Winter motorcycle storage

Hey fellow HAMBers how are ya. I have 1970 Honda CL 350. I bought it on a whim and was gonna get rid of it, but then my Dad saw it and he liked it so it is gonna be a father/son type thing to get it on the road and runnin good.
This is my first bike and i know nothing about motorcycles. How do i store it for the winter? It has ****py gas that has already eaten up the carb seals and left a nice puddle of gas on the floor when i forgot to turn off the pet****. Also, the kickstart and nuetral light no longer work. I am betting those are bad signs, but i dunno for sure. Any info appriciated thanks.
Lil Joe
ps Is there a tool that ****s gas out of the tank? thanks

 

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Winter Storage for Motorcycles

 

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Do what I do, put it in the shed with a carpet on top of it

 

LOL...damn man that is one serious winter storage list...throw a carpet over it will work but go a step further...unhook the battery to be charged in spring....put some stabil in the gas tank with gas in it...

once or twice or thrice during the winter go out and kick it thru 3 or 4 times and slosh the gas around inside....itll be fine

 

Here is my list,
1. fill the tank up as full as you can get it. This will prevent moisture from getting in the tank, forget stabil I don't like it. In the spring you can drain the tank and put the gas in your daily driver.
2. Most carbs have a drain screw in the bowl. then run some carb cleaner through the carbs, let that evaporate before you put the screws back in.
3. change the oil, you have to do this anyway because you left the pet**** on and now you have fuel in your oil.
4. lift the bike off its tires. this will prevent the tires from getting a flat spot. On a bike with a centerstand that will lift the rear and you can just jack the front up with some 2x4's
5. buy a battery tender, to keep a charge on the battery. They are cheap.
6. spray a liberal amount of WD40 in the cylinders and put the bike in 4th gear and turn the engine over a couple times with the rear wheel. This coats the walls of the cylinders to prevent the sleeves from oxidizing.
that should do it.

 

Sounds like its in comparable condition as my '71 cb 350... The tank is so rusty that its gonna get thrown away, but I leave it on for looks. I let all the 15 year old gasoline drip out onto the ground. Pulled the carbs off and brought em inside. The rest sits outside uncovered in the rain, but at least i shoved rags in the carb holes. Heck, I have $40 invested in it, and its gonna get chopped anyway....

POS...