It was a cold 39 degrees when I left for work this morning. I plan on riding all winter when the roads are clear like I have done the past 3 years. I just bought a heated jacket and gloves so it should be easier to ride more this winter. Some of you get to ride year round but what about the rest when do you put the bike away?

It was a cold 39 degrees when I left for work this morning. I plan on riding all winter when the roads are clear like I have done the past 3 years. I just bought a heated jacket and gloves so it should be easier to ride more this winter. Some of you get to ride year round but what about the rest when do you put the bike away?


Great Kevin's think alike.

I've always been a year round rider.

I can USUALLY get away without heated clothing except for when the temps get and stay in the 20-30s ... then my hands are screwed without heated gloves.

Though this year I'm gonna try some hand deflectors (Sporty) and/or bigger windshield (Guzzi) that cuts airflow over the hands.

Kev

I'm a pretty skinny guy so I have to wear quite a few layers but I try to ride until just before the snow falls and the ice is on the road but I'll probably put them away a little early this year since I haven't been riding as much as I have wanted to...but I always try to have one last good ride before I put them away to tide me over until spring :D

I'll never put mine away. If we get a nice week in the middle of winter I'll take her for a rip or two. Nothing like riding with 6 foot snowbanks on each side of you. Back when I was younger I used to put on a Santa outfit and ride around town on Christmas eve if it was nice enough out. Really f@cks with peoples heads! The kids love it though. I haven't done it in a few years but I think I'm going to do it again this year if the weather allows. I'll need to borrow Gary's wig though!!! :D

Great Kevin's think alike.

I've always been a year round rider.

I can USUALLY get away without heated clothing except for when the temps get and stay in the 20-30s ... then my hands are screwed without heated gloves.

Though this year I'm gonna try some hand deflectors (Sporty) and/or bigger windshield (Guzzi) that cuts airflow over the hands.

Kev
Hand deflectors on a Harley???? Now thats GAY!!! (just f@#ken with yuh!) :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

Here in Vancouver British Columbia we can ride all year. We mostly get rain but the odd time we get snow then it turns to rain. As long as there is no black ice or snow on the ground i'm good to go......:)

I have a problem that none of you want! Below 65 F. my finger tips turn white, the doctors say it is from poor circulation and smoking??
Living in Florida helps some? See our average temps below.
http://weather.yahoo.com/climo/USFL0228_f.html
When I lived in Maine ( 25 years ago and 25 years younger I loved the 6' snow banks!! )
As time goes on we develope problems and they suk?
Don't let this happen to you :frownthre
:tour

I rode my '97 year round here, but there was a price to be paid in terms of corrosion. They use TONs of salt on the roads here and even on a dry day when the roads didn't look "white" the bike picked up a lot of salt dust. When temperatures drop below freezing, it's important to have the bike in a warm environment where it can dry if you wash it, and I couldn't always do that right away, so a wipe down was as good as it got... and not good enough. These days the bikes get parked after the first salting and stay that way until the April showers really get the roads clean.

It was a cold 39 degrees when I left for work this morning. I plan on riding all winter when the roads are clear like I have done the past 3 years. I just bought a heated jacket and gloves so it should be easier to ride more this winter. Some of you get to ride year round but what about the rest when do you put the bike away?


It was 39 and felt like 33 according to weather.com this morning coming home from work. I did the same thing last year on my metric rocket and want to do the same with the Sporty ( I sold the rocket). How harsh is the salt residue on the bike. I dont want to have to clean after each winter ride if all possible?? It is funny to see peoples faces when it is 15-30 degrees out on the bike. Snowmobilers do it, so why not us?

Hand deflectors on a Harley???? Now thats GAY!!! (just f@#ken with yuh!) :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

Yup, but I'd rather look a little gay and still have enough feeling in the fingers to squeeze the clutch and brake ya know. ;)

Jenn picked up her bike at the end of Feb last year and we took her spring break (early March) to ride down to FL and back from PA... spent at LEAST half the time in 30 degree riding, 300-400 miles a day with those chemical heat packs in our gloves. What a PIA...

I'm thinking of getting a set of the National Cycle hand deflectors and just mounting them for late Dec-to-early Mar each year.

I got a big old barn door ugly ass windshield/fairing thingie on order for the Guzzi... but she'd kick my ass before she'd let me put something like that on HER Sporty. :shhhh

Here in Vancouver British Columbia we can ride all year. We mostly get rain but the odd time we get snow then it turns to rain. As long as there is no black ice or snow on the ground i'm good to go......:)

YEARS ago, I had to sell my POS pickup truck for the down money for my FIRST new anything... it was a 1993 XL 1200... I HAD to ride it year round.

I remember coming out of a Company Christmas party that year and wiping about 2 inches of fresh snow off her seat before I climbed on a took a VERY LONG and slow ride home (it was normally an hour with GOOD roads.

anyway, I wound up buying an old Yamaha XS 650 Special (the little Bonneville copy, parallel twin, kick and electric start) to use on the worst days.

The following year I dropped that Yammie on black ice THREE FREAKIN' TIMES!

I got sick of replacing turn signals, so I broke down and the following winter FINALLY bought a 4-wheel vehicle again.

K

Snowmobilers do it, so why not us?

Not quite a good analogy because while they still deal with the same temps, a snowmobile is made to ride on slippery surfaces such as ice and snow, obviously not so with a bike.

I put the bike away after the first sanding/salting of the roads. That shit will ruin your bike and they lay it down thick up here.

I've been TOYING with the idea of an Ural Patrol with driven sidecar wheel for winter use... MSRP $9995

K

Those Urals look fun but I heard they have a top speed of 65. Fast enough I guess for the winter.

I don't have heated gear or a windshield, so I just pile on the layers and ride if the roads are clear of ice (and sand or salt) until it gets down to around 40. I'm in NY so that means usually December through April are the miserable, bitchy, sulking, wet, cold no-riding months. I want to move to California. :frownone

I try to stop the day before they put the first salt on the road.
But I ususally end up starting riding again well before salt use is either done or washed off the road.
That time of year I try to wash the bike often but I wonder what rust is unseen, particularly insde the frame.

