Who's holding back on winterizing there bikes?

jon · 10-22-2006, 11:24 AM

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?

bwhip · 10-22-2006, 11:27 AM

Mojave954 · 10-22-2006, 11:31 AM

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.

JBODIE · 10-22-2006, 11:38 AM

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.

seamus · 10-22-2006, 11:42 AM

I winterize my bike by putting on my cold weather gear and swapping water wetter for antifreeze.

JBODIE · 10-22-2006, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by seamus

I winterize my bike by putting on my cold weather gear and swapping water wetter for antifreeze.

sheepofblue · 10-22-2006, 12:45 PM

I am trying to resist a December track day

DevilDawg · 10-22-2006, 12:45 PM

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.

tuffy6969 · 10-22-2006, 1:06 PM

I am!!!!!! Know why? Because I live in SoCal baby!!! No Winterizing required!!! Hehehee.....

maxib · 10-22-2006, 1:24 PM

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.

Robert3RR · 10-22-2006, 1:37 PM

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 .....

Getsome · 10-22-2006, 2:19 PM

WTF is this winterizing you speak of? Mine has never sat for more than 2 weeks..

CBR929RE · 10-22-2006, 2:20 PM

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Originally Posted by maxib

Then I poke pins in a voodoo doll that looks like Mohave for 5-6 months.

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.

maxib · 10-22-2006, 2:49 PM

Thanks! I knew something didn't look right. Phonetics R Us!

jon · 10-22-2006, 3:19 PM

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Originally Posted by seamus

I winterize my bike by putting on my cold weather gear and swapping water wetter for antifreeze.

Sounds like a nice spring ride. The wind chill at 150km can still hurt!

Mojave954 · 10-22-2006, 7:32 PM

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Originally Posted by maxib

Then I poke pins in a voodoo doll that looks like Mohave for 5-6 months.

Must have been that PANG I felt this morning as I rolled into a nice right hand sweeper.

MisterMohawk · 10-22-2006, 7:39 PM

As long as it's not salty or icy I'll be out all winter.

Firefly · 10-22-2006, 8:32 PM

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.

HondaGalToo · 10-22-2006, 9:00 PM

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.

ichsnoo · 10-23-2006, 12:40 AM

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

Hammer · 10-23-2006, 12:46 AM

My bike stays warm in the garage

CBRSensei · 10-23-2006, 9:00 AM

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

FrenchieR6 · 10-23-2006, 10:13 AM

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..

leelover · 10-23-2006, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by maxib

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.

When I lived "up north", when you put the bike into hibernation it was time to break out the sled!

HondaGalToo · 10-23-2006, 10:57 AM

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. Wouldn't hurt to spray metal parts with WD40 if you're in a particularly humid area. If you can't get the wheels off the ground, park in on some thick pieces of corregated cardboard, with tires fully inflated. Put foil over the ends of the muffllers to keep critters out. Cover it with a sheet and dream about Spring.

The worst thing you can do is just go out and start it now and then and not ride it. Since it doesn't get up to operating temperature, the condensation won't burn off. Water = bad. You're much better off charging the battery by one of the methods mentioned above.

cravingmore · 10-31-2006, 10:28 AM

Monday was 65+ degrees and sunny in Chatham. Out riding all afternoon since I have no job to get in the way of that right now. I think there will be a few more sessions before the snow as well.

Mojave954 · 10-31-2006, 10:15 PM

yeah, gettin cold here. Gotta break out the electrics for the morning commute but the ride home is just....

We won't speak of the weekends.

jon · 11-09-2006, 6:45 PM

The best way to get through the winter is to enjoy it!

steingar · 11-09-2006, 7:34 PM

My commute is less than 4 miles (horrah for the Midwest!), just long enough to warm it up. I'll be riding till it snows, and maybe even then some. "Winter" for me last year only went from the middle of December to the beginning of March.

I doubt I'll get to any long rides to the twisties. I won't do that anyway unless I complete my winter project, to get the %$@%^$#@^!!! Helibars on the bike!