[adouglas]

Doesn't really matter. If you've got nothing better to do, go ahead.

In future, the best way to go about it is to devote half a day to storing the bike at the end of the season. Add stabilizer to the gas, go for one last nice ride, change oil, top off the tank (if you're storing in a cold place, to avoid condensation), hook up the battery tender and put it on stands if you've got 'em.

In the spring, it'll start right up and off you go.

I've learned through experience that it's wise to park the bike before the weather turns nasty. Nothing sucks worse than doing the winterization bit in the middle of a cold, gray, rainy November.

For some years now I've made a habit of parking the bike on Halloween. Yeah, I miss a few nice days of Indian Summer, but I never get caught that way. Wait later and you've got the run-up to Thanksgiving and Christmas to deal with. In the spring, I fire it up when the clocks change.