I ride year round! I don't ride on ice, snow, or below 30 degrees F. There are exceptions to anything though! I usually wait a day or two after the salting and sanding is over. Our winters are usually okay with probably two weeks of ice and snow combined. Below 30 degrees probably another two weeks. So I count on missing about 1 month total. Be Careful! I appear to lose a lot of grip in the winter months. Don't want to be a casualty do we!
Ride to Live!

Those Urals look fun but I heard they have a top speed of 65. Fast enough I guess for the winter.

I hear the last generation ones are a little more long-legged... but you still wouldn't be doin much highway work on one.

I'd use it for winter and for taking the kids with us on local runs or whatnot.

But alas, it's not gonna happen for a couple of years (if it does happen).

$$$$$$ just ain't there now.

K

I ride ALL year round.......

I don;t own a car...


BUT


it don't get cold here :D

I put it away before first snowfall. Way too much salt on the roads here in MI. It goes in my heated basement. The entrence is down a hill in my back yard, so I can't get it out till spring.

Above 32 is my requirement. The sun being out makes a big difference though. I might venture out on a sunny 25 degree day.

I put the bike away after the first sanding/salting of the roads. That shit will ruin your bike and they lay it down thick up here.

ditto to that. Or sometimes even earlier. Sorry...call me what you will, but I just don't have much fun riding in the frigid weather.
Besides, when the snow flies I get to put my Jeep in 4x4 and have some fun :D

I guess that's one advantage to my current main ride...

She's a 2000 Guzzi that I bought in the winter of early-04 and only had 1k miles on her. BUT the original owner had let her sit out in the FL sun and salt spray for 3 years or so prior so she already had some pitting on her little chrome and some corrosion.

AND the fact that I paid, uhhh let's see 50% of new... or about 25% of what I'd pay for a new FXD, pretty much convinced me that I'm gonna just ride her salt be damned.

NOW, Jenn's 05 883L, I'll PROBABLY try to keep her off the road more than on the road this winter... or at least wash her more often when we do ride her.

K

These days the bikes get parked after the first salting and stay that way until the April showers really get the roads clean.
That sounds like good advice to me :)

Last year I rode when it was 29 degrees. Took all day for the feeling to come back in my fingers. This morning it was 38 and I had better gloves. Ears still felt a bit chilly, but that's tolerable. As long as the roads are clear of ice and snow I'll at least ride to work. Unfortunately in Nebraska, once the snow hits, it can be 2 or 3 months before it leaves.

All year in Singapore, never a cold day, just sometimes torrential downpours.

Cheers,

Brett

It was 40 this morning.

A fine brisk 20-mile ride in to work.

I've ridden in 20 degree weather but that is my cut off.

If its sunny and above 35 F or so, try and venture out for an hour or so a week through the winter.

Scott

I'll get out for a few short rides during the winter so long as the roads are clear of ice and snow

Last year the coldest ride was when it was 5 F. That's on my BMW, which is faired and has heated seats and grips. I also wore a full body Roadcrafter suit with a Gerbings heated jacket and heated gloves. Wouldn't want to ride far in those temps, but I don't like the thought of not riding at all - at least as long as there is no ice or snow.

all year hear conditions permitting (road that is)

:banana ESCO :banana

This being my first winter with a sportster, I will ride to work when it is possible. Ice and snow are about the only things to make me park it. Right now I have this :censor cold. It puts a stop to that as well. Working the swing shift there is no need in making my cold worse by traveling the whole 5 miles to get home at 2-4 in the morning. I have hardly any winter gear just a couple of winter jackets. BRRR that five mile ride gets chilly.......
Any gear suggestions? :wonderlan Later, natinebroncofan

BRRR that five mile ride gets chilly.......
Any gear suggestions? :wonderlan Later, natinebroncofan

NOTHING beats a windshield for helping to stay warm.

Heated gear rocks, but it's not worth the hassle to wire yourself to the bike for less than 10-20 miles at least.

After that, I'm an Aerostich man... but that's my 4 season plus rain jacket.

My wife has both Teknic and Joe Rocket gear... hear relatively cheap Teknic jacket is the one she wore on the week long winter ride we took last year. She seemed good.

But layers are still necessary...

K

Here in Vancouver British Columbia we can ride all year. We mostly get rain but the odd time we get snow then it turns to rain. As long as there is no black ice or snow on the ground i'm good to go......:)

Ditto that in Vancouver,USA and vicinty :D
I live up in the hills though and get more snow than the folks down below in the valleys.
Days like this one put a damper on riding the scooter :frownthre
Y2K :smoke
http://img308.imageshack.us/img308/1197/jansnow0311vm.jpg

Here's one from last year


http://www.gigabikes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10081/IcyJackhighres5726.jpg

When the weather is really foul I usually drive my old Caddy Eldorado but this storm was too much for it and I had to break out the 4X4. :rolleyes: :D
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/478/jansnow0374fn.jpg

I've ridden in temps as low as 17 degrees, but it wasn't very pleasurable after the first 5 miles :) I do ride mine year around. It is really cool to ride down an old country road with big snow drifts on the sides. BUt I do take several precautions. First and foremost, make sure the roads are really clear and dry. Snow and ice are nothing to mess with on a bike (at least not for me). Secondly I make sure I rince and wash it off when I get home. I always use my shop vac to blow out my garden hose so that I can use it year around. Also it is best to wash a bike with salt on it with cold water so as to not activate the salt as much (at least that is what I was told). I wash it thoroughly and then dry it off with my leaf blower followed by towels.

One other tip to prevent corrosion, try to keep your garage at a constant temp. Either freezing cold or steady warm. I used to use a little kerosene heater out in my garage to work on thing during the winter until I noticed that the bike draws a lot of condensation and then tends to have some corrosion on the aluminum parts. Now if I use the heater, I always pull the cover off the bike after the garage temps fall back to normal and dry the bike off again.

