January Ride
 

So my bike is all tucked away for winter but the good south has sent us some warmer air this weekend..Maybe 40s lol... wondering if there are any issues with taking her out for awhile then re winterizing? all i did was sta-bil, full tank, battery is out and on stands..just wondering opinions because this is my first bike / first winter with her thanks

Dude, I did the 100% full winterize. I took it out the other day, as another thread said, but this weekend it's hitting 40! I'm about 40 minutes west of Chicago, so I feel your pain. You can take it out, but just beware that the winter is a completely different situation than the summer.

Things to consider:
Cold tires (avoid those twisties)
You will NOT be expected nor seen on the road
Gotta make sure to stay warm. anything with less than three layers will get cold unless you have heated gear.

This being said. I'll be taking mine out Saturday if the weather stays good. Only thing I can recommend is driving the route in a car to double check the roads and make sure they're totally clear.

You haven't really done any "winterizing". Just go ride it and don't worry about it. The only thing I do to my bike during the winter is throw some stabil or sea-foam in the tank.

Didn't you guys get a bunch of snow this year? Isn't there sand and sh!t on the roads? Be careful!!

How did i not winterize it?

And yes we got some..nothing special.. around here they seldomly use sand or salt just that potassium chloride which is more of a liquid. All the main roads are dry..just wanting to get out if the weather lets me

Meh, they use a sand / salt slurry here. The edges and corners of the streets have a really fine grit that's waiting to throw me :p

My point was that storing a bike for the winter isn't all encompassing like a boat or something where you have to flush and pickle the engines, change drive lube, treat the water and sewage tanks, etc.....

Throw the battery in it and ride.....

You is gonna lay it down bruh :icon_doh:



Haha, kidding man I hope you don't. I'm not taking mine out until March...the roads around here are just ****ed in general around this time of year, **** all over. I don't even like driving my car on them LOL

Gotcha thought maybe i missed something... figured id get mixed thoughts but oh well.. the only way ill go out is if we get my buddies vfr running and we go out for test ride..his bike is coming to my garage tomorrow so we will see if we get it running

Im taking mine out as well if this weekend is nice. My girlfriend will be happy to have it out of the family room. (its been in since Xmas).

just avoid SALTY patches on the road, they'll ruin your day!

Just took my bike out today. Clear roads, and a nice and warm 33 degree Chicago day. Bike felt great, really powerful. I guess that's cause I hadn't really ridden it in about 5 months. And I still took it pretty easy.

Short of getting heated gloves, what do you guys reccomend? That's the only part of me that is still getting cold and I can't figure out how to keep it warm.

I use my Burton snowboard glove inside liners and cram them in my street gloves.
Fat fingers = Warm fingers

Ah, I may try that. I have a nice pair of warm work gloves, but I have another that's a size too big. Should work great.

finally got out today..i have never rode during winter and the looks on peoples face is priceless..but it was 50 here so not bad at all..plus it was nice to see everything still works..almost never had something that would start first try after sitting for awhile..gotta love hondas

No experience with these but I've thought about getting a pair of these

http://www.google.com/products?q=und...ed=0CB4QrQQwAA

and then slipping my leather gloves over them.

50, that'd be nice, I'd take that. Had mine out last Saturday, went to state inspection, probably in the 40's but I was comfortable. I don't do anything for the winter anymore...I try to ride at least once /week even if its a short one. I do keep the tries off the ground though.All I need is a pair of heated gloves and I'll be totally into ridin' on winter days in the 30's. As long as the salt is off the roads.

Cold weather breeds potholes here in Philly. Streets I drive every day have suddenly developed craters almost overnight. A couple tried to swallow my gf's Beetle whole. And there's still fecking salt dust on streets.

Philadelphia hates riders. First couple rides are gonna be fun :p

HMM, that might not be a bad idea. I think I'll pick up a pair.