Cold weather storage

[silverado]

Any of you guys know how cold the anti-freeze in our bikes can go before it starts to freeze. I'm putting my bike away for the winter and I dont have a hose for my tester so I cant test it. Just dont want to come back in the spring and have something broken from freezing. Its not uncommom for it to get -25 F around here. Any help would be great!!
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[JetDoctor]

I would get the hose for your tester. Who knows the ratio of the mix you have now? If it is say 50/50 I see no problem with -25 deg temps. But you should verify it for certain with a tester.

[M@Man]

JetDoctor is correct, 50/50 is an ideal mix. The two work together to lower the freezing point of each other. Strait antifreeze will freeze at a temperature of 18 degrees fahrenheit, you can go to a 60/40 mix, (which will protect to around -60 degrees fahrenheit) but after that the freezing temperature rises dramaticaly, not to mention the corrosion protection you get from the antifreeze, aluminum is especially vunerable to corrosion. Antifreeze is sually good for 2 - 3 years or 30,000 miles.
Also, I'd like to mention, gas treatment...gasoline is a mixture of chemicals and over time the more volitile chemicals will evaporate (even in cold weather) leaving behind gunk. Adding a fuel stablizer will prevent that from happening.
Plus, don't forget the battery! A trickle charger will save you headaches in the spring.
Now is also a good time to change the oil, plus while your at it a tea spoon of oil down in the cylinders is another usefull winter storage tip.
A good cleaning of the bike, and checking of the tire pressure are also a couple of other things you might concider doing, before tucking you baby in for the winter.
These are just a few things that I do, I'm sure other guys on here have a few more suggestions.

M@

[silverado]

Yeah im going to make sure to pick up a tester tommorow, its cheap insurance towards a potentially bigger problem later. Thanks for the help. I did all the other things you guys mentioned but this is my first year for a liquid cooled bike ,all my others have been air cooled.
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