Take your motorcycle out of wintering: the practical guide!

The beautiful days are looming on the horizon!The opportunity for you to go around your engine machine, in case you have taken a winter break.If you are in this case, it may be important, even essential, to control several security points before hitting the road with your motorcycle. Nous vous donnons ici les éléments indispensables à inspecter pour sortir votre moto de l’hivernage le plus sereinement possible.

Before hitting the road: essential controls

Check the condition of tires

During a long period of inactivity, tires can deflate.Which ultimately causes a progressive degradation of components and carcass, and helps reduce the adhesion of the vehicle on the road.At this point, it may be useful to recall the importance of raising the vehicle during the cold season, so as to relieve the point of contact on the ground.For a most suitable motorcycle wintering possible, a central crutch or 2 workshop crutches will be used.

If you do not know exactly how to check the wear of the tires, start by inspecting the bearing strip and the flanks: these must not include any cut or crevasse!The wear indicator of your tires is also a good indicator to carry out a motorcycle revision: if it is less than a millimeter, you will have to think about changing your tires as quickly as possible.

Regarding the ideal pressure, you will be recommended to consult the manufacturer's recommendations, which are generally found in the manual of your two wheels.Sub-inflated tires affects your vehicle's handling.Conversely, over-snoring of tires may cause excessive consumption, as well as lessened on the road.

Recharge the battery

If your motor vehicle has stayed in the garage for several months, it is possible that negative temperatures have affected battery capabilities.To avoid this phenomenon, it may be important to think about unplugging the battery before wintering and connecting it to a smart charger.In case of forgetting you, and if you have a multimeter (recommended!), Start by controlling the load so as to check that the battery is not dead.Always pay attention to cable connections, as well as respect for polarities.

If the battery is only weakly discharged, then you will just have to use a battery charger.On the other hand, if the voltage indicated on your device indicates a figure less than 10.3 V, then you will be forced to replace your battery.

Brake

To verify that the brakes work, start by testing at the stop.If the brake control seems abnormally soft, a leak from the brake fluid is perhaps the cause.Also check the suspensions, in particular the chrome parts of the fork or shock absorber: if you notice the too large presence of fat, then you will have to replace the defective joints.Before starting, do not hesitate to control certain elements such as engine oil level (to be checked regularly!), Boards and coolant oil.

Start -up and first outing

Check safety equipment

The first thing to do before resuming the road is to check the general wear of your safety equipment: this includes a motorcycle helmet, gloves, and ideally a high-visibility vest.Wearing a helmet is compulsory for the driver, as for any passenger (art.R431-1 of the Highway Code).It will be carried out interior as exterior: inside, you will generally clean the cap and foams, to ensure greater longevity and keep a certain level of comfort.Outside, we will pay additional attention to the screen, which is an important element for safety.This in particular element is sensitive to micro -grooves, and can be cleaned using soapy water: do not use windows!

Check the operation of the main signaling elements

When starting a motorcycle after wintering, it is imperative to control the good operating condition of the lighting and the indicators.Check for example that the lighting of the dashboard works well, as well as the headlights, indicators and stop lights.During the wintering period of your motor vehicle, it frequently happens that the pants oxidize, in fact causing a precipitated wear of the bulbs.

Let the engine run and refuel

The last step before taking the road is to start the engine and let it turn, to allow it to gradually reactivate.You will take advantage of it to lift your ear and detect any suspicious noise.If your tank is empty or half empty, you will be advised to fill up with a fresh petrol.Ideally, do not plan to make a big journey right away, but prefer what is called a break -out outing after wintering: you can for example make a short trip so as to test the main safety elements,such as braking, accelerator or even foot controls.

You are now ready to approach the new season with your 2 -wheeled vehicle!Note that most of the control points mentioned above take only a few minutes on average.To avoid any problem and for each large maintenance period of your motorcycle in winter, it may be useful to reproduce these simple gestures.This list, of course, is far from exhaustive and you are free to complete it if necessary.

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