I will put road insurance back on mid March, depending on weather. If it's peeing rain I just wait and that lets me go a bit longer in the fall. Usually insure for 8 months. We can't insure month by month, needs to be for three months minimum. And of course,fees for short term, fees for cancellation, fees for walking up the steps, fees for standing in line, fees for, well, you get it. During the off months i will occasionally run it around the block (no insurance) and thoroughly warm it up. I usually turn off the petcock and run it a few minutes, but not dry. I looked all over my Seafoam can and could not find the ratio - it only says it will treat 30-90 litres per can. Not very helpful. Our winters here are fairly mild, comparatively. Rarely snows, and many people ride year round, but I figure the insurance costs for the number of decent days is not worth it. And it makes me really appreciate the bike when I do get out in the spring.