It was 39 and felt like 33 according to weather.com this morning coming home from work. I did the same thing last year on my metric rocket and want to do the same with the Sporty ( I sold the rocket). How harsh is the salt residue on the bike. I dont want to have to clean after each winter ride if all possible?? It is funny to see peoples faces when it is 15-30 degrees out on the bike. Snowmobilers do it, so why not us?

:censor So that's what I have to look forward to tomarrow huh? Usually a day or so after you guys get it we do over here in Michigan! It was cool enough this morning but I am dreading those 35 degree days in December already. I typically ride as long as I can until we start getting ice. I once got caught in a snowstorm half way to work, and things got slick. :doh Took me three times as long to get to work, and I left it in the (secure) parking deck at work and got a ride home. I had to leave it a few days until the roads atleast dried out a little. It was funny riding with snowbanks on the side of the road. I put the bike away for the winter season soon after that. :frownthre

I ride year round, as long as there is no ice on the roads during winter, which doesn't happen too often.

This is Texas, so I ride year around. It hit 104 in the shade here yesterday. Today it's barely 75.:chop

My record was 7 below zero Farenheit out of a heated garage. Even looking like the Michelin man wearing everything from long johns to snowmobile gear, it became apparent this was a really bad idea within a couple of blocks. Nevertheless, I had to be somewhere and continued on. I also learned that at those temps an air-cooled motorcycle cools down rapidly and a well used, tiny bike battery doesn't have squat for cranking amps, so treat the bike like an 18-wheeler and don't shut it off. Thanks to a guy with a car and some jumper cables, I made it back home at a balmy 4 below.

When I've checked valve clearances mid winter on the Guzzi, I sometimes find Rhinocerous smegma lining them... it's the result of condensation that couldn't boil off cause it coooooooools WAY too much in the winter.

I'm thinking about fabricating something to cut airflow over the cylinder heads slightly for winter time.

K

I ride almost year round, I try to avoid the rain. I bought a good leather jacket this year so on those seldom days when it gets down below 40. :p That wont be until around january though. I can't believe its already that cold out up there, shit its still in the 90's here. Im from the midwest and then I moved down south and now all my seasons are all f@#%ed up.

This is Texas, so I ride year around. It hit 104 in the shade here yesterday. Today it's barely 75.:chop

You got that cold front we are waiting for.... :D

This being my first winter with a sportster, I will ride to work when it is possible. Ice and snow are about the only things to make me park it. Right now I have this :censor cold. It puts a stop to that as well. Working the swing shift there is no need in making my cold worse by traveling the whole 5 miles to get home at 2-4 in the morning. I have hardly any winter gear just a couple of winter jackets. BRRR that five mile ride gets chilly.......
Any gear suggestions? :wonderlan Later, natinebroncofan
i work swing shift myself in the spring and fall (bought my sportster in febuary) when i'm working days i wear sweatshirt/ jacket in the morning and leave them in my locker then when i'm working nights i use them for the ride home

I ride year round. I won't go out if there is snow on the streets, but if we have a 30 degree day during the winter, I'll get out for a half hour to 45 minutes, or until my body becomes to numb.

after the salt is down im done

Year round here, unless the Typhoons are whipping around. :D

I stop riding when I am unable or thay put me in the ground .

Grayfeather.

As long as there is no snow or ice I commute to work. Heated clothing is great for year round riding. We usually don't get too much snow but we can get freesing rain which really sucks.

You got that cold front we are waiting for.... :D


Yeh we did...............had to dig out the long johns before going out today:D

This is Texas, so I ride year around. It hit 104 in the shade here yesterday. Today it's barely 75.:chop
DAMN!!! It must be time to break out the winter jacket then!!! LAMO!!! :laugh :roflblack :p

I ride Year round here in Sunny South Texas!!!! :D


Got down to 80 here today, thought I'd have to get my jacket!!! :laugh :laugh

When I've checked valve clearances mid winter on the Guzzi, I sometimes find Rhinocerous smegma lining them...
Spasmodic...and the far-flung isles of langerhorne...

Kim

Bitchin'--almost 8 o'clock and still 82 degrees! Shoot, it may be down to-what-69 degrees by dawn... :D

I am right there with my fellow Texans, pretty much year around.

bugger...were headin for a cold spell........... gonna get down to 64!!!!!!!!!!



http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/94294.html

I ride until they salt the roads. For most of the last several years i have been able to ride until early December. Occasionally they do the dirty deed in mid November.

In the spring i start to ride as soon as there has been enough rain to wash the salt off the roads. Usually late March or early April.

Here in Buffalo NY, When the snow starts sometine in November..It usually stays untill it melts around the end of March. Bring it back out of hibernation around the middle of April usually. PS Im jealous of you southerners...


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Well she's going in when it's too cold this year.I got plans for winter project.Let's just say I'm getting a part-time job that will be solely for the scoot.I plan on keeping her forever,so I don't care about getting anything back out of her.I have ridden in December up here,I think it was back in 1994 or 95 that we had a late winter..It was great reminded me of "year round" florida.

I ride until the first snow falls. Last year that was the first week of December. Got it back out after the first good rain in the spring.

It was 39F this morning, and I didn't even have the chaps or sock hat on yet. My biggest problem area is my fingertips (anything below 35F).

I am going to check into those National Cycle wind deflectors also.

i ride all year cause i can :D
although some think i'm an idiot for doing so

cheers
crackers

After my last back surgery in November, I was dying to get on the bike. Middle of January, temps in the low 20's, pair of jeans, t-shirt, sweatshirt and leather jacket and cold weather gloves with inserts. Wasn't too bad :) I did discover it would be nice to have one of those face mask thingies, though. That's my next purchase :)

jag1,
My winter setup is the same as yours and it can be a bitch getting it back up the hill to the driveway when the gound is half thawed, half frozen and the grass is slimy. can't get any traction on the rear. But down in the basement the Sporty is warm and I can visit it whenever I get nostalgic for a ride.

I ride when the roads are clear. I just bundle up. I don't ride all that far...mostly just to work and back.

I'll ride to work when it's above freezing. I'll ride for fun when it's 50s or above. There are some weeks of winter that I just drive, but not months, thank God.

