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Old 19-Oct-2005, 14:20
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All I do with mine is put it on the centre stand (998 goes on paddock stand), give it a good clean, put a cover over it, and plug the opimate in.

From my experience over the last 8 or so years that I've had an optimate,
the bikes do not like being left for a number of months, as the battery seems to develop a memory. It starts first time, but will not start very well after that (very annoying when your late for a meet and stuck on a garage forecourt on your own...). I've had to replace a few batteries because of this.

As a result, I put the optimate on for a week or two, then leave it off for a couple. I also lift the covers and have a quick check over the bike including checking the tyre pressures once a month.

I don't bother to push the calipers back, or drain the fuel. For less than 6 months it doesn't seem to make much difference, but for a lot longer not draining the fuel is a recipe for disaster.
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