? for the northerners.
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? for the northerners.
What do guys do in those cold winter months? Do you get frustrated that you cant get out as much?what do you guys do!I dont mean to be sarcastic in any kind of way just wondering.I read alot of people putting their bikes up for storage,whats up with that?Down here you can literally ride year long,and mostly without even a jacket.With most people who own bikes i feel you always want to be riding somewhere whenever you get a chance.
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RE: ? for the northerners.
When I lived in Chicago we would and pray for FORTY degree days so we could ride... it was horrible.
Live in NC now and ride all the time... Love it. =)
But most people do put the bikes up... My rides would get the tanks pulled off and drained... The battery would be put on a tender as well.
It sucked... but it is kinda hard to ride in -10 degree weather and snow... I mean... you can do it... but why?
Live in NC now and ride all the time... Love it. =)
But most people do put the bikes up... My rides would get the tanks pulled off and drained... The battery would be put on a tender as well.
It sucked... but it is kinda hard to ride in -10 degree weather and snow... I mean... you can do it... but why?
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We usually just sit around at the local bar drinking beer and watching video re-runs of category 5 hurricanes.[sm=joke.gif]
We usually just sit around at the local bar drinking beer and watching video re-runs of category 5 hurricanes.[sm=joke.gif]
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Road Warrior
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From: miami,fl
RE: ? for the northerners.
Thats good.I'm sure it's better to watch the video than the real thing.Regardless we often ride inbetween them.
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We usually just sit around at the local bar drinking beer and watching video re-ru
ns of category 5 hurricanes.[sm=joke.gif]
We usually just sit around at the local bar drinking beer and watching video re-ru
ns of category 5 hurricanes.[sm=joke.gif]
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RE: ? for the northerners.
This is why we riders up north put our bike up during the winter.
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What do guys do in those cold winter months? Do you get frustrated that you cant get out as much?what do you guys do!I dont mean to be sarcastic in any kind of way just wondering.I read alot of people putting their bikes up for storage,whats up with that?Down here you can literally ride year long,and mostly without even a jacket.With most people who own bikes i feel you always want to be riding somewhere whenever you get a chance.
What do guys do in those cold winter months? Do you get frustrated that you cant get out as much?what do you guys do!I dont mean to be sarcastic in any kind of way just wondering.I read alot of people putting their bikes up for storage,whats up with that?Down here you can literally ride year long,and mostly without even a jacket.With most people who own bikes i feel you always want to be riding somewhere whenever you get a chance.
Winter is when you make your major mods that would cut into your riding time.
Some convert their bikes to trikes for the Winter, but I don't care to ride when it's minus 20.
And unless you are in Canada or Alaska you wussies don't know what Winter really is. Stop in sometime in January we'll redefine the word COLD for you.
I just leave mine in the heated garage and hook up the battery tender once a month. Put a little stabil in the gas tank and they will be ready to purr come 40 degrees.
Come Summer when the Midnight Sun is shining you will find us riding at 2:00 am without a need for lights. We get a 6 month riding season and last year I slacked off a bit and only got in 16,000 miles.
Also, Winter is time to snuggle up to your favorite lady to make amends for going of riding in the Summer instead of getting all those honeydo's done.
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during the winter I become a post *****
during the winter I become a post *****
Me too...when I'm not watching people in Florida walking up to their chest in water from the CAT 5 hurricane videos
