Member Contributer landlover Posted June 22, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2012 Hi, have an 07 VFR that has not been started since November 2011, plan to get it going again in the next three weeks. Granted, regardless of what is said on here will try to see if it will run but was curious what you people think, how long is gas good for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 todays gas can go bad in as little as a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer The mailman Posted June 22, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have never had gas in my tank over a month but I've had gas sit in a lawn mower and a snow blower for about six months each on multiple occassions and they both fired right up and ran fine. (two cycle snow blower with oil mixed in, unleaded gas in the mower) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tbzep Posted June 22, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have never had gas in my tank over a month but I've had gas sit in a lawn mower and a snow blower for about six months each on multiple occassions and they both fired right up and ran fine. (two cycle snow blower with oil mixed in, unleaded gas in the mower) I've let the mower sit with gas in it over the winter once or twice. It didn't want to start at first, but I added some fresh gas to the old and it fired right up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted June 22, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2012 I've had bikes gassed up for months (NMB, Guzzi, Redslut( with no problem whatsoever. Mayby Dutch gas differs from US recipes??? You can always try some banaple gas.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 If it is stored in a relatively cool place, and the tank is full, the odds are better. However, the greater worry is that the injectors are gummed up. 7 months may not do it, but there's only one way to tell. Might not be a bad idea to dump a small bottle of fuel injector cleaner in the tank, then fire her up and take a good long ride. Put some fresh fuel in it as soon as possible. I know it's too late for you now, but I always put Sta-Bil in everything that sits for the off season, bike, snowblower, lawnmower, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer midlifeVFR Posted June 22, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 22, 2012 todays gas can go bad in as little as a month. +1..............it may run fine but old gas will cause damage. If one of my bikes is going to sit for more than 2 - 3 weeks, I put Stabil in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I think your fine just throw in an appropriate amount of your injector cleaner of choice, then get her going. While deployed I used to unhook my battery and fill tank with stabil and I would have no issues a year later when I came back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I will be using gas tteatment (not a big stabil fan) while I am in Europe for 3 weeks. To date the longest I have gone without riding my bike us 14 days (also in Europe). I can't tell you how many bad-gas carb jobs I have done in my life. It is nearing 4 digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MBrane Posted June 23, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 23, 2012 Fuel injection systems can handle sitting better than carbs since there's less fuel in the actual system to gum things up, but yeah today's ethanol mix fuels go bad in as little as a month. If it were me I'd drain as much fuel out as I could, and add some cleaner to the fresh fuel. It's better than cleaning carbs. For carbed bikes that sit it's best to drain all the fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud786 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I agree ethonol fuels have destroyed fuel longevity, but Ihad a lawnmower that I put in storage over 2 years filled it up for storage, with regular no ethonal gas with Klots octane boost fuel stabilzer, and it fired First Pull after more than 2 years. I was totally amased. But entonal fuels even with stabil I have seen alot of trouble after several months BTW any fuel stabilozer that comes in a plastic bottle arent as strong if they require a Metal can, Metal can tends to be required for the strongest chemicals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR4Lee Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 The 70's were even weirder than I remember, ROTFLMAO. You can always try some banaple gas.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 A riding friend typically puts his bike away in October for the winter, and gets it out in April. Does nothing but connect the bike to a battery tender. It fires up immediately in April. I think the cool, dry, thin air helps. As for your location in Cincinnati, would be curious to hear back what happened when you tried starting the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Timmy seafoam works as a good fuel stabilizer too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Belfry Posted June 23, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 23, 2012 What I was told and/or read with regard to storage: Bikes with a steel tank: add fuel stabilizer, ride for a while to get it throughout the system, fill tank to the top (prevents condensation and corrosion). Bikes with plastic tank: add fuel stabilizer, ride for a while to get it throughout the system, drain tank as completely as possible, and drain carb (if so equipped). Using this approach, I've had no issue with leaving my bikes for months during the long Canadian winter. So far, the VFR has fired up and worked perfectly each time. The DR (plastic tank and carb), sometimes splutters a bit on the very first ride of the year (air in the system somewhere?) then runs fine. Most regular gas in these parts has some ethanol in it (5-10 percent), but it doesn't seem to be as much of an issue as many report in parts of the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer landlover Posted June 24, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted June 24, 2012 A riding friend typically puts his bike away in October for the winter, and gets it out in April. Does nothing but connect the bike to a battery tender. It fires up immediately in April. I think the cool, dry, thin air helps. As for your location in Cincinnati, would be curious to hear back what happened when you tried starting the bike. Will let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixfire Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 how long is gas good for? Watch any post apocolyptic movie and gas seems to last forver. I'm screaming at the screen everytime I watch one of these "gas doesn't last that long!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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