How to store a 998S for the long term

By long term if you mean under a year fill the tank and add a fuel stabilisers. If for longer, drain it completely and run the bike until it stops. Get the bike off the ground, on both front and back paddock stands. Lower the tyre pressures, but if its left for a year or more, you'll want new tyres on it anyway. Completely clean the chain and then relube it. Spray some WD40 around the fork seals and bounce the bike up and down a few times to line the fork and the seal. Disconnect the battery and put it on an optimsier . Remove the fairing screws, apply some copper slip or aluminium grease and re attach then. Finally and if you can, store the bike inside a heated building. Inside the house would be perfect
Well thats what I would do anyway :tongue:

 

Make a list of jobs to do before it goes back on the road again ie belts, oil filters, change brake and clutch fluids etc and leave it on the bike to remind you of "everything" in a few years time.

 

I don't think you would want to be spraying WD40 on the forks seals. It damages rubber iirc! Maybe rubber grease?

I Pour a small quantity of fresh engine oil down the spark plug holes, and then turn the engine over by hand ( in gear, turn the rear wheel.) to spread the oil over the cylinder's bores -Replace plug.

 

Really I have better tell my mechanic :biggrin:

 

Matt

Straight from the horse' mouth:

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Dont lower the tyre pressures - raise them and keet off the ground. If you lower them the tyres take a set and will crack when you pump back to normal pressure.

 

but after over a year in the garage, would you really want to be riding on brittle tyres anyway?

 

The very best thing to do is buy it and then give it to me until you return!