A while meaning about a month. Is just turning the bike on and revving the engine in neutral every day good enough? It's a brand new 2012 Ninja 250, only has like 50 miles on it so far.
Right now I have it sitting in the side yard of the house that gets the least amount of sun, and I have a tarp over it.
Firestormer
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You don't need fuel stabiliser or a battery charger. Just cover the bike up and it will be fine next time you start it up. A month is nothing. Don't even bother starting it up.
lawagoneer
Stable fuel stabilizer in the tank, battery tender-not a trickle charger but a maintained- cover the bike. I work away from home 3 months at a time and that is how I keep my bike ready to go for when I get home.
Anonymous
A month isn't a long time at all, just cover it up. If you feel compelled to do something in order to keep it "alive", you could always start it every once and a while.
Dan
Start and idle for 5 minutes every 4 days.
Irv S
Get a 'battery maintainer', and just warm it up once a week or so.
It should be fine.
With only 50 Mi. on it, keep the 'reving' to a minimum.