Now don't take this the wrong way, but downstate NY ain't that cold, very little salt on the roads cause it hasn't snowed there yet...sunny (verses Cloud bound Rochester) Get some electrics like Mike Coan or Roger Van Santen...I rode with Roger in misty Oregon ...cold and wet, but with electrics it was fabulous.
Besides maybe 2-3 months (January-Feb) I'd be riding if the roads were clear of salt...rememer you have fuel injection, keep the battery inside on a charger..slap it in and go...I cruise around sometimes in February if we've had a rain storm to clear the salt... All those high taxes we send downstate must be making you guys soft! :) Shawn Pearsall Fairport, NY Upstate...
