Winterizing your TNG scooter!

[Cipher69]

I recently emailed TNG to find out the proper procedure for winterizing a TNG scooter. Here is the answer straight from the horses mouth per say.

Mr. Cipher69,

Great question. Below is our standard winterizing procedures. I would advise having an authorized TN'G Dealer performing the work. What dealer did you purchase your scooters from?

Winterizing your 2 Stroke Scooter

1. Empty Gas from Tank.
2. Disconnect Fuel Line from Carburetor. Start engine and run scooter until unit runs out of gas.
3. Add oil stabilizer to your oil reservoir. (Oil stabilizer can be purchased at any powersport dealer or auto store)
4. Remove battery. Place battery on charger and charge for a minimum of 6 hours a month.
5. If stored outside;
Clean and dry completely.
Cover
Remove sparkplug and spray oil into sparkplug hole

Thanks,

Rob Gates
Director of Sales
CMSI - TN'G Scooters
425-222-7738

Hope this helps you all out, it did me!!! ;)

[Snyeed]

HAHA so he wants you to take it to a dealer. They take apart your scooter and then you take it home. :confused:

I dont know about you but thats funny to me

Have a nice day!
:D :D

[Larry Andersen]

Cipher69,I lost my e-mail address for TN'G, will you please send it to me?
Thanks Larry.

[indy]

All good tips. An even better way to keep your battery up is to
connect it to a maintenance charger for motorcycle size batteries.
These put out about 1amp max and can be left connected continuously
with no harm to your battery. The Battery Tender is a higher end one,
but they can be found for around $20 by generic brands. The TNG used
to come with a charger like this, only one of my used ones did, but if
you've got a scoot without a factory one the aftermarket ones are good
and will add years to your battery's life.

Regards,
Indy

[Cipher69]

HAHA so he wants you to take it to a dealer. They take apart your scooter and then you take it home. :confused:

I dont know about you but thats funny to me

Have a nice day!
:D :D


Yeah I agree, If they could get you into a dealer to get gas they would do that too!

[Cipher69]

Cipher69,I lost my e-mail address for TN'G, will you please send it to me?
Thanks Larry.

They have addresses to all their Depts.

Rob Gates, Ext. 25
Director of Sales
robgates@classicmotorcycle.com

Cheri Hanneman, Ext. 22
Parts & Accessories Manager
cheri@classicmotorcycle.com

Yuriy Y., Ext. 20
Warranty Manager
warranty@classicmotorcycle.com

Tom Lynott, Ext. 16
CEO / President
tom@classicmotorcycle.com

[King Vino]

My winterazation was starting the scooter once a week. We had temperatures here as low as 10 degrees at night. I see winterazation as a waste of time and money if you start the scooter once a week.

[Kid Scoot]

King, your solution sounds like a better one to me. My only question has to do with fuel stability. Do you only put a small amount of fuel in each time and run it dry, or do you prefer a fuel stabilizer or what?? Just curious.

[Lennox]

kid, fuel stabilizer would be fine for storage all winter (empty and use new in spring)


King Vino, this is not a good idea!! Heres why.....

if you start the scooter once a week, you never really get it hot enough to burn off any condensation. And if you do, it will create more while cooling down. Your exhaust (oem or aftermarket) will start to rust from the inside. Also, you will get condensation in your cylinder!! This is not good for your rings, and crank bearings.

EASIEST way to winterize....

#1 Battery Tender
#2 Fill fuel and oil tanks, and add stabilizer....run for a few minutes to work it in
#3 Remove spark plug, spray in head with FOGGING oil, then turn over a couple of times to coat cyl walls and rings, replace plug
#4 keep clean and dry
#5 In KINGS case, hug once a week


in the spring, replace gas, oil, plug and ride!!!

[King Vino]

Bullocks, I run that motor for 15 minutes a week. And any YMC mech will say the same thing, we only push winterizing because it's an easy $60 bucks.

I don't use stabilizer, because the gas is good for 90 days, and I tend to use it up well before that time frame.

[James B]

Winterizing my scooter involves getting my ski parka out of storage.

[King Vino]

Parkas rule.

[thirteens]

I already winterized mine. I started running snowmobile oil in it a month ago. Now I'm just trying to figure out how mount the skis and the rear tread.

[King Vino]

Well look at the avatars, we have a snowped!

[binkysmurf]

If I store my scooter in a heated garage, is there any other winterization needed?

[harry]

Blinky,
put some gas stableizer in the tank and run your scoot
to get the treated gas in the carb ... charge the battery about once a month if you are not riding it. if you are going to store for 4 months drain the carb.

oilyhans