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Old October 24th, 2011, 09:02 PM   #141
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Originally Posted by GateKeeper View Post
Personally I would leave the old oil and filter, and change it just before your first ride of the new season.

Leaving it dry probably wouldn't do anything, but if for any reason you had to get it started, and you forgot the oil was drained, you could do a lot of hurt to the engine.
My tool chest has sharpies and a roll of blue painters tape in it. I put a strip of tape, saying, "NO OIL" over the ignition. I don't winterize, but I do this for the odd occasion I have no oil in the engine.
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