If it aint snowin, I am ridin!

Once the snow flies, the bike and I both hibernate.

Plan is to ride to work everyday...first cold rain was today - it sucked. Last couple of years here have been pretty warm...expect the same this year. Being in the middle of the city helps keep the precip from freezing...this city is warm! We'll see if the windscreen becomes a mandatory option.

Since last year was my "first year" with the Sporty, I had no idea what to expect.
My storage facility was about 8 miles from my house. We had an earlier (then I expected) snow (this town loves salt) so I didn't get the scooter there before the snow fell. I also sold the house and was moving out mid-January.
New Year's Day the temp. got to 60f, so I knew it was time to get 'r put away. I put it away, cleaned it up, wiped it down and covered her up.
When I uncovered the cycle in April, I could not believe how bad the aluminum looked.
It was from the salt left on the road in January and was just on the surface.

A weekend with rags and lots of Mother's Mag cleaner took care of it, but I will no longer ride after the 1st salt and until a few rains in Spring.

Ride Safe,

I really can't handle extreme cold (peripheral circ.problem)-I can do 40 for short rides, but I got a quick-detach windshield which should allow me to go down to 30 hopefully. Just a thought, anyone have a windchill chart? I'd be interested in knowing what the windchill is at 30 degrees at 60 or 70 MPH :yoyo

damn... 40 degrees this morning... brrrr, maybe I shoulda worn the full-face helmet...

Finger tips were starting to feel it too...

oh well, time to get out the heated gloves.

K

The cold months are best for tougher bike projects, but I STILL look for an obvious week or 2 that I CAN'T ride to do them...

There's nothing better than a winter ride on one of those 65 degree days when the road gets dry....

I'll even ride a wet road, as long as its warm enough....

Funny you should ask;

http://www.weatherimages.org/data/windchill.html

I got this when I started thinking about riding to work in the colder months.

I still have problems when I attempt to put an image in a post, so I found the complete website. I'm sure they won't mind.
Regards,

Last year we got over 600 inches of snowfall, maybe only 400 at my house. I need 4 wheel drive to get up my driveway for about 5 months / year.

I'm thinking of getting an enclosed trailer and leaving the sportys down in the dessert for the winter, or maybe at my girlfriend's mother's house in Los Angeles.

I would love to see some of those heated gloves options? Where are you getting them? How long do the batteries last? It was 40 this morning, I'm good the first 20 miles, but then my fingers get a little cool. I have been considering the hand deflectors myself.

I would love to see some of those heated gloves options? Where are you getting them? How long do the batteries last? It was 40 this morning, I'm good the first 20 miles, but then my fingers get a little cool. I have been considering the hand deflectors myself.

I got a set of Widder electric gloves YEARS ago (like 1993) when I HAD to commute on the bike through the winter.

There is NO beating them or the Gerbings stuff.

No batteries, you just wire em to the bike.

On my Guzzi I custom fabricated a BMW sized 12-volt adapter plug in an aluminum housing I bolted to frame just behind the seat.

On my solidmount Sporty and Road King I wired fused pigtail adapters (Widder provides them with the gloves) to the battery and ran the contact to a point just under the seat where I could tuck it away out of sight or pull it out when I needed it.

I haven't wired them to my wife's new 883L YET, because she's making noise about wanting the heated grips, though for seriously cold weather heated grips can't hold a candle to heated gloves!

Kev

Ohhh the only downside to heated gloves are the wiring...

I like the BMW style socket cause the cord is coiled and plugs in easily. But I still hate having to plug and unplug into/off the bike.

I'll go with windshields and deflectors and heated grips first when I can.

K

I try to save some cash by cancelling insurance in November, but maybe I won't this year, since I picked up the 1200 xl. I'll park the chopper.I used to only own a bike and rode every day year round to work and all. It's rainy here in greater vancouver but, so long as there's no snow and ice, I'm pretty happy. Jan last year was pretty nice. We can get fog that freezes onto the road here in the early am then sticks , along comes you even in the higher 30's and wow.

I ride as long as there's not snow or ice on the ground. I have been out in temps down to 20* F.

Road salt requires a good washing after ya ride in it, and it's real fun washing your bike when it's 20-some degrees outside, let me tell ya!

the coldest I have ridden was 44 degrees.
I am not the interested it repeating it any time real soon.
The mornings are getting downright chilly.
Will have to start wearing a coat I reckon.

I had to mark the option for clear roads, but I have been known to go in light snow if there is no ice. Ice + Harley = bad juju

Wow, I can't believe the temps some of you guys ride in. I'm impressed!

6:30 a.m. this morning it was 43 degrees here, and I bailed. No heated gear, no windshield, 45 miles to work, and I hate being cold! (What the heck am I doing in western NY?!)

(What the heck am I doing in western NY?!)

Getting all the Lake Effect Snow Lake Erie sends your way? :)

Getting all the Lake Effect Snow Lake Erie sends your way? :)
Yeah, Lake Erie gets me every now & then. If not Erie, it's Lake Ontario burying me! Do me a favor 01Sporty: try & keep the Lake Erie snow over your way this winter, okay? I'd really appreciate it! :D

Do me a favor 01Sporty: try & keep the Lake Erie snow over your way this winter, okay? I'd really appreciate it! :D

As much as I'd like to, we have enough and I feel that sharing is a good thing!
I was going to make a wise-a** comment about working out some sort of a trade, but can't think of one lol

If winter is as bad as summer was good, we're ALL in a heap of trouble, time will tell.


Good Luck,

As much as I'd like to, we have enough and I feel that sharing is a good thing!
I was going to make a wise-a** comment about working out some sort of a trade, but can't think of one lol

If winter is as bad as summer was good, we're ALL in a heap of trouble, time will tell.


Good Luck,
If you two want, you can send it all straight over Lake Ontario to the East end of the lake. I'll take it over here for my winter time fix. If I'm going to live in this climate I might as well ride sled all winter and enjoy it.

