Datboi

update: after 5 years of storage, i connected a battery, put some gas in it, and she fired up like she last ran yesterday. i ran it for 15 mins, and did an oil change with fresh oil, then I ran the bike for another 5 mins to get the engine coated in the new oil, and waited for it to die from lack of gas. also added a bit of fuel stabilizer just incase some fuel remains in the injectors even after running it empty. i checked the coolant overflow, there was 5 metric tons of limescale in it, as I always say, better to do the work yourself! my father brought this bike since 87' to BMW for servicing, and they put water from the tap instead of distilled water, unbelievable. i cleaned the overflow with vinegar to get all the limescale off. eventually, when I'll bring this bike back to life I'll do some deep cleaning because the coolant tunnels are probably full of gunk and limescale. as for changing coolant, gear oil, and brake oil - too much work ain't got the time, especially for a bike I'm not gonna use, as other have stated it's already been like this for 5 years so potentially if something had to go wrong it probably already did. main reason I changed the oil is that I was told it turns acidic from carbon deposits and combustion and it can damage some o-rings and such, so I put some fresh cheap semi-synthetic oil in it.

what would be the solution? i ran the bike dry initially, but the issue is that the tank can rust, that's why I filled it back up. we can only get e5 or e10 garbage fuel here unfortunately

yeah i plan on draining it all out when time comes to use the bike, about injectors, I was told it's not an issues - unlike carbs they don't store much if any fuel inside the injector itself, is this information wrong?

have a bmw k100 rs that hasn't run since 2019, i filled the tank up with gas and stabilizer to prevent rust in the tank. other than that i didn't do much. i read that you should put fresh oil when storing for a long time because oil turns acidic and can damage the engine. I'm very skeptical of this claim and i think there is no evidence supporting it, am i wrong? lets start with the shaft drive oil, my Toyota went from 2008, 200k, until a few months ago without a differential and transfer case oil change. no issues that's 16 years of running the car almost daily. now, about the engine oil, how exactly would it hurt even if it turned acidic? what components could it damage just sitting there not running? does anyone have evidence supporting these claims or is this just bro science? to be honest i really can't be bothered to change the oil and spend some money on new oil that will have to be drained away anyways when the bike will come out of storage. guessing there are no issues with the coolant turning corrosive and such? anything else to do for this long term storage?