Is ur bike put away for the winter yet ?
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richie
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Ready and waiting in the garage for those crisp clear winter days when roads are good and dry..... OK doesn't get so much use, but not put into storage. A blast every couple of weeks keeps it/me happy
Mines away Chris cleaned today in three minutes after a ride yesterday, tomorrow airport and then Bangkok.... see you in March
Bendy toy
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Take it with you. No salt. No snow. You know you want to 
Not even considered - plenty of great biking days in the winter.
Winter might even be the best month of all for green laning.
PG
Winter might even be the best month of all for green laning.
PG
Jugsy77
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Same here, if youve got all the right gear, you dont get cold, the roads arent that bad at the moment down south and like you enjoy those crispy dry days
The Grey One
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Where I live riding in winter is not really an option. Driving a car is never a problem on winter tyres but with daytime temps. that can go down to -15c and roads cleared leaving a hard packed snow surface, riding anything on two wheels is no fun! Most people do as I do and hand back the number plate during the winter months. This saves the road tax over the winter.
That's the downside of being a biker here, the upside is the roads I ride all summer!
John
That's the downside of being a biker here, the upside is the roads I ride all summer!
John
DJ GSA
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Mine is all wrapped up for the winter. Optimate on.
If a dry sunny day turns up though I'll be out and about
If a dry sunny day turns up though I'll be out and about
never lay up, off to rally this weekend in Grantham, next is start of Jan, then end of Jan one if Feb and so on.
Warm kit, heated grips, and winters a lovely time of year for riding.
still ride to work, ok not every day ;-)
Warm kit, heated grips, and winters a lovely time of year for riding.
still ride to work, ok not every day ;-)
Used all year round apart from snow & ice!! for ridin' not hidin'
for ridin' not hidin' 
Nope, not laid up.............Used all year round as long as i can get through the initial ice in the village.
Tonights ride home from work had a few squeaky bum moments in the slush and snow, but nothing too far out of line and the most i have ever used the rear brake which i never normally use
If whats on the floor outside now freezes i'll be fecked for the morning though
Tonights ride home from work had a few squeaky bum moments in the slush and snow, but nothing too far out of line and the most i have ever used the rear brake which i never normally use
If whats on the floor outside now freezes i'll be fecked for the morning though
Fanum
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Nope, not laid up.............Used all year round as long as i can get through the initial ice in the village.
Tonights ride home from work had a few squeaky bum moments in the slush and snow, but nothing too far out of line and the most i have ever used the rear brake which i never normally use
If whats on the floor outside now freezes i'll be fecked for the morning though
Same experience here, and same concern for the morning......
Fortunately I work with a GSer so if it's a big sheet of ice in the morning, he'll know not to expect me in early
Beautiful morning to ride to work in this morning......crispy clear, colours in the sky like rose petals, I was nice and toasty behind my shitbag and I apart from wider lines and only going for triple truck overtakes rather than the whole line of them as they come away from the ferry roundabouts, quite normal
I re-acquainted myself with the subconscious skill of watching how people move their feet on the pavements to help indicate how icy the surfaces might be on the road as well
STUBBS
undead
no out on mine late last night nearly beat the snow before i got home
Fanum
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It's snowing here again now, but my bucket outside doesn't have ice on the top yet
Farmer Palmer
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Mines in the shed all ACF'd up!
If it's a nice day or a nice night then i'll use it over the winter as long as there's no ice about!
Farm quadbikes always good to go though and to be honest the icier the better.........!
If it's a nice day or a nice night then i'll use it over the winter as long as there's no ice about!
Farm quadbikes always good to go though and to be honest the icier the better.........!
Nope!
Still away on a trip on mine. Rain, snow, bring it on!
Never mind the small print lad .... you took the bloody bus