Thats what is nice about living in central Texas; there are few days that you can't ride. we have only had about 10 days fo ice and 1 day of snow in the last 10 years. rains some but not too often

If you two want, you can send it all straight over Lake Ontario to the East end of the lake. I'll take it over here for my winter time fix. If I'm going to live in this climate I might as well ride sled all winter and enjoy it.
You got a deal, Vince! I'll see what I can do. There must be some kind of voodoo ritual I can perform to make that happen!

There must be some kind of voodoo ritual I can perform to make that happen!

VOODOO??? Oh BOY, Am I glad I couldn't think of any trade :roflblack

VOODOO??? Oh BOY, Am I glad I couldn't think of any trade :roflblack
Hey, I'll try anything once! Snow calls for desperate measures. Maybe I'll make a little replica of a snow bank and stick pins in it. :laugh
(And that has to be the first time I've heard a guy say he couldn't think of a trade! LOL)

(And that has to be the first time I've heard a guy say he couldn't think of a trade! LOL)
True! He could of offered to wash the dishes or clean the house or something... ;)

True! He could of offered to wash the dishes or clean the house or something... ;)

Hey hey, I'm a single Dad, I do plenty of that.
And by the time I'm done with all that, I'm too tired for sex, so that's why the normal "male trade" is out of the question.

:banana

Hey hey, I'm a single Dad, I do plenty of that.
And by the time I'm done with all that, I'm too tired for sex........

Dang I hope all the guys who hear that from their wives but ignore it are listening!

I bow to you Dave. You sound like a great Dad.

Sorry for going OT. Woops!

Dang I hope all the guys who hear that from their wives but ignore it are listening!

I bow to you Dave. You sound like a great Dad.

Sorry for going OT. Woops!

Thanks xena...

And DON'T sweat it guys! I said that ONLY because that's what they ALWAYS SAY!

:roflblack

Thanks xena...

And DON'T sweat it guys! I said that ONLY because that's what they ALWAYS SAY!

:roflblack
I give you alot of credit also. I've got three kids and I think I'd lose my mind if I had to take care of them by myself. Its hard enough doing it with help. Somedays they get on my nerves so bad I'm ready to list them on E-Bay! :doh

By the way, how is the big city of Cleveland doing these days? I lived out there for a year back in the early 80's while going to Ohio Diesel Tech. Had alot of good times while I was there. Alot of spent nights at the Cleveland Agora. Many weekends down on Quigly Road in the flats watching the weekend warriors drag race their cars. Then driving around for a half hour or so after the cops booted us then heading back and wait for the racing to begin again. I used to date a girl from Cleveland Heights while I was out there. Sometime I'd like to get in touch with her just to see how she is doing but I can't remember how to spell her last name! She's probably all married with kids and all like me so its probably a different last name now anyway. God she had a nice set of knockers!!!! :p

I give you alot of credit also. I've got three kids and I think I'd lose my mind if I had to take care of them by myself. Its hard enough doing it with help. Somedays they get on my nerves so bad I'm ready to list them on E-Bay! :doh
I'm fortunate, he's a good kid, really, no trouble at all (YET :) )
He does see his mother, but that is becoming less and less - by his choice.
I love him like nothing else matters (funny coming from a guy that never wanted kids) and he's like my little brother... until I gotta do the "Dad" thing lol
By the way, how is the big city of Cleveland doing these days? I lived out there for a year back in the early 80's while going to Ohio Diesel Tech. Had alot of good times while I was there. Alot of spent nights at the Cleveland Agora. Many weekends down on Quigly Road in the flats watching the weekend warriors drag race their cars. Then driving around for a half hour or so after the cops booted us then heading back and wait for the racing to begin again. I used to date a girl from Cleveland Heights while I was out there. Sometime I'd like to get in touch with her just to see how she is doing but I can't remember how to spell her last name! She's probably all married with kids and all like me so its probably a different last name now anyway. God she had a nice set of knockers!!!! :p

Cleveland is/was and always will be the brunt of bad jokes, it's kewl. We like our town and as you already know, we got knock-out ladies heehee
Well now, the Agora there's one place that has too many "memories", some good, some bad. I was with a band for awhile and we did some gigs there...arggghhhh
And I don't think the smell of stale beer ever leaves your nostrils :roflblack

Drag Racing (in our terms, the way we did it) is a thing of the past.
The big thing now is doing silly stunts on crotch rockets (ask Winslow Jr.) :doh

Dang I hope all the guys who hear that from their wives but ignore it are listening!

I bow to you Dave. You sound like a great Dad.

Sorry for going OT. Woops!


What was OT?

The thread was "when do you stop riding"

His answer was

"when he's too tired from cleaning"

:laugh :doh :laugh

What was OT?

The thread was "when do you stop riding"

His answer was

"when he's too tired from cleaning"

:laugh :doh :laugh

I was just going toccontact admin, I suddenly realized I took the thread OT.
Sorry Gang

Actually we can ride in NW pa till the middle of November. after that comes 150+" of snow till around the end of March. Oh well that gives me 4 months to wrench on the old(86) sporty.

I Ride everyday unless I See a Hurricanne, Tornado, or The Roads are covered with Ice.

I'll never put mine away. If we get a nice week in the middle of winter I'll take her for a rip or two. Nothing like riding with 6 foot snowbanks on each side of you. Back when I was younger I used to put on a Santa outfit and ride around town on Christmas eve if it was nice enough out. Really f@cks with peoples heads! The kids love it though. I haven't done it in a few years but I think I'm going to do it again this year if the weather allows. I'll need to borrow Gary's wig though!!! :D

:iagree
Snows pretty heavily up here. But as soon as the salt clears for just a minute. The sporty is back in action.

I'll ride year round as long as during the winter the weather is clear and no snow on the ground.

I ride year round. There is something exhilarating about the cold air. I don't think there was a week last year that I didn't take the bike out at least once. I just make sure I wear enough layers of clothes. The coldest temperature I have ridden in was 19 degrees. I have to admit, that was kind of dumb, but it was still fun.

