Been kinda busy recently and haven&#039;t had a chance to throw in my 2 cents on a few articles.&nbsp; In my opinion, I think you are better off putting Stabil in and running the bike for a few minutes to make sure it works its way through the system and then topping off the tank.&nbsp; On a carb bike, you can drain, BUT, unless you do a good job, you are likely to still get varnish build up in the spring on the parts that didn&#039;t throughly drain.&nbsp; Then you end up having to tear the carbs apart for a cleaning - which is what should be done in the fall if decide to skip the Stabil route.&nbsp; On a FI bike, draining is not even an option any more.&nbsp; <br /><br />Also, remember to fill any metal tank as full as possible while storing for winter so rust doesn&#039;t build up on the inside of the tank.&nbsp; Condensation from the air will &quot;sweat&quot; on the sides of the tank where it is not covered by gas and start rusting.&nbsp; The other option is to drain the tank dry and spray fogging oil into it, but I think the Stabil answer is just so much easier to do.