Topic: Winter is Coming

[strynboen]

so ein ding haben ich..dt 175..the exhost kosts the same as  the komplet  bike

[KingCustomCycles.com]

so ein ding haben ich..dt 175..the exhost kosts the same as  the komplet  bike

What he said.............:-)

[DavePhipps]

People put their bikes up for the winter ?
Just get good insulated jacket, gloves, overpants, and some antifog spray for your visor. You'll be good to go till the roads ice up.

[nccb]

yeah i plan on trying to ride it for as long as possible.  especially here where the weather will hit back up in the 60s in dec.  Im more concerned with it being in the elements, i did try to put a piece of sub flooring across my steps to ride it up onto the front porch when we had a hurricane. . .bad idea, luckily the big bush was beside it

 I guess i will have to build a very small, motorcycle building at the edge of my gravel drive way lol.  hopefully no one mistakes it for an outhouse.

[db22]

I got nearly 57 mpg from my last tank; the old Dodge gets around 23 or so.  I'll ride the bike until the roads ice up.  The bike is paying for its restoration with every commute to work.

[DavePhipps]

Forgot a few things.
Get a waterproof motorcycle cover at least, it's better than nothing.
Lube everything, and put dialectric grease on all electrical connections.
Be sure you're controls are as watertight as you can get them. Frozen cables suck.
Battery tender is also a good idea, as is lower weight oil.
It's funny, you get double the attention riding in the winter.
People seem to be amazed at seeing a vintage bike flying down the road when it 23F. (-2C) out.

[RustyStuff]

Glad I have use of a big shop and a big tractor shed. Probably could fit 50 cycles in there.

[nccb]

your lucky, when i was looking for a house i wanted 3 things; a garage, a wooded acre or more, and a shed.  I got the shed and acre in the woods, the only thing is its on a hill, slops front to back, and the shed's roof leaks like a b@#$%.  any body want to help me build a building?? Ill supply the beer

I also just found this poll, it seems most of you on here have a garage, at least by the percentages.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=43629.0

[DavePhipps]

Not true for me anymore. My ex got the house and pole barn in the divorce

[Elpresidente]

Mine is in the car port... pretty dry... but will still look for a cover.  There's a house pretty close to me that i had seen before, but never realized what the big ass white tent was for in their yard... (takes up a big portion of their front yard).  Finally saw the front flaps open, two bmw bikes parked inside.  Unsightly but I guess it works.