Riding Season: Coming up!

[95kat650]

Well my Kat has been sitting for the last 4 months due to harsh weather conditions... But today I fired her up! Gave it the wake-up call that it's just about that time! Put the triple charger on the battery for a little while and it was good to go! Before the season starts which is in 2 or 3 weeks I am hoping...(Fingers crossed)Who knows what will happen Indiana weather is so unpredictable,I will give it a well deserved oil change and thorough inspection before riding...What do all of you plan on doing in regards before you begin to ride again if you are in a cold winter climate like me...

[kruzuki]

I changed my oil and air filter before I put my bike away for the winter. That way, I have nothing to do except hook up the battery and I'm good to go as soon as the weather improves (other than cleaning off the dust). I had an insulated garage door installed at the beginning of winter so my bike has been nice and warm.

BTW, what's a 'triple charger'?

[Ciphony]

once i finish painting all the panels.. i have to put it back together.. and whilst the tank is out i am gonna do a spark plug change over. but i did the oil change and have been starting it regularly throughout the winter. with the stabil in the tank and carbs.. once good weather comes around i will be brining her home instead of her shivering 5miles away!

[whitecl0ver]

riding season? That ends? Huh.....strange......Winterise? HUH? This might as well be gibberish speak to me...

I rode this morning...it was rather 'brisk' 32* on my way to work (30 miles 1 way)

[Ciphony]

riding season? That ends? Huh.....strange......Winterise? HUH? This might as well be gibberish speak to me...

I rode this morning...it was rather 'brisk' 32* on my way to work (30 miles 1 way)

i used to be like that.. till i had a near death experience with freezing my *** off because i thought it was 32 out but that was before the fall of temps before sunrise... 28* + 85 MPH does anyone do wind chill? oh yeah this was when i first started out as a squid and couldnt get enough riding and was wearing thin non-insulated riding gloves... let me tell you it is hard to steer a bike on the highway with your left hand on the throttle because your right just numbbed up

[johna600]

were in indiana do u live... spt?

[JayBell]

I still ask this... what is this "season" you speak of?

if its over 35 and dry, i'm ridin.

[whitecl0ver]

i used to be like that.. till i had a near death experience with freezing my *** off because i thought it was 32 out but that was before the fall of temps before sunrise... 28* + 85 MPH does anyone do wind chill? oh yeah this was when i first started out as a squid and couldnt get enough riding and was wearing thin non-insulated riding gloves... let me tell you it is hard to steer a bike on the highway with your left hand on the throttle because your right just numbbed up

Yeah I know exactly what your talking about....I was wearing:
Button up, Khakis
Leather Over Paints, Scorpion All-In Leather Jacket with Liner, hoodie on under that, and Gauntlet Thinsilate Style Gloves, full face helmet, with a leather fleece neck wrap thing (like a triangle piece of leather with fleece on the backside and Velcro to hold it together) ....My hands were still pretty close to froze after 30 miles.

[2ndchance]

I still ask this... what is this "season" you speak of?

if its over 35 and dry, i'm ridin.

That's how I am as a cyclist and hope to have the gonads to be the same way with motorcycles as well.

[Woodmysta]

My baby is in NC waiting for me Hopefully I will be riding her long and in about a week and a half!

[95kat650]

I changed my oil and air filter before I put my bike away for the winter. That way, I have nothing to do except hook up the battery and I'm good to go as soon as the weather improves (other than cleaning off the dust). I had an insulated garage door installed at the beginning of winter so my bike has been nice and warm.

BTW, what's a 'triple charger'?

Sorry Trickle Charger I meant I call it a triple sometimes though cause It charges 3 times as fast I believe haha

were in indiana do u live... spt?

Springport, It's outside of Muncie...

[BoarderBry]

...Who knows what will happen Indiana weather is so unpredictable....

Ha, like Michigan is any better man Feel your pain (but I did get out on the road last Saturday!)

[scottysags]

My baby is in NC waiting for me Hopefully I will be riding her long and in about a week and a half!

Yeah, good luck. With the 50 degree weather one day, then the snow, then rain, weather has been uncooperative around here. I haven't ridden in a while, but when you get here look me up.