Started right up, the seat was cold though.

 

spray it down with wd-40..cover it with something..
we wash our dirtbikes/spray em with wd-40 , and no rust even on the paint/wornoff spots

 

If the battery is no good pull it... it will feeze in real cold weather!

 

It's just cold water. Put some ornaments on it and call it Christmas...hose the salt off of it though.

 

Mine was left out in Boston for the 2008-2009 winter, one of the worst in living memory. The bike was fine.

I had arranged for storage in a garage but the first storm hit before I could get it inside. The bike was not seen untill the spring snow melt. I had the local shop do the regular 2,500 mile service and havent had a problem with the bike.

 

I know of two guys that did that and lost their bikes. One guy found out much later his was took 'cause the theives figured he didn't give a **** about the bike. Could be the same asses got the other one for the same reason. Both within a couple miles of each other. Another guy in a town ten miles away lost his and I had offered to let him park it in my garage. He left it in the snow for maybe six weeks before it went missing. Hell, I'd drag mine into the house first.

 

If Its too bad to ride,,,go rent a U-haul and take It to a mini warehouse,,rent one.

Shure It can take the cold but why ??
Used car dealers come down here to Florida and buy anything with no rust,,
they're worth alot up north,,whats that tell ya ?
I'm poor,,gotta take the best of care with my expensive toy XD

 

Take care of your bike and rain, snow or whatever isn't going to hurt it a bit..

But there are a lot of 'fair weather riders' out there that won't even uncover their bike if there is a chance of getting a little rain on it.

Others just like to ride, even in less than ideal weather conditions, and could care less if the bike happens to get wet.

I'd hate to think how many thousands of miles my 1996 EVO WideGlide has spent out on the road when it was raining, and it's been covered with snow many times.

It was my 'main ride' for many years, and when on long mandatory runs you ride no matter what the weather conditions. Semi-retired now and in storage, but it still looks as good as the below picture I took a few years ago (and still runs perfectly)..

I take care of my bikes, but I also don't baby them or treat them like works of art...

 

If it's sittin' in your yard, you ain't gotta' worry about salt. If you're riding it in the winter on snow covered roads...wow! Use a cover and not a tarp so as not to scratch your paint. Knock the snow off the cover every so often. Don't know how WD-40 will work on bikes, but know it'll screw up a firearm if left on. It crystalizes.

Had a friend who wouldn't ride if there was a hint of a cloud in the sky. Spent more time washing and polishing the dang thing than riding it! Maybe I'm the one that's mistaken, but I thought they were meant for riding?

 

Good to hear all this. I like riding in the rain and some snow. I'm a relatively new rider (started in April) and I haven't have much experience with all this.