Winterizing a 2021 Honda Rebel 500

[@petroexplains]

Another great video on this topic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2q7n6yZfbB8q5I

[@webmastermail8]

Have the same bike and would like to meet the clown at Honda that designed that battery compartment it's the worst I have every had. I connected my optimizer lead to the battery and zip tied it to the frame, now I just and the stablizer and plug in with battery on the bike, job done.

[@fra76able]

Quindi tu non tiri fuori la batteria ma fai uscire solo i cavi che attacchi sul telaio. Voglio fare anche io cosi

[@samelad3036]

God damn. This is very helpful. But in general this whole process is so complicated

[@petroexplains]

If you hook up the battery tender leads so they are accessible from under one the side panels then you really only have to do this once. I highly recommend doing it that way - I didn't realize that this was an option until after I had uploaded the video. This year all I had to do was pop off a plastic panel and connect the wire and I'm done!

[@SLIGHT_]

Great video! As stated in the comments, this is not necessary for winter storage, yet this is a great battery removal video. Nice work. Edit: you should continue making videos.

[@petroexplains]

Thanks! I love your channel too - very useful. I’m hoping to make an oil change video soon.

[@SLIGHT_]

@@petroexplains looking forward to it.

[@Meliegent]

Wow! Thank you so much for this video! It was so helpful during my first battery removal. I sure hope you have a video for putting it back in, haha! 😅

[@petroexplains]

It’s the same exact steps but backwards 😜 I’ll have one for doing an oil change soon though hopefully 🤞

[@stefanoberfrank8846]

Thanks so much, for your instruction. Job done and nothings got broken! 👍💪 Greetings from Austria!

[@qureshi5720]

What a convenient place to jam the battery in. Honda could have done a better job I reckon. Thanks for the video, very helpful.

[@petroexplains]

Glad you found it useful!

[@Saxyct]

Exactly... with my previous suzuki it took literally 3 minutes and a screwdriver to remove the battery. Here it's so complicated and long that one is tempted to keep it there for the whole winter time!

[@indysahota5776]

Very helpful video, thanks for taking the time out to make this!

[@커피머신렌탈케니카페]

Best 👍!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PaulLishman-b7l]

Here in Australia we dont need to winterize our bikes as it is warm enough to ride all year round. On my harley trike and on my rebel I have battery tenders hooked up permanenly. The guy who designed the battery compartment must live on a different planet. Why would you make it so complicated to get to a battery? Good video..well done.

[@petroexplains]

Thanks! Agreed, it could definitely be a lot easier.

[@cubb_tv]

Very helpful video! If you still have it, could you link the fuel stabilizer you used please?

[@petroexplains]

Glad to hear it was helpful! The fuel stabilizer is the "Moto master" brand www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-fuel-stabilizer-0380909p.0380909.html

[@hugoacosta5027]

Nice video.

[@petroexplains]

Thank you!

[@Starkk7]

If I'm storing a bike in a warmish basement, how much of these tasks do i need to do? Thanks, this is my first winter with my bike!

[@petroexplains]

Hey Seth, if you’re not planning on using it at all I’d definitely put the fuel stabilizer in. The battery may not be as much of an issue unless it’s an older battery in which case might be still be good to use a charger just so you don’t wind up with a bike that won’t start. One alternative instead of doing any of this is if you can just take the bike for a spin for 30 mins every 3-4 weeks you don’t really need to do anything else. You may be able to get away with simply idling the engine in a similar manner without riding it.

[@Jo-si3ot]

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[@mikev8075]

This whole winterizing your fuel tank with these treatments drives me crazy.They can really cause more harm than good.There is a very very good and easy why to get this right guys…!

[@JFlytheBeast]

Can you link the battery tender?

[@petroexplains]

Hey, sure thing it's this one www.homedepot.ca/product/battery-tender-junior-12v-750ma/1000846237 Its also available at other stores like Amazon but Home Depot is where I happened to get mine.

[@chrislaws4785]

Dude, just install a trickle charger and leave the battery in the bike.

[@petroexplains]

As soon as I went to put the battery back I realized that was an option so that's what I ended up doing. Definitely easier that way. Cheers!

[@PATTT_]

step 1: put in the garage