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title: "Motorcycle Winter Storage in Canada: Checklist and Prices"
description: "How to store a motorcycle for a Canadian winter: general checklist, battery, fuel, tires, cover and indoor winter storage prices by region."
url: https://car-storage.ca/guides/motorcycle-winter-storage/
last_updated: 2026-10-24
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# Motorcycle winter storage

A bike needs less room than a car but the same care: clean, fueled, charged and covered. This is general advice. Follow your owner’s manual where it says something different.

> We have not verified motorcycle manufacturers’ storage instructions. The steps below are general. Your owner’s manual comes first.

## A general checklist

- Wash and dry it: Remove salt, dirt and bugs. Dry the chain and the metal parts.
- Fuel: A full tank with a fuel stabilizer is the common advice for storage longer than about a month (CAA, Canadian Tire, for cars). Check your manual for how to treat the fuel system.
- Oil and filter: Fresh oil before long storage is the common advice for cars. Check the manual for your bike.
- Battery: Use a battery tender or remove the battery and keep it charged. Do not leave it to go flat.
- Tires: Set the pressure. A centre stand or paddock stand takes the weight off the tires, if your bike can use one.
- Cover: A breathable cover, indoors if you can. Not plastic sheeting.
- Rodents: Block exhaust openings and use repellents, and note each plug you fit.

## What it costs

Indoor winter storage for a motorcycle.

- [Toronto & GTA: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $450 per winter
- [Ottawa: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $400 per winter
- [Hamilton: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $400 per winter
- [London: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $375 per winter
- [Kitchener-Waterloo: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $400 per winter
- [Montreal: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $350 per winter
- [Vancouver: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $350 per winter
- [Calgary: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $400 per winter
- [Edmonton: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $450 per winter
- [Winnipeg: motorcycle winter storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): from $300 per winter

Starting prices in CAD before tax, from published storage rates and market estimates, October 2026. The facility, your car and the dates set the final price.

## Registration and insurance for bikes

- Quebec: a motorcycle has to go on remisage by September 30 for a partial refund of the registration fee. (source: https://saaq.gouv.qc.ca/immatriculation/remiser-deremiser-mettre-rancart/remisage)
- Manitoba: MPI motorcycle coverage runs all year, but the premium is based on the May 1 to September 30 season. (source: https://www.mpi.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Motorcycles.pdf)

Other provinces differ. Ask your insurer.

## More

- [Motorcycle storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/): How we find a spot for a bike.
- [Winter checklist for cars](https://car-storage.ca/guides/how-to-store-a-car-for-winter/): Many steps overlap.

## Related

- [Motorcycle storage](https://car-storage.ca/vehicles/motorcycle-storage/)
- [How to store a car for winter in Canada](https://car-storage.ca/guides/how-to-store-a-car-for-winter/)
- [Winter car storage](https://car-storage.ca/storage/winter-car-storage/)

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