The proper thing to do if you dump: Hit the killswitch, pick the bike up, and tow it home. Drain and replace the oil and filter.

This is, of course, inconvenient. 99% of the time you can get away with just litting it sit upright for a few hours, so all the lubricants end up where they need to be. The reason for changing the oil is that gas almost always gets mixed in there, which reduces the viscosity. If you let it settle, it'll be "diluted" by the rest of the oil, and just burn off on its own.

 

Dunno what his climate is so its hard to judge. Here in Philly when it decides to get cold, it just stays cold

When I got my bike, the front tire had deformed from sitting on one spot through at least 4 seasons. And of course everyone knows tire pressure drops through winter. So sitting on a single spot through winter would be bad with low tire pressure.

Me, I plan to ride until the snow falls

 

planning to get some cheap front/rear stands since i'm mostly only using them for storage except for occasional basic maintenance

here in minnesota, it gets cold starting oct but i won't be winterizing until snow hits the ground which is during nov or even at late at dec

thanks again for any tips/advice

 

I ride until December-ish unless there's ice on the road. I rigged up a switch to the radiator fan to make it activate on demand for a makeshift heater.

 

How did you do that johnny? sounds pretty sweet I could start using that its startng to get cold here in the mornings.....

And I installed that shorty pipe its so loud, too loud, def illegal... and I THINK I can tell a slight loss in power, just not too sure... very slight... how do i fix that again?

 

I just bought a one-piece winter suit and ride all year round )) There is not much snow in NJ. It could be quite cold though. But temps around 20s are totally fine with me. It even feels good!!! I love winter riding...

 

sheesh, 20s and you still ride? what about frost or condensation from the ground? do you change your tires to adapt or do anything? i can't even imagine riding in 40s let alone anything lower