OK, I should know this answer, but I just wanted to get some feeling from others on winter storage.
Every year, I've put my bike(s) into winter storage the last day of October, or 1st of November, and at a facility with indoor, heated and alarmed security. The bike has the oil changed, stabilizer added to a full tank, put on a battery tender, then "locked up and unavailable" until April 15th. It is also "detailed" by the storage facility for me.
This year I am putting the bike into an indoor, heated & alarmed facility, (Storage facility) however, I will have to add the stabilizer (Seafoam??), clean it myself (I will have access to it all winter, so I can clean it at will) and will have to remove the battery and charge it at home all winter. (I use a "Battery Tender Jr." and will have to plug it in at home)
My question ................ can I leave the battery in and start the bike up once every week or two, or will this cause me "moisture problems" in the exhaust?? Some say it's OK, others tell me to avoid starting the bike like that, off and on, all winter, at all costs!
If I leave the battery in, I could get out for some quick rides right into December (weather permitting) and possibly as early as March, again, weather permitting.
Personally, I'd prefer leaving the battery in, and starting the bike occasionally, but, if it's going to cause me grief, I'll pull it out, and move bring the "Tender" home.