11 at 10:28:38

Well, I put it on the charger Sat morning and about an hour later when I went to check on it I tried to start it again. This time it came to life and put a smile back on my face. ;D Pulled it off the charger and proceeded to wash off the cobwebs and clean it up from winter storage. Ran it around the block, but the city hasn't swept the sand off the streets from the winter maintenance so it made for interesting stops, skids and all :o Maybe this next week I will be able to really get out and ride it again.

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by rl153 on 03/14/11 at 10:43:43

Drove the bike for the first time this season yesterday . Seems pretty good .Weather is still not to good .

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by Arnold on 03/14/11 at 10:53:38

Well, oil/filter is changed, new spark plug, bike started right up. Took a short ride, pretty cold out still.

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by kimchris1 on 03/14/11 at 19:25:33

Arnold, great to hear you got the oil changed. Pretty easy huh? New plug as well. Sounds like your ready to start enjoying the open road.
Best of luck to ya.. Hugs..:) kim

Title: Re: After a long winter
Post by Arnold on 03/15/11 at 05:08:57

Yea, oil is very easy compared to some other bikes I've had in the past. I simplified the spark plug change also, I did that mod where only one bolt is used on the header accent. Gave me a chance to see how my bike performs by looking at the old plug and it was surprisingly clean. Thank you :)