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10-22-2006, 10:24 AM
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| Join Date: 09-30-2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
Bike(s): 2000 CBR929RR Age: 50 Posts: 47
Rep:  (10) Rep Power: 0
 | Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? That time of year. I hate putting the bike away for the winter. As soon as I do ..... the weather gets warm for a couple of days and I miss out on one last ride. Who's still riding? | |
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10-22-2006, 10:27 AM
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| Every ride a gift...   Join Date: 03-02-2003 Location: Idaho, USA
Bike(s): '02 RC51; '05 DR-Z400SM; '06 CBR600RR Age: 46 Posts: 4,132
Rep:  (1101) Rep Power: 21
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10-22-2006, 10:31 AM
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  Join Date: 01-27-2003 Location: Rosamond, CA
Bike(s): YAMAHA R-1, WR450F Age: 44 Posts: 5,397
Rep: (532) Rep Power: 16
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? What is this winterzing you speak of?????  Move somewhere that you can ride 365 if you choose.  Actaully, scratch that. Gettin too crowded out here. Stay where you are. |
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10-22-2006, 10:38 AM
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| maybe because it does not really matter...........  Join Date: 05-16-2006 Location: At home
Bike(s): 94 CBR 900RR Age: 36 Posts: 1,267
Rep: (127) Rep Power: 5
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? Still riding, when the weather allows. Raining on and off here. Not a rain fan . My bike is in the garage and she gets riden at least 4x week at least.  |
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10-22-2006, 10:42 AM
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| Das Ende ist hier  Join Date: 09-07-2004 Location: Nowhere
Bike(s): One Posts: 2,705
Rep: (1425) Rep Power: 21
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? I winterize my bike by putting on my cold weather gear and swapping water wetter for antifreeze. |
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10-22-2006, 10:44 AM
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| maybe because it does not really matter........... Join Date: 05-16-2006 Location: At home
Bike(s): 94 CBR 900RR Age: 36 Posts: 1,267
Rep: (127) Rep Power: 5
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10-22-2006, 11:45 AM
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| Send Maple Clarice   Join Date: 07-12-2004 Location: Huntsville AL
Bike(s): '04 CBR1000RR, '84 Ascot, '02 RC51 Posts: 13,813
Rep: (1363) Rep Power: 31
 | Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? I am trying to resist a December track day |
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10-22-2006, 11:45 AM
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| Everything my Father-In-Law feared  Join Date: 06-01-2006 Location: North Ridgeville, OH
Bike(s): 2003 RC51 Posts: 295
Rep: (157) Rep Power: 4
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? This is the first year where I have to think about winterizing my bike. I have antifreze in there now, and it wil sit on race stands in an insulated garage. In previous winters, it sat on stands in a warehouse and was cranked a couple times a week. But I am on the fence about how far to winterize it being that I plan on doing at least a couple mods over the winter. Not gonna get too crazy with them, as I'd like to judge most of them individually and that's kinda hard to do when the riding season is over. But I figure that the flapper valve mod, 15/41 520 kit are safe. That, and I'm tempted to drop the swingarm and send it off to be powdercoated as I have picked up some chips in the paint. If any fellow 51 owners see fit to provide some commentary as to over-the-winter projects, here is your opportnity to chime in. |
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10-22-2006, 12:06 PM
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| All Gave Some & Some Gave None!   Join Date: 04-08-2006 Location: Inland Empire
Bike(s): '03 CBR954RR Posts: 990
Rep: (353) Rep Power: 6
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? I am!!!!!! Know why? Because I live in SoCal baby!!! No Winterizing required!!! Hehehee..... 
__________________ "....and people in hell want ice water". |
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10-22-2006, 12:24 PM
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| I'm working on it...ok?    Join Date: 06-20-2002 Location: MN
Bike(s): '02 954 R/B, '05 ST1300 Age: 57 Posts: 1,890
Rep: (446) Rep Power: 12
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? Mohave, it took you a whole 7 minutes to jump on this thread. You are slipping, man! Jon, I am still riding, but not for much longer. We had a snow melt last week. It's 34F right now and it should get higher later today so I'm going out this afternoon. DevilDawg, winterization is easy. I drain the water/water wetter and replace with Honda Pro (tm) antifreeze regarding the 954. Antifreeze replacement every other year with the other bikes. Then all three bikes get oil/filter changes, tanks drained and filled with fresh gas and Stabil (tm), air up the tires, up on stands, plug in the Battery Tender for each, a cover to keep the dust off, tinfoil over the exhaust to keep the mice out and walk away until Spring. The hard part is deciding when to walk away. Then I poke pins in a voodoo doll that looks like Mohave for 5-6 months. Last edited by maxib : 10-22-2006 at 12:40 PM. Reason: new forecast |
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10-22-2006, 12:37 PM
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 Join Date: 06-16-2005 Location: Tyler, TX.
Bike(s): 2002 CBR 954RR Ti/Black FOR SALE!! Age: 30 Posts: 510
Rep: (17) Rep Power: 4
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? Winterizing what!! I ride my bike on cold days during the winter...so much for winter here in Texas...why storing the bike up there will be some nice days out there during the winter time and you'll be upset when you had put the bike up ..... Last edited by Robert3RR : 10-22-2006 at 2:00 PM. |
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10-22-2006, 1:19 PM
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| MSF Ridercoach  Join Date: 02-05-2005 Location: Bristol, TN
Bike(s): 05 CBR 1000RR Age: 34 Posts: 2,179
Rep: (618) Rep Power: 12
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? WTF is this winterizing you speak of? Mine has never sat for more than 2 weeks..
