Arse. Rotten tank

Not always - my first Divvy 6 ended up with so much water in the bottom
of the tank I had to remove and clean out the tank, after switching to
reserve just sucked water through the carbs.

 

In the Nordic countries, small bottles of isopropanol were commonly sold
as "condensation removal agent", mostly for use during winter. To be
added to 1/4-full to nearly empty tank, allowing water sediment to
emulsify with remaining petrol and burnt, without choking the engine.

 

Experienced Ducati owners start their engines every now and then during
winter, to avoid starting problems later. DAMKINT. And with a
pressurised fuel delivery system, condensation may easily be washed off
by sploshing petrol, if not the handling of the bike should do the
trick.

 

Oh yes.

 

Doesnt that cause condensation within the exhaust sytem

 

Methanol works well for that, too.

 

Not enough to worry about, really.

And Dukes - well, modern ones, anyway - have stainless headers and most
seem to wear carbon cans as well, so what's to rust?

 

Take your word for it i havent had a duke to play with

 

Some may be more concerned about condensation building up inside the
engine, emulsified water ("mayonnaise") seems not to be uncommon for
these bikes. But then again, it is not difficult to get rid of.

 

Too right. The oil window on mine is almost perpetually smeared with the
stuff, and only clears in really hot summer weather and with hard use. I
stopped worrying about it long ago.

 

Those with less fragile marques start their engines every now and then
during winter in order to go for a ride.

Unless you're grandpa Bonwick and his summer toy, anyway.

 

I can't keep it upright in the summer so I'd have no fucking chance on
icy roads.

 

If the good lord had intended us to have fibreglass boats he would have
given us fibreglass trees.

 

Oi! What about me?!

I feel left out now /

 

Bonwick does at least ride his in ths summer.

 

Good point, well made.

Still, now that I have addressed the issue of "owning the wrong bike"
as you once put it, that should change this year.