[Excaliber]

Would it be better to drain the tank completely?

I don't ride my dirt bikes 'that much' and if there going to be stored for awhile I'll drain the gas out of the carb. Sometimes by simply shutting off the fuel (car version, pull the fuse to the fuel pump) and letting the bike run out of gas.

The REASON I do this is simple: MC carbs are really small and I've seen some 'nasty stuff' accumulate in their when they sit a long time. MC carbs are WAY sensitive to even miniscule amounts of 'nasty stuff'.

I don't pretend to have 'the' answers to this problem, now exasperated with the alcohol question!