Draining the gas in the 796

[flarityj]

I am storing the bike while I retire and move to Texas. It will probably will be at least a year. The manual says to drain the gas, but does not say HOW that I could find. Here is what I did:

1: I siphoned as far as I could force a tube.
2: I pulled the input and outlet pipes from the bottom of the pump and then turned on the bike. It looked like this drained the lines, but not much came out of the tank. The in/out lines are a snap to remove if you squeeze in the right place.
3: I loosened the bolts on the pump cage. About 1 gallon came flooding out around the cage.

Then I put it all back together, put some Corrosion X in chambers and took out the battery.

Let me know if there is a better procedure. I could to that next time.