Need tips for storing a new yz450f

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Well incase you are wondering why I would store a new bike for about 3 months or so, I just had rotator cuff and labrum sugery!! Anyway I went ahead and bought the bike because of the great deals on the '11 yz450f!!! I have read the owner manual and it says to put a fresh tank of gas and a additive!! I was just wondering what you guys and gals may have done in the past or heard what was best for the efi?? If the book is the way to go then what additive? I cant wait to ride the thing and this is torture for sure!!!! lol!!! Hopefully yall can help me out so when i get to throw my leg over it and try to fire it up, it will be on the first kick!!!!! lol i know thats not gonna happen!!! thanks
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lumpy790 9/27/2011 8:12am
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stabil in the gas and shake it around good so it mixes in then run it for a couple minutes.
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MOTODAD422 9/27/2011 10:20am
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If gas was never put into it you are good to go.
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bgpn35 9/27/2011 10:49am
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Yea I was thinking stable!! Just wanted to be sure !!! Thank u!!!! And I wish I wish he had not put gas in it but before I finished up signing papers they already had it in the back!!!! Oh well !!! Thank you though!!!
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davis224 9/28/2011 5:17am
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efi makes them easy to start after sitting. Whenever we sell a used bike that has been sitting for a while, we're either kicking for 10 minutes or end up cleaning the carb. Any efi bikes, 3 kicks and she's good, like it was just running yesterday. But go ahead and pour a little stabilizer in there just in case and run it for a minute to get it in the lines.

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motofab36 9/28/2011 6:05am
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I have been using Star Tron, its a great stablizer and cleaner. I like it better than stabil or sea foam. http://mystarbrite.com/startron/
your local bike shop should have it or can get it from Parts unlimited or Western Powersports, I dont think Tucker Rocky has it yet.
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bgpn35 9/28/2011 11:37am
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Thanks for the advice!! now i dont have to worry about it!!! another question i have if you see this is, i had a 2009 yz450f and i ran race gas from a local store it was 100 octane and it did really good i thought, but if i bought gas from vp or some other brand what would you recommend as far as not harming the engine
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mxb2 9/28/2011 11:47am
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bgpn35 wrote:
Thanks for the advice!! now i dont have to worry about it!!! another question i have if you see this is, i had a 2009 yz450f...
Thanks for the advice!! now i dont have to worry about it!!! another question i have if you see this is, i had a 2009 yz450f and i ran race gas from a local store it was 100 octane and it did really good i thought, but if i bought gas from vp or some other brand what would you recommend as far as not harming the engine
u4,4 vp or dragon, renegade alll great stuff! depends on your budget?
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bgpn35 9/28/2011 1:52pm
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Man i am rich!!! lol jk!!! really im kidding!!! thank you for your answer!!! the stuff i was getting at the store was like $7.50 a gallon so i figure it wont be that much more, and its not like im filling up a race car!! thank God lol!! thank you again
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mxb2 9/28/2011 2:10pm
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Race fuel is not cheap,15-40 buks a gallon range.
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bgpn35 9/28/2011 5:16pm
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yea i figured $15 or $ 20 bucks a gallon would prob get some pretty good stuff!! the $ 40 gallon stuff no thanks!!! lol anyway thank you
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mxtech1 9/29/2011 12:56pm
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I run VP u4.4 and it's $72 for a 5 gallon pail.

I know im going against the grain here, but I would highy disagree with running any type of fuel stabilizer in your fuels. These are racing engines and needed to be treated like one. Stabil's main goal is to keep fuel from varnishing. Varnished fuel clogs everything up. Stabil and like products do not keep the gash "fresh" if you will. Over time, the fuel will begin to become stale. It might not varnish like untreated fuel, but i know i personally won't run fuel through a bike that has been sitting for 4 or 5 months through the winter.

We're only talking about 2 1/2 gallons of gas here with super easy access to the fuel line.Take a few minutes and pull the line off and actually drain all of the fuel out of the tank. While that's draining, drain your carb bowl as well. Be sure to tip the bike to the petcock side to get all the fuel to transfer over to the petcock. When finished, put the fuel line back on and start the bike to burn any excess fuel that is left in the carb and intake track. Like someone said, if the bike has never had fuel in it from the factory, your good to go. Make sure you have an exhaust plug. I also like to cover the air filter with a towel so dust doesn't accumulate on the air filter.
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bgpn35 9/29/2011 2:29pm
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thanks!! i thought about that also and after that would u take the plug out and put a little oil in the cylinder to protect it a little more? or no
Yamahauler152 9/29/2011 2:40pm
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I'll 2nd motofab36's recommendation for Starbrite. It will stabilize the fuel and counteract ethanol. If you are running race gas you prob don't have to worry about the ethanol though. I use Starbrite in my bike every winter and have never had any problems with starting in the spring, and that is just with 93 octane pump gas.

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