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Storing your motorbike properly during winter will help avoid the kind of problems that can leave you at a mechanics with a nasty hole in your wallet. Bikes are hard wearing but they still need some care and attention, especially during the colder months of the year.

Keeping your motorbike warm by putting it in a garage or at least investing in a bike cover can help ensure that your ride runs, as it should through the wind and rain of a British winter. If you're not using your bike on a regular basis then you should turn the engine over every now and again and use the breaks. Putting your bike on the stand and spinning the wheels will also help, as will greasing the lines and joints.

Winter can be a difficult time for motorcyclists. Inhospitable conditions, icy roads and high winds don't make for a good riding experience so many riders may opt to give their bike a rest.

But don't whatever you do lock it up in the garage and forget about it. These basic steps during the winter will make sure that when the better weather comes your ride is ready to go.

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