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    http://vimeo.com/81323943

    Because everyone else is doing it. Lol. Just a little ride in some snow on the dirtys.

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    Re: How I store and prep my bike for winter.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bueller View Post
    Yea, more than a few years back for that shit
    And this was me probably about that time just starting out.



    Quote Originally Posted by FZRguy View Post
    Ride to work.

    Knowing you, this is a daily thing in the winter.....well when knee is feeling good enough of course.
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    Re: How I store and prep my bike for winter.

    Winter prep? Riding season? What's that?

    I don't usually choose to ride when it's snowing, although I have ridden in the snow. I got caught up by an atrociously bad weather forecast a couple of years ago and found myself riding through about three inches of snow on the VFR. I will frequently ride for about a half mile on snow/ice to get out of the neighborhood when the roads are otherwise clear. The XR is actually a lot of fun in the snow. There's no way I could go for months without riding. I'd be climbing the walls.
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    Yes, the snow sucks. What really sucks is getting caught in hail!! I got caught in hail once and the sound of it hitting my helmet was so loud that my ears were ringing, big-time!!! I religiously wear full body armor EVERY TIME I ride and the hail was stinging right through my leather jacket and pants. It was like getting hit with paint balls without any gear on. Snow is slippery, but hail HURTS!!!
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    Re: How I store and prep my bike for winter.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kim-n-Dean View Post
    Yes, the snow sucks. What really sucks is getting caught in hail!! I got caught in hail once and the sound of it hitting my helmet was so loud that my ears were ringing, big-time!!! I religiously wear full body armor EVERY TIME I ride and the hail was stinging right through my leather jacket and pants. It was like getting hit with paint balls without any gear on. Snow is slippery, but hail HURTS!!!
    I concur on the hail. I would definitely rather ride in the snow than the hail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kim-n-Dean View Post
    Yes, the snow sucks. What really sucks is getting caught in hail!!
    Agreed. I got caught is some serious hail after coming down off Rollins Pass once. I was on the XR, wearing a dirt helmet and goggles, so my nose was exposed and it hurt like hell.
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    Re: How I store and prep my bike for winter.

    Quote Originally Posted by mdub View Post
    You really love your bike..��
    You have no idea. I don't do real well with girls. Kind of. I actually have no problems meeting, getting numbers/dates, and getting in bed, that all comes really easy. But if it's a girl I actually like, I'm horrible. I fall way too hard way too fast, and when it backfires which it always has so far, I'm left a total train wreck for a good year at least. So my bike is kind of my attempt at fixing that, it's my big "screw you" to all of the girls out there. All the guys who have wives and kids and stuff can't do this, so it's kind of my way to pretend I'm happier and better off alone. I also ride year round, but for the same reasons as above.

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    Dude what happened to the rest of you? I see only upper body and no legs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Black Knight View Post
    Dude what happened to the rest of you? I see only upper body and no legs.
    He skipped legs day too many times. Let this be an example to the rest of us.
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    Well Aaron if you and your buddies would stop shooting unarmed people and dogs maybe things wouldnt bebso awkward! Lol.


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    I know right. He literally looks like half a person in that pic. Lol!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron View Post
    You have no idea. I don't do real well with girls. Kind of. I actually have no problems meeting, getting numbers/dates, and getting in bed, that all comes really easy. But if it's a girl I actually like, I'm horrible. I fall way too hard way too fast, and when it backfires which it always has so far, I'm left a total train wreck for a good year at least. So my bike is kind of my attempt at fixing that, it's my big "screw you" to all of the girls out there. All the guys who have wives and kids and stuff can't do this, so it's kind of my way to pretend I'm happier and better off alone. I also ride year round, but for the same reasons as above.
    Having a spouse, or children, can certainly have a way of shifting a person's priorities. That's not to say happiness can't be found elsewhere. http://www.collegehumor.com/post/699...-over-700-cars
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    Re: How I store and prep my bike for winter.

    My garage is warm enough that i dont have any issues with starting the bike in winter. But I do have a tender that I put on ocassionally just in case on those REALLY cold weeks. But there really isnt a need for winterizing here in CO with all our random 60-70 degree days. I ride as much as I can and just bundle up.

    BTW: On the battery tender I know it does a trickle charge even if the light is full green, but is there any hard to leaving it on there all the time? Such as wearing out the battery from charging so often. If not then I will just keep it plugged in all the time and leave it at that.
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    Re: How I store and prep my bike for winter.

    Quote Originally Posted by UHATEIT View Post
    My garage is warm enough that i dont have any issues with starting the bike in winter. But I do have a tender that I put on ocassionally just in case on those REALLY cold weeks. But there really isnt a need for winterizing here in CO with all our random 60-70 degree days. I ride as much as I can and just bundle up.

    BTW: On the battery tender I know it does a trickle charge even if the light is full green, but is there any hard to leaving it on there all the time? Such as wearing out the battery from charging so often. If not then I will just keep it plugged in all the time and leave it at that.
    I've never had a problem leaving mine on; had the Battery Tender with the Red/green light that would go on and off. I've left the green light on for at least a week with no issues to battery. Pretty sure it has a cutoff to not overcharge battery.


    EDIT: This is the one I have. Shows it has a:
    • Automatic charge cycle functionality switches to float mode after fully charging the battery

    Safe, 4-step Battery Charging
    The Battery Tender Junior 12-volt charger is much more than a trickle charger. It has a "brain". Utilizing a 4-step charging program (initialization, bulk charge, absorption mode and float mode), it allows you to simply connect the charger to a battery, either in or out of a vehicle, and forget about it until you are ready to put the battery to work. Like all Battery Tender chargers, at the end of the regular charger cycle it automatically switches its output voltage to a safe, storage or float level that eliminates the need to worry about the damaging effects of overcharging, and the resulting need to check on the condition of the battery. If/when the battery voltage drops too far under load, output power resumes and the charging cycle begins again. The unit also features sparkproof connectors, short circuit and reverse polarity protection, an easy to understand charging status indicator consisting of a single LED, and almost no current draw from batteries connected to it.
    http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender.../dp/B000CITK8S
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    Re: How I store and prep my bike for winter.

    Nate is correct, well, I guess his Battery Tender manual is correct. If you want to get all technical about it...

    A trickle charger will destroy a lead acid battery. Always make sure your charger is a float charger. I leave the batteries in my RV on the float all winter long. It can actually double the life of your battery.

    The only thing I don't like about my Battery Tenders is, they don't have a desulfation mode. The computer charger in my RV kicks the voltage up to over 14 volts for fifteen minutes. It does this every 24 hours to prevent stratification. Keep your batteries fully charged, and you'll never have to worry about it...
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