Tips for Winterizing a Jet Ski

                                                                                       

As your favorite lake starts to ice up with the coming of fall, it’s time to winterize your jet ski to make sure that it will be ready to go for that first summer jaunt next year.  To ensure that you will be riding the waves and not getting the Jet Ski mechanically up to speed, take the following easy steps to winterize your aquatic toys.

Although the Jet Ski is going into storage, it should go in fully gassed to avoid condensation from forming in the tank.  Additionally, adding a fuel stabilizer will keep the fuel from going bad over the winter.  In particularly intemperate areas it is recommended that you add anti-freeze to the cooling system to protect the vehicle from causing severe damage to the motor.  Lubricating the vessel will help prevent corrosion and repel moisture from damaging the internal workings of the machine.

With the inside of the machine protected, you will also want to give the vessel a thorough washing and cleaning to make sure that stains don’t remain permanent fixtures.  Be sure to fully dry the vessel inside and out to remove any water from the hull.  Finally, a good coat of wax will protect the finish while in storage.  Also, to get the spark you need to get going next summer, you should remove the battery for safe storage.  It’s also suggested that you invest in a trickle charger to keep your battery topped off

Petes Cycle has a great promotion going on now, to assist you in winterizing your Jet Ski. Call any of our three locations for more info. Talk to you soon! 

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The History of Pete's Cycle & The 75th Anniversary

 Pete’s Cycle was founded by Walter C. Leach Sr., nickname Pete, hence the name Pete’s Cycle, in 1938 out of his parent’s basement on Harford Road in Baltimore.  He started out repairing bicycles and building flower boxes.  Remember this was during the depression.

Pete went off to WWII, while away his father ran the business.  After WWII, Pete became a Schwinn bicycle dealer and at this time started into motorized vehicles.  First was the Whizzer then Indian motorcycles, AJS, BSA, Matchless, all at the original store.  He opened a second store in Towson in the 1950’s which also sold Evinrude outboard engines and  had a hobby store.  In the late 1950’s he sold Maruchan, Laverda, Lambretta, Bultaco, Vespa, Gillera, American Eagle and Cushman.  He became a Honda dealer on July 9, 1963. 

He opened the Bel Air store in 1967 and the Severna Park store in 1970.  At one time Pete’s Cycle had 7 stores with either bicycles or motorcycles.  Thru the 70’s and 80’s he picked up Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki.

In the mid 1980’s, Pete went into semi-retirement.  His children started running the business on a full time basis.  In April of 2000, Pete’s Cycle moved out of it’s original location of 62 years, to a much larger store on Bel Air Road in Baltimore.  Today, Pete’s Cycle has 3 locations still run by his 5 children.  We are very proud to be celebrating our 75^th year.

 Pete’s has a full stock of many brands that include Honda, Yahmaha, Kawasaki, Kymco, Polaris, Sea-Doo, Susuki, Triumph, Spyder & Victory. Many of Pete’s Brands carry ATV’s, UTV’s, Cruisers, Dirt, Street, Scooters, Generators & PWC’s.
They just launched a brand new website www.petescycle.com

They have three locations Pete's Motor Sports 7511 Belair Road Baltimore, MD 21236 Phone: 410-663-8556 Pete's Cycle is located just inside the northern part of the Baltimore beltway (US 695). Beltway Exit 32A, Belair Road We're 1/3 miles south on Belair Road, on the left.

Pete's Cycle Company, Inc. 344 Belair Road Bel Air, MD 21014 Phone: 410-879-3586 Pete's Cycle is located just a short distance off of the JFK Memorial Highway (US 95), Exit 77B (MD-24 to Bel Air), Right onto MD-24, Right onto Bel Air Road We're 1/3 miles down the road.

Pete's Cycle Company, Inc. 800 Ritchie Hwy. Severna Park, Md. 21146 Phone: 410-647-5880 Pete's Cycle is located south of the Baltimore Beltway (US 695), Exit 4 I-97 S, Paul T. Pitcher Memorial Highway (MD-100), Bear left onto Arundel Expressway (MD-10), Left ont Ritchie Highway (MD-2) We're just under 4 miles down the road

Please call us or email us for any questions or check out on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Blogger, or www.petescycle.com.

Cheers,

Pete

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