I don't have a motorcycle, YET!

[dentheman]

Originally Posted by Mercutio57

PS: Because everyone where I live rides either an enormous v-twin or a crotch rocket, my little thumper is an anomaly and hence attracts a fair amount of attention!

Where I live, we all get pretty annoyed when a crotch rocket or Harley, or any motorcycle for that matter, comes whining or roaring through the neighborhood, so I think a quiet GZ would be welcome and get positive attention. That is if I don't ride it stupidly! EDIT: For some reason they all have loud mufflers and are speeding.

[Mercutio57]

Yes, the GZ is a motorcycle the neighbors will love!

[mole2]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

If you read through the mountain of posts here, you will find that the only re-occurring complaint is about the carb gumming up. You can prevent that (probably) by giving it a shot of carb cleaner in the gas every 5 or 6 tankfulls during the riding season and the recommended amount of Stabil or Seafoam during storage.

The top ranked "mod" is the 16 tooth front sprocket.

In addition to the carb cleaner, put Stabil in every fill up. It only takes one ounce and if the bike should wind up being laid up for some reason life throws at you it won't gum up.

[patrick_777]

That's the first time I've ever heard of putting Stabil in EVERY TANK. That's just wasteful and seems kinda...(for lack of a better word) dumb. Not only will it affect your mileage negatively, it could have even more negative effects on your engine internals.

Where did you get that "idea" from?

[blaine]

Originally Posted by patrick_777

That's the first time I've ever heard of putting Stabil in EVERY TANK. That's just wasteful and seems kinda...(for lack of a better word) dumb. Not only will it affect your mileage negatively, it could have even more negative effects on your engine internals.

Where did you get that "idea" from?

dtddo,not a good idea. :??: :??: :plus1: :plus1:

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

IIRC they were available in Australia but quite pricey.

According to my mate in Australia this does not equate to Suzuki prices, but Australian prices. He reckons that EVERYTHING in Australia is expensive when compared to Europe/America.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by patrick_777

Where did you get that "idea" from?

That was my first reaction too BUT..........

It seems that Stabil is getting on the Seafoam "bandwagon" as I think it now claims some "cleaning" properties too with the recent "reformulation".

While 1 OZ in ~3 gal. won't hurt anything, it's unlikely to really help anything either and I do believe it's a total waste IF you are also going to give it a shot of cleaner periodically.

A bike doesn't often end up just sitting by accident so you can give it a shot of stabilizer if and when a situation like that actually crops up.

[mole2]

Originally Posted by patrick_777

That's the first time I've ever heard of putting Stabil in EVERY TANK. That's just wasteful and seems kinda...(for lack of a better word) dumb. Not only will it affect your mileage negatively, it could have even more negative effects on your engine internals.

Where did you get that "idea" from?

I've been doing that for about 15 years in all my power equipment, boats, and now my motorcycle. It's never affected running, engine internals, nor mileage. It will help preserve Ethenol which has a relatively short shelf life in that it starts to break down in three months. Ethanol attracts water (like the alcohol you used to put in as Dry Gas to prevent water freeze up in fuel) and will cause tanks to corrode. Stabil will prevent those harmful affects of Ethanol. As an ex auto mechanic (15 years) I don't see a problem with it. All it does is prevent the breakdown of the fuel. It doesn't clean as far as I'm aware.