When I turn the key to the "off" position....be that in the spring, summer, fall, and yes, the winter....not trying to be a smart a$$, but some ride all year and some don't

MRJIMI, I have the same circulation problem you do. I take a drug called Procardia that helps the problem particularly in the cold. My cold hand problems are year round. Thinking about putting heated grips on my bagger. I will ride my Sporty in cold weather for short rides but anything longer and I get on the Glide.

I rode to work the other morning when it was 42 degrees. But I have a windshield so that helps. I also wore my thick neck gator that I had from when I lived in the Adirondacks (-40F winters!).


Wow, I can't believe the temps some of you guys ride in. I'm impressed!

6:30 a.m. this morning it was 43 degrees here, and I bailed. No heated gear, no windshield, 45 miles to work, and I hate being cold! (What the heck am I doing in western NY?!)

Q. When do I stop riding?
A. When I'm DEAD!

The weather in Sunny SoCal is ideal year 'round so I ride regardless of the season. :tour

Hi

I'm going to stop riding when the first frost comes along....at this point they normally start spraying lots of salt and sand on Norwegian roads. During the winter here on the south west coast of Norway we don't really get that much snow...but it is always wet, coldish and dark. So in general it is no fun to drive. So I assume that I will have to park it the end of this month and then I can take it out again in March/April next year

The good thing about this part of the country is, even thou we get Ice and Snow some in the winter, there are days in between that the roads are clear and the temp is fine for some for riding. I don't mind 40 and above, have ridden in 20's, but hands pay big time after 20-30 miles. Will select good days and get in what I can.:)

Here in central Ohio we get enough rain mixed with everything else, it washes the salt off the roads. Give me a dry day & 35 degrees & I'm ridin' !

When it gets below 40 degrees and snowing out I just turn into a popcycle, can't seem to stop shivering or control the bike properly, last time I was out inthe cold took about 3 hours to warm up. Wish I lived in the warmer climates so I'd be able to ride year round.

Q. When do I stop riding?
A. When I'm DEAD!

The weather in Sunny SoCal is ideal year 'round so I ride regardless of the season. :tour
:roflblack Seasons, what's a season :wonderlan Although when we do get some rain, rain meaning a drizzle we have Strom Watch 2005! :doh Any kind of weather here causes the cagers to freak out.

Any kind of weather here causes the cagers to freak out.

After living in CA on and off for 4 years, I can definitely say that's the truth!! :doh :D :D :D

I stopped riding after 11/14/05 because it snowed some inches on 11/15/05. Then they put down all the salt. Then the snow melted.

I was hoping for rain today (to wash some salt away) so I could ride tomorrow.

I stop riding when it looks like it's going to rain outside .... or the temp gets above 105.

Never! Well, never "stop" I just "don't" ride when there's a threat of ice.

When i'm back home!!!! and the same the day after........

.... or the temp gets above 105.

Isn't that most days between March & November out your way??? ;):D:D:D

End of September for me. I'm too old now to tough the cooler temps and when you're riding in them the windchill factor makes it too uncomfortable. May thru Sept. works best.

Tom

When I get to my destination.

Riding or not is a daily decision for me...not a seasonal one...

well this should answer the question. right.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/smoking_man44/bikepuppys002.jpg

When I'm Dead.....

i dont own a car, just the bike.

Bobbo, i like ya avatar....i have had that tattoo'ed on me and on my last 2 bikes.

about two weeks ago damnit

It's been 11 days.... but the year ain't over yet :D

Gazz

I don't have a car. I ride my bike everyday. Don't have to worry about salt on the roads but it gets cold as hell.

It's been 11 days.... but the year ain't over yet :D

Gazz

I'm with you Gary - I just wish we would get a couple of clear days so the ice would get off the roads and I can get the bike out and on them. I am starting to get the shakes!! :roflblack

I may stop for a while.
I hit some ice this morning and down I went.

It cost me a hanguard, chrome off my mufflers and engine guard, scrapes to the nylon saddlebags, and a complete loss of dignity, not only at the fall, but at the 65 year old man who came over and picked up my bike for me while I was trying to gather my wits.......

I may stop for a while.
I hit some ice this morning and down I went.
It cost me a hanguard, chrome off my mufflers and engine guard, scrapes to the nylon saddlebags
Material items can be replaced with a little cash.

a complete loss of dignity
This was the hard one for me to swallow when I dumped mine. But you get over it an keep on riding.

Just good to see you were not seriously injured an can walk away from it.

I may stop for a while.
I hit some ice this morning and down I went.

It cost me a hanguard, chrome off my mufflers and engine guard, scrapes to the nylon saddlebags, and a complete loss of dignity, not only at the fall, but at the 65 year old man who came over and picked up my bike for me while I was trying to gather my wits.......

Yeah, I've felt your pain...though, by the time the guy who was coming to help me out got there, I had already picked the bike up myself.

It'll pass...:tour

Today for sure, the Ice storm hit about 2:30 pm.

Looks like it's gunna be here for a couple days, then the rain............and more rain.............and then some more.

NW Ohio- went riding today, only about 5-7 miles, get the bike warmed up, get my riding fix, top off the tank with high test, and warm the oil enough to change it.

Ready for the long January freeze now. blech!

whadda mean stop?? sombody got some 'splainin to do.

Usually when the salt hits the road I stop until spring. The few times I rode with salt on the road it made an incredible mess. However, today is about 45 degrees and I have to wash and change oil, so I might go for a short spin.

Still haven't had to stop. The weather has been very mild except for the wind.
Was out Monday and yesterday. Today will be 60 with 25 MPH winds, gusts
to 35. 35MPH is my limit due to Semi Blasts.

I don't ride for rain, ice, fog, temp below 35.

Hand deflectors on a Harley???? Now thats GAY!!! (just f@#ken with yuh!) :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack


Vince, I believe that's spelled "GHEY", and didn't we have a thread on all
things GHEY?

tropical island...only time I can't ride is during a typhoon

So far this month I have gotten in four rides of 60+ miles each. Yesterday was just great! It was nearly 50 degrees. I don't think I am going to get too many more like that for a while. I didn't get to ride for the whole month of December becuase of slick road and messy roads, but perhaps I'll hit 10,000 miles by the end of April, which will be the 1 year mark for my sporty!

