Started the 2005 s40 today for the first time since november .Had a battery tender junior on it for an hour a day all winter ,and the battery was reading 12.75 volts. Put on prime, pulled out the choke ,no throttle, and it caught right away .Also filled the tires.Weather is rainy here in CT ,but I'll be riding in the next week.Can't wait!

It's a little colder in new hampshire than here . Rain for the next two days tho here. What a winter.

Bet you guys up north wish you were further south gets cold not freezng as much. Don't know how you do it my hats off it killed me the last two weeks it took me to replace my timmig chain <work, chores no money left after bills paid and the slow-boat from china got in my way>. total repair time hands on took only est. 6 hrs still getting familliar with my thumper and lovin it. My hats off to all northerners

OIl thats used, butumaybe not exactly time for a chnge, will become idic because of the hydrocarbons floating around in it, over time. Mite wanna just go head & swap oil out.

Mine has been sitting in the garage since the first wk of Nov and actually had a few cobwebs on it  

Moved it around to be able to ride in the near future and checked the air pressure as well. Both needed about 5-7#. Didn't start it yet, but turning the switch the headlight came on bright as ever even though it was not on a tender at any time since then.

Might be back on 2 wheels as soon as next week  

Added Note: tried to fire it up at lunch today. Turned it to prime and was able to watch the gas flow down to the carb   thanks to the clear fuel line that I put on last year. When I hit the button, nothing... tried again, still nothing... remembered that I left it parked in 1st   so I shifted it to N and it cranked right over, but didn't have enough juice to light it up. Guess I'll have to put it on the charger and try again tomorrow.

Well, I put it on the charger Sat morning and about an hour later when I went to check on it I tried to start it again. This time it came to life and put a smile back on my face.   Pulled it off the charger and proceeded to wash off the cobwebs and clean it up from winter storage. Ran it around the block, but the city hasn't swept the sand off the streets from the winter maintenance so it made for interesting stops, skids and all   Maybe this next week I will be able to really get out and ride it again.

Well, oil/filter is changed, new spark plug, bike started right up. Took a short ride, pretty cold out still.

Yea, oil is very easy compared to some other bikes I've had in the past. I simplified the spark plug change also, I did that mod where only one bolt is used on the header accent. Gave me a chance to see how my bike performs by looking at the old plug and it was surprisingly clean. Thank you