I was reading in one of the winterizing threads about pulling the spark plugs and fogging the spark plug holes with oil.  Then it recommended turning the engine over a couple of times before reinserting the spark plugs.

How do you turn an engine over without spark plugs?

Chilly

Never heard of that... 

HIT THE STARTER BUTTON! 

*smacks forhead*

Well, yeah, if you wanted to go about the obvious way of doing things.  

The two easiest methods are pulling the left side engine cover off and using a breaker bar and a 17mm socket, or to pick the bike up and just spin it around a couple times.

Goofy bastards!

Or you could put the bike in 6th gear on the center stand and crank it over a few times. **EDIT** <Mak beat me to it>

Coating the cylinder walls is a good idea, as they *will* corrode a bit.  Many people use a teaspoon of oil through the spark plug hole.  In this case, you will want to turn the engine over (by hand...using the method above) a few times so that the oil gets distributed to the whole cylinder wall.

Using a fogging spray (no, not WD-40, its too thin) found at a marine supply store works well too.  When using this method, it isn't neccessary to spin the engine over.  In fact, I would think that spinning it over would wipe some of the oil of of the walls.

Fogging sprays seem like a much better idea to me.  Especially on an engine with horizontal cylinders, its the only way to go.

-Turd.

winterizing, is that when a rider wears warm gear to ride their bike in texas during decembre-february period of the year ? 

I say... Dont bother with that unless its going to be stored more than a year 

Just my opinion.. Like I stated in another thread.. I dont do anything to my bike to store it for 4-5 months other than pull the battery. And I havent had any problems 

Find a big hill and push the bike down it sideways.  The tumbling motion should ensure the oil coats the cylinder walls evenly.  Plus, youll have plenty of repairs to keep you occupied through the harsh winter.

What is "winter"? 

(today's high is only 86)

Quote from: mjn12 on November 08, 2006, 10:39:33 AM
Find a big hill and push the bike down it sideways.  The tumbling motion should ensure the oil coats the cylinder walls evenly.  Plus, youll have plenty of repairs to keep you occupied through the harsh winter.

I had actually never thought of that!



-Turd.

For Fogging Try Sea Foam Spray.