My real answer is I'll stop when that last shovel of dirt is thrown on the vault lid. As a civilian funeral director here in Iraq, my funeral will be lead by one of my fellow biker funeral directors on my Harley (if rideable) or his.

I get cold hands, too, which keeps me from riding much below 40 degrees. The average high in January (the coldest month here) is in the low 40s, so it's not that often I can't ride if the roads are clear. My Heritage has heated grips, which make it much better. Might have to slap a set of those on my Sporty, too.

I'm with you Sarge... when they can't find a pulse, I won't be riding, God willing.

Im lucky as hell to live where I can ride year round. Winter in Florida just means that I can wear my jacket without roasting at stoplights.

Well I pulled my scoot out a little bit this winter, the coldest was like 19 but I figure around 20-30 is about the coldest I will ride in and thats if it will warm up threw out the day. So if its around 30-40's some days in winter I will still ride if the roads are clear.

When do you stop riding?

You stop riding when your laying half-dead in a hospital bed after being involved in a bad crash that wasn't even your fault!

I want to know where the 20+ % live that the weather is good year round ... Ha

I'm in florida baby. I pretty much ride all year. :banana

Down here in not the snow we worry about Or even the cold spells now and then, It's the Rain. Dont care for riding in the rain. Other then that Florida has year round riding weather...

LV

I want to know where the 20+ % live that the weather is good year round ... Ha

Southern AZ! Wonderful winter riding weather but a little hot in the summer. :wonderlan

I'm still riding but I'm getting really sick of cold rain! :mad:

well...it's 37F here right now, and i just got back in from running a few errands...was mighty chilly though...i think with something to cover my face and ears i would be fine, though...at least for jaunts around town..i might want some heated gear for highway riding at these temps

Since I live along the coast of S. Carolina I can ride year-round for the most part. I have less tolerance for rain or temps below 40 now then I used to, so usually take the truck then.

i am here in michigan and i ride when the roads are clear and not covered in salt or black ice i dont put my bike away cause there are times i can ride if its cold i dress warm and go !! its funny the snowmobiles pass me in the fields !! and it just seems to be cold hanging on up here !!

I might need this rig for another couple months...

http://foto.biker.lt/albums/Linksmos/biker04_02.jpg

Gazza

I don't put mine away, if the weather is good I ride here in Ohio you never know when you can ride. But I guess to answer the question; When they throw dirt in my face.

I ride my 96 1200S, 50+ miles round trip daily to work, year round. I did update my riding gear when it got below the mid 30s. So far the only time I don't ride is if it is raining at the time to go to work ( not worried about the ride home) or I have to pick up something that requires my truck.

I suppose I'm a year arlound rider, but after this last winter, I think I found the limits of the Sporty when it comes to cold. On one day when I was riding, it was so cold that my oil tank blew apart. Here is a post about it:

http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=21549

-Sting

Here in Toronto we ride year round, if the snow stays away, like this year, and the temps are above 32F(0C).
Being a seasoned Canadian rider I have put Nostalgic heated grips on, best investment ever, I have a heated vest, and I wear smowmobile pants(really warm) over my jeans, put my HD head band on, pull my fleece bandana over my nose ,,, I'm good for 2-3 hours of riding.

I haven't stopped riding yet except for a few days to allow the snow to melt
and the roads to dry.......I'm guessing maybe 5 days of waiting between rides.

when it's about 30 minutes after I told my wife when I'd be back and my cell phone has already rang. ;)

Its spring time!!! Who cares when you stopped riding. Its time to START!:clap

I live in S. Louisiana, if we don't get a katrina we can ride year round. We been in drought conditions for a few years so rain isn't even much of a problem anymore.

I live in S. Louisiana, if we don't get a katrina we can ride year round. We been in drought conditions for a few years so rain isn't even much of a problem anymore.
wow, must be nice! NJ is ridable about half the year, maybe a little more with the global warming and all.

come on down.

Fl panhandle here.....all year riding for a few. The recreational riders only on nice sunny weekends. Me, as long as it is not raining, I ride daily.....but a snowmobile suit would be nice at night.

I live in Arizona, so I'm good to ride all year from the low 50-60's in the winter mornings to the 115+ degree heat we have been seeing lately. Everyone asks me if my ass burns when i sit on the seat after i get off of work... NOPE ;)

When I was young and stupid all I had for transportation was a 1970 BSA 650 Thunderbolt. I rode it all year round, unless it was snowing. Coldest temp I was out riding in was -29C. That was in the winter of 1982/3, and I think I'm finally getting some feeling back in my fingers. :roflblack

Now that I'm older and not quite as stupid, I will still ride in the cold, but only if the roads are clean and dry. Been out in -5C temps without any trouble. :tour

kjbsporty,

Looks like your sig pic was taken in the Badlands, SD. Makes a nice backdrop, doesn't it? :)

Since I live here in So-CAL, I can ride most of the year... but I'm not a big fan of rainy commutes and usually don't do that. I've also cut back this week because of the extreme heat. I left the other day for work and it was still around 107-degrees... the heat coming off the super slab and the major surface streets just made it difficult to breathe... have no idea what the air temps were down by the asphalt. Don't mind upper 90's, but into the low 100's just makes the daily commute to work a freakin' chore.

J.W.

Summer/winter Ride All Year Round This Winter Started At-3.5deg Celsius Then Down To -5 Frozen Fingers F ..ken Cold I Wanted A Sporty So Im Going To Ride The Wheels Off It Cold Or Not

I ride when the roads are safe to ride on and the temps have never been a problem for me. If you're riding at 60mph and say 40 degrees ambient temperature, its not 40 degrees, more like 25 hence the problem with hands, face and other exposed areas of the body. At 20 degrees the actual temperature is below zero at 60mph. This calls for some serious gear changes. I have a wind proof face wrap (flames), leather gloves that are lined with Gortex and at 25 degrees I will be wearing a turtle neck with silk below that and about 4 other layers. The silk retains body heat much better than cotton or other materials but it must go on almost last. In any case the only time I won't ride is in the snow. That's when the dirt toys come out and it's a riot.......

gota love AZ theres no reason to stop riding

In the winter I try to wait til it gets up to 40 degrees before I head out. But even then there's ice in the shady spots on the road and that ain't no fun. Even when you can see it in a corner it will make your heart beat a little faster.

