If I could I would keep mine inside but that is not an option. I live in illinois and today it was 2 degrees (below 20 with windchill) It's my first motorized bike, 2 stroke china girl and she is only about a month old. Can this cold damage my bike?
That is an excellent point you make. I don't worry about my snow blower or weed eater so I dont know why I thought the bike would be any different hahacserpico- I live in Montana at about 5500' up, so I've considered this. The answer is yard equipment. The snow blower is fine. So is, (should you need them for some reason), the string trimmer, leaf blower, hedge trimmer, mower etc. Moisture is your enemy- act accordingly.
I had the $50 Cruiser on a trailer, at 75mph, for about five hours, with an ambient temp of between -10 and +20. Wind chill... you do the math I didn't even chip the ice off, and three pulls later it was running. (I use about an ounce of SeaFoam in every gallon of mogas.)
A few drops of automotive anti-freeze in the lock would help too. But then so would a propane torch.sometimes with a frozen lock you can break the ice inside of it with a light tap or two from a hammer.
It sounds like it's worth a try and I'll keep it in mind. No doubt there's more freeze-ups in my future.sometimes with a frozen lock you can break the ice inside of it with a light tap or two from a hammer.
The propane torch is what got me up and running again this time. But I'll remember the anti-freeze. That sounds like it's worth a try, too. That stuff has a 'slipperiness' to it that could be helpful. It might act like lube, staying in that lock for a while.A few drops of automotive anti-freeze in the lock would help too. But then so would a propane torch.
Tom