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Ride all year round |
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Bike gets tucked up for winter |
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SkateKitten Drag Racer
Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 578 Location: Surrey
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:21 am Post subject: Ride all year round or store the bike over winter? |
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Ok, on another forum I frequent I have already seen posts about how to store a bike during winter and this has got me thinking. How many people ride all through the year and how many tuck their bike up over winter?
Personally, I commute all year round unless it gets really cold and there is ice and snow about. I admit my GSXR doesn't come out as often as during summer but I certainly don't put it into winter storage. I love the cold clear days that you get sometimes, and riding on Christmas Day and New Year's Day (if dry) is brilliant. I also had one of my best trackdays in Feb this year where the safety briefing included 'mind the snow at the end of the pit straight and we've just had to grit the track as its -5 out there at the moment'.
On the other hand, I dislike riding in the dark as I do not have any night vision and I also don't like riding in windy conditions so the GSXR doesn't come out to play very often.
So, who rides all year round and who tucks the bike up for winter? _________________
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GT Expert CnutCnut
Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 5099 Location: Probably in ya mirror if you bothered to look!
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Believe it or not mine does get ridden all year round but the conditions have to be dry and none of that damp business going on, so it is only a couple of days in the month on my own bike.
However at work it is all year round! _________________ Speed Limits are Minimums and remember Opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one
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Roughie Martini Model
Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 10558 Location: 175lbs down and counting
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:25 am Post subject: |
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I don't do cold very well _________________
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wivvy's dad Cabbage club member #3
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14655
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:31 am Post subject: |
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All year round except for snow. |
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ninjabob Nuggetmeister
Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 3352 Location: 48.066895,12.862673
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:35 am Post subject: |
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All year but only for pleasure - no commuting. _________________ "Those who understand compound interest are destined to collect it.
Those who don't are doomed to pay it." |
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PJ_DJ Son of Athos
Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Posts: 3179 Location: Da Cronx
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:39 am Post subject: |
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All year, always have _________________ Anything you say may be taken down and used as evidence in a court of law, or boxhill forum!!
The only reason I'm fat is because everytime I f&*ked your mum she gave me a biscuit!
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Loco Monkey With a Machine Gun
Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 2646 Location: Lost in Space
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:48 am Post subject: |
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All year round .... but after 10.00am and it has to be a nice day.... really enjoy those fresh winters mornings _________________ The Resident Forum Ghost |
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boudicas Kermit
Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 2987 Location: Bletchingley, Surrey
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:00 am Post subject: |
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All year round subject to snow and ice.
Temperature doesn't really bother me as I have heated grips, good winter gloves and several layers of fat to keep me warm lol _________________ Opinions are like assholes...... Ahhh Fcuk it - YOUR WRONG !!!
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biggus illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:05 am Post subject: |
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I ride in rain, shine, wind, hail, but not ice or snow, although on occassions this has been unavoidable. I usually do over 20,000 miles a year on 2 wheels, can't do that if you're a fair weather fairy _________________
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andi Polishes his nuts
Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 1828 Location: Basingstoke
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:21 am Post subject: |
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All year round. I only skip a commute if its snowy or if theres ice. 15K miles this year. |
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southernspeed MotoGP Racer
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 4132 Location: Froststead.
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photo chick "not so little Emma"
Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2235
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gsxrboy 24/7 Despatch Rider
Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 154 Location: crawley
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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i ride whenever the mood takes me,if its dry. i get no enjoyment for riding in the pissing rain, been there done that when i had no car/kids. company car so dont commute to work on bike either. _________________ 97 750 srad
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09 focus tdi :p |
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Tusky Pie Dipper
Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 11549
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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southernspeed wrote: |
All year. Though I do walk the 4 miles to work sometimes. |
PAH........ that's just a dusting......
and that was August _________________ Boxhill Chippendales
All characters appearing in this post are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. |
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GSEX-SLAPPY Guest
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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dont go out in the rain deliberatly but if i get caught out in it ...no biggie....ride all year round but only for fun |
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The Teacher Cabbage club member #2
Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Posts: 2118 Location: Playing with traffic
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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I ride all year in any weather. I do know some really riders who park there bikes up at the end of August before the leaves have dropped.
Like Wivvy _________________ You make something idiotproof, they'll make a better idiot
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
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kwikasfuki Trials Rider
Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Posts: 293 Location: london - fulham
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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im an all weather rider, commute everyday on the bike, to tight to pay £8 F'ing congestion charge in the cage. _________________ "the skinny man always wins"
"Health is Wealth and Movement is Medicine"
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Flintstone Del Boy Deer Hunter
Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 3988 Location: .........in another world !
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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Loco wrote: | All year round .... but after 10.00am and it has to be a nice day.... really enjoy those fresh winters mornings |
Shame it's not with us !
I ride all year round, but the 996 goes away when the salt is around. _________________ It's all down to quality of life ! |
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Andrew. Pedestrian
Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 16
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Every day rain sleet or snow(i like snow its fun)
I havent been riding a year yet either!! _________________ Its not that i have no cash flow its that i have no cash flow!(how do i put pictures here??) |
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Jay1 Mini Moto racer
Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 983 Location: Sutton
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:50 am Post subject: |
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All year round. Only time i've avoided it was when we got the really heavy snow earlier this year. |
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Suzibabe Vin Diesel
Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 4178 Location: Wokingham
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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I used to put my bike away for winter but then if there was something particular on (Charity Runs usually), it'd be out or if it was just a nice day.
Have ridden in all weathers, so it doesn't really bother me but I'd rather not have to do it. Don't use the bike for commuting in winter at all although I sometimes use it for that in summer.
Robert's bike goes away for winter every year without fail. (Although he did do a Charity Ride a couple of years ago) _________________ We are all born mad. Some remain so. ~ Samuel Beckett 1906-1989 |
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Athos MotoGP Racer
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 6038 Location: climbing out of a big black hole
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Loco wrote: | All year round .... but after 10.00am and it has to be a nice day.... really enjoy those fresh winters mornings | that'll be 5 days then _________________ |
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Baloo Guest
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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I ride the bike whenever I feel like it. |
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Paws TT Racer
Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 1076 Location: Plymouth
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Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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Used to ride all year round as had a sv to use and abuse aswell as the 675, but now im back down to the 675-as soon as bad weather is here i'll tuck her away and concentrate and learning to drive _________________ 6th October 2012 i become Mrs Boswell-Dalby |
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