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Last ride of the year - Winterizing

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Old 09-24-2010, 09:11 AM
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Never gets below around 6c so what's winterising ?
But I do sympathise with you guys in the colder places.
Summer's too hot to ride here after 9AM.
Winter, no rain, cooler weather, great stuff.................
I wouldn't know a snowmobile if one ran me over.....
I'd probably take the engine and use it on the borehole
 
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Old 09-24-2010, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Shadow
Never gets below around 6c so what's winterising ?
But I do sympathise with you guys in the colder places.
Summer's too hot to ride here after 9AM.
Winter, no rain, cooler weather, great stuff.................
I wouldn't know a snowmobile if one ran me over.....
I'd probably take the engine and use it on the borehole
What is a "borehole"?
I don't winterize either I have gear and ride any time it's above freezing. I have had to ride in snow because of this philosophy before that was very exciting!
 
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Old 09-24-2010, 10:04 AM
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Like an oil well, just with water in it - sometimes called artesian wells. Windmills pump water from boreholes.......
 
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Old 09-24-2010, 10:45 AM
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I'm hoping to be able to ride for another month here in CT.
 
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Old 09-24-2010, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Shadow
Never gets below around 6c so what's winterising ?
But I do sympathise with you guys in the colder places.
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I sympathize with you guys as well. We rarely get below freezing and only see snow about once every 5 or 6 years. my twin brother just moved from Atlanta to Ohio and he is not going to be able to ride all year anymore. I guess I always took it for granite about being able to ride all year until he moved.
 
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Old 09-25-2010, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by bicklebok
I sympathize with you guys as well. We rarely get below freezing and only see snow about once every 5 or 6 years. my twin brother just moved from Atlanta to Ohio and he is not going to be able to ride all year anymore. I guess I always took it for granite about being able to ride all year until he moved.
Looks like your brother may need to buy a snowmobile !!!
 
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Old 09-25-2010, 01:32 PM
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I have always taken out the spark plugs and added a few drops of oil, if it would sit this long. It will smoke a little bit at first start up. I was taught this back in the day...
 
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Old 09-25-2010, 03:19 PM
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Well last year I waited and waited and waited and eventually never did winterize
at all because it was one hell of a mild winter and all the snow went south
So I got to ride all winter long without too much interruption.

So I'm a gonna see if its the same scenario again this winter what's the point in
rushing into winter prep anyway, think in November I'll flush the bikes with fresh
50/50 mix of coolant and see what happens. GEL batteries are nice for cold
weather

86 F here today .......looking good !
 
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