I am still commuting to work if is not raining here in MA. I have a set of nylon lined cordura jacket and overpants that seem to serve well and aren't that hard to put on. The biggest thing though is the plexifairing 3 windshield I bought to replace the spitfire screen. It really takes the curse off the wind flow..When the time comes I don't really winterize but I do try and start and run the bike several times over the winter to keep things moving.
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, before I get started here, I just want to say that I don't want to > hear a WORD from any of you people who get to ride your motorcycles > year-round. That just isn't fair!! :) > > Having said that, today was the day the bike finally went into it's winter > hibernation. Only about 42 degrees today but I bundled up and ran it down to > the gas station (thankfully only about 2 miles from where I live) and filled > the tank with Premium gas. Before filling up I dumped an entire can of > SeaFoam in the tank to stabilize the gas over the winter. Then, a quick > clean up, bike cover and off into the back of the garage on the center > stand. > > You know...I have to say though that riding in low 40s weather wasn't all > that bad!! If I owned a snowmobile suit with something to keep air off my > neck and a good warm pair of winter gloves, I think I could be quite > comfortable. The only problem is getting dressed up like that is such a > pain!! How often would I realistically go out for a ride during the winter > if I had to do that kind of dress-up routine every time? Knowing myself I > wouldn't. Besides, we DO get snow here in Eastern Oregon, and the highway > department puts down gravel for traction and that is REAL scary on a bike > when you're rounding a corner. I usually don't get my bike out in the Spring > until the sweeper trucks have made their way around and swept up the > remaining gravel. > > How many of the rest of you have done your winterizing yet? > > Paul > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=.