__________________ "Come on you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?" [GySgt Daniel J."Dan" Daly, USMC; near Lucy-'le-Bocage as he led the Fifth Marines' attack into Belleau Wood, 6 June 1918] |
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10-22-2006, 1:20 PM
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| Meatarian  Join Date: 05-06-2004 Location: Randolph, MA
Bike(s): 01 R/B 929 Age: 28 Posts: 12,233
Rep: (909) Rep Power: 26
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? Quote:
there's an updated model. the Mojave. you should get it. maybe the 2 of us combined it'll reach the west coast. but I only do it for 3-4 months.
__________________ "let's face it when you went into that voting booth you had a choice between 2 bowls of sh!t. the only difference was the smell" | |
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10-22-2006, 1:49 PM
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| I'm working on it...ok? Join Date: 06-20-2002 Location: MN
Bike(s): '02 954 R/B, '05 ST1300 Age: 57 Posts: 1,890
Rep: (446) Rep Power: 12
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes?  Thanks! I knew something didn't look right. Phonetics R Us! |
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10-22-2006, 2:19 PM
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| Join Date: 09-30-2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
Bike(s): 2000 CBR929RR Age: 50 Posts: 47
Rep: (10) Rep Power: 0
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10-22-2006, 6:32 PM
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| Join Date: 01-27-2003 Location: Rosamond, CA
Bike(s): YAMAHA R-1, WR450F Age: 44 Posts: 5,397
Rep: (532) Rep Power: 16
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? Quote:
 Must have been that PANG I felt this morning as I rolled into a nice right hand sweeper. | |
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10-22-2006, 6:39 PM
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| Obey  Join Date: 04-22-2006 Location: Long Island, NY
Bike(s): 1998 Superhawk, 1999 Superhawk Age: 29 Posts: 217
Rep: (148) Rep Power: 4
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? As long as it's not salty or icy I'll be out all winter. |
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10-22-2006, 7:32 PM
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  Join Date: 01-09-2003 Location: Concord NH, USA
Bike(s): 04 Shadow VLX Age: 33 Posts: 402
Rep: (165) Rep Power: 7
 | Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? I took my last ride of the season today.  I realized about a month ago that I'm just not a cold weather rider (even bundled up in the right gear, I froze my ass off) so she went into a friends basement this afternoon. |
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10-22-2006, 8:00 PM
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  Join Date: 12-29-2001 Location: New Jersey, USA
Bike(s): '01 CBR 929 black & red, K7 GSX-R600 Age: 48 Posts: 6,465
Rep: (480) Rep Power: 17
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? I went out for a brisk 50 mile loop today. A bit chilly, not too bad. I usually hold off winterizing till closer to Thanksgiving, as we do sometimes get a few warm days in October and November. |
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10-22-2006, 11:40 PM
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 Join Date: 07-16-2005 Location: Sydney , NSW, Australia
Bike(s): '02 954RR, '03 FZ1, '93 CBR600, '89 ZXR750 Age: 36 Posts: 119
Rep: (24) Rep Power: 4
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? Nice and easy down under - a warmer pair of gloves and the occasional need for wet weather outers. Probably not what you wanted to hear. Sorry Regards, Dave aka ICHSNOO |
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10-22-2006, 11:46 PM
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 Join Date: 01-03-2004 Location: INDIANA
Bike(s): GSXR Stunt Bike Age: 39 Posts: 4,200
Rep: (1355) Rep Power: 22
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? My bike stays warm in the garage |
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10-23-2006, 8:00 AM
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| Join Date: 10-15-2006 Location: Maine
Bike(s): 06 1000RR Posts: 88
Rep: (10) Rep Power: 2
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? I don't know exactly what you are supposed to do when you "winterize" your bike? I hooked up with sscottab yesterday (Sunday) and I put on almost 200 miles before I got home. That was a really nice ride. CBRSensei |
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10-23-2006, 9:13 AM
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 Join Date: 05-22-2006 Location: Ohio
Bike(s): 04 R6, 04 Vstar classic Age: 41 Posts: 2,243
Rep: (613) Rep Power: 11
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? I just change water to antifreeze, cover them up, and once an a while start them just cause I want too...I also give them a big hug and say......... I miss you two..   |
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10-23-2006, 9:45 AM
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| Doorbell broke, please sound fog horn!  Join Date: 09-02-2006 Location: lee county, FL
Bike(s): 06 FJR1300 Posts: 1,242
Rep: (371) Rep Power: 7
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? Quote:
When I lived "up north", when you put the bike into hibernation it was time to break out the sled! | |
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10-23-2006, 9:57 AM
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| Join Date: 12-29-2001 Location: New Jersey, USA
Bike(s): '01 CBR 929 black & red, K7 GSX-R600 Age: 48 Posts: 6,465
Rep: (480) Rep Power: 17
| Re: Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes? If you aren't going to ride at all for about 4 months due to cold weather, the best thing to do for your bike is to winterize it. Put antifreeze back in if you've switched to distilled water for the track. Fill the gas tank, put in the appropriate amount of Stabil, and run it for about 10 mins to get the Stabil throughout the system. Change the oil, do not store your bike with dirty oil. Hook the battery to a tender and leave it on it. Or, bring the battery inside, and put a 1 amp trickle charger on it overnight once a month. Put a good coat of wax on everything. Wo |