[Subbu-500]

Hello all,
I have not been really active on this wonderful forum for the last few months (well, my bull has been running flawlessly...touch wood!) However, i am now faced with a situation that most of you here would have been too. Long term storage!! I will be away from my country for anywhere between 3-5 months in about 2 months time and i am aware that letting the bike especially an RE sit in one place for so long without any preparations will ruin it. So kindly advise what are the things i need to do to be able to come back home to a bike that is still alive. My bike is a 2014 RE Std 500 UCE (carburetor version)
Note for the Mods: I tried searching for any similar threads but cound not find one. Hence starting a new thread.

[mattsz]

Here in New England, USA, we do that every year - it's called "winter storage".     Did you search for that?  Mine doesn't mind, even in an unheated garage...

[Craig McClure]

Here is how I have successfully stored my carbureted bikes:  STABIL products have proven themselves to me. I use a bit of the red (for storage) & the green marine formula (to counteract effects of ETHANOL). I see that STABIL now makes a "360" product that does both things. I haven't used it yet, because I still have plenty of the other 2. WAL MART has it at a good price.
  I keep these products in my tank at all times to be prepared, in case I can't use my bikes - which happens.  Since it is always mixed with my fuel, on my carb bikes, I shut OFF the fuel tap a block from home, then let the bike run until it falters from lack of fuel - then shut it off. Having done these things I can leave the bike for months without fuel problems. This seems to work better than draining the carbs which can dry out gaskets & allows corrosion - STABIL keeps the fuel fresh. If bike is stored in a humid place with out HVAC, a full fuel tank will keep rust in the tank from happening. 
If you have an Absorbed Glass Mat battery, they hold a charge a long time. I try to charge every month or so when stored. I also put an old bed sheet over the bike to keep off dust, it will breathe & release fumes/moisture.
  I have known others to put a wood block & a jack under the engine to raise the front wheel when the bike is on its center stand - to keep from getting flat spots in the tires. I have survived somehow without doing this.
  I have used the above technique when putting away a motorcycle for decades, & it has been 100% successful, & kept my bikes safe while dormant, but ready to go.

[2bikebill]

I used one of these when my bike was stored in a damp garage. The bike came out exactly as it went in - shiny, dry, no corrosion. Recommended -

https://www.vac-bag.co.uk/motorcycle-vac-bags.html

[Craig McClure]

I used one of these when my bike was stored in a damp garage. The bike came out exactly as it went in - shiny, dry, no corrosion. Recommended -

https://www.vac-bag.co.uk/motorcycle-vac-bags.html

I don't believe those are sold in the USA. Never even seen an ad in the magazines here.
I'm OK though, as my garage is weather tight & has a cement floor.  I still think you need to treat your fuel to prevent Varnish & Ethanol corrosion.

[ROVERMAN]

In the US we might put people in them just for fun, so they may have been outlawed by those amazing kind hearted lawyer types.
Roverbagman.

[Ice]

MotoJacket and Rhino bag are a bit pricey but still available in the US.

 

[Eagle56]

I,ll
be coating mine with this

ACF-50 Motorcycle And Automotive All Metal Anti-Corrosion Spray

[Ice]

ACF-50 works the treat. BTW it's been one of the standard s used in Aviation for quite some time.

 Subbu, when I prepare a bike storage I do an oil change, either drain the gas or put stabilizer in it, put the battery on a tender, douse the bike well with corrosion preventive compound and park it someplace safe and dry.