I try to ride all year, but I live in Oregon, and don't ride in the rain (I hate cold, I hate rain, and I really hate being cold and wet!), so I'm out of comission pretty much November thru March. I'll ride in the cold as long as it's dry, but not in the rain, too little visibility for both me and the cagers.

When I die:laugh

40F or heavy rain are my limits, by the way, anyone using the heated harley grips and if so, how good do they work?

:tour I can go for short trips like to work here in Omaha if I can go slower than say 50mph without a shield. And down to about 35F wearing heavy gloves, coat and face mask. But hate snow/ice cause it's no fun to fall!:doh (thank you Captain Obvious):rolleyes:One trick I used when riding on cool,ok COLD evenings when living in Minnesota was to stuff news paper,paper sacks or cardboard under your coat and under your pants on the front side of your legs.:laugh It saved me many a time on the long ride home:banana

For all of you in New Jersey that claim to ride all year long as long as the roads are clear, check out www.polarbeargrandtour.com

I always rode year around until I quite riding in 1989. Usually rode a dirt bike in the winter, heavy snow, etc. Not going to be doing that anymore...I don't think!!!

I ride all year long... but then again the worse day in Hawaii would be considered a nice day in many places. :p

When I lived in the central valley of California I usually put the bike up in the heavy fog months of winter. I don't think Ive ever had her out in weather below the 30s aside for the occasional spin to blow the cobwebs out.

I ride all year long... but then again the worse day in Hawaii would be considered a nice day in many places. :p

That wasn't true this past March/April...

I almost had to buy rain gear..... :boohoo :roflblack


:flag_hawa

Have to say that I don't have that problem. Here in sunny Key West I ride year round. When I lived further north I would still ride in 20 degree weather.

I ride all year, although if it is below 30*.... I plan roughly how long I might be out and check weather for anything that might fall out of the sky....rain / snow....whatever..... No heated stuff, just layers.... lots of layers and stop for coffee alot !!! And all you people in FL, TX, SoCAL, AZ, NM...(you get the idea) your vote shouldn't count :censor j/k.... I would move to any one of those places tomorrow, if I could. I hate cold :censor :censor :censor The longest I have gone without riding is 2 weeks, have I mentioned that I hate cold :censor :censor

Being from South/Central Texas. I can ride most of the year. Just cant stand riding in weather under 50 degrees

When I was young and stupid all I had for transportation was a 1970 BSA 650 Thunderbolt. I rode it all year round, unless it was snowing.

<- I had a roomate in college in upstate NY in 1965 that used to ride his Trumpet to school every day of the year. Rain, shine, snow, sleet, ice or whatever. Even blizzards. Three miles of twisty roads, too.

Tried to talk him out of doing this with no success. He lived and stayed unmaimed and accident-free as long as I knew him.

He's always been an inspiration to me whenever I would start to feel sorry for myself in 'bad' weather.

Regards,
Bob G

Here in Georgia its not so much the winter, but the lightning storms that keep me indoors. I don't want to find out what happens to a biker hit by lightning.............

I bundle up and ride!

When it gets too cold....Under 50 degrees..is way to cold to enjoy riding. Its 12 degrees in Buffalo NY now..

As long as theres no snow or ice or slush. I can always put on pleanty of clothes.
Muda

When it get's below 38 it's to cold for more than a few (10) mi for me .

I'm riding everyday to go to work even wxhen it's very cold...I don't mind.
I take my car only only 3 or 4 times a year when It's snowing.

I agree with beuz, but it was 10 degrees when I walked out the front door this morning--:wonderlan--that is too cold for me (apparently it is too cold for the radio in my truck as well because it would not work for the first 10 minutes of my drive into work).

When i was young all year arround,now im sick and 50 i stop arround 40F,or if my bones are hurting to much.Never went for thet battery heat stuff jeans,johns few shirts,chaps in late dec to early march.By then they were to greasy.They were sweade brown and lasted many miles.Washed them every season and air dried them but i got to fat.Best $20.00 i ever spent,custom made from a cowboy shop.

I put my Shadow away when it dropped below freezing and snow started to fly,haven't got a chance to ride my Harleys yet :(

How about when can we start riding again.. :( its cold and snowy.. temps with wind chill are well below 0 :( 50* wish it would come fast!

I L-O-V-E my heated vest!
And I'll stop riding... after I'm dead.
:luvsport

I dont ride in ice & snow because im too chicken of coming off, but other than that all years round. Thank God this global warming has kept the snow down to 3 days this year! ;)

I live in denver normally i can pretty much all year, this year the snow has been a little overkill, i'll ride down to about 35-40 degrees , sometimes even lower, but it mainly depends on how clean the roads are, temps arent really the big deal to me, that 3 foot storm back around christmas really slowed us down for awhilehttp://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/jmatzen/Pictures081.jpg

:clap I will ride all year round. I just have to wait for the snow and ice to be removed off the road. (basically when the road is dry in the winter time I ride):tour

the weather here is pretty good. the winter low is in the 50's and the summer high is about 85. so its my only mode of transportation

For you guys way up north, a marine survival suit will keep you warm if you dont mind the dayglow orange........ for what its worth.

I have to say--I wish there was a hardcore button. I don't ever stop riding unless it is time for a beer!

I ride until there is snow or ice on the road or it's a mud trap. The joys of living 2.5 miles from payment. My avatar is a picture of our bikes looking out the garage on Memorial Day 2007 and we got 8 inches of snow. November and April are torture. There's too much snow to ride our bikes and not enough to ski, but it is good beer drinking weather. :chtwo

I hate being cold, if it's too cold for me I just ride around in little circles in the garage or just sit the bike and make engine noises.

When I lived up north I was a year round rider, even in the snow. It was my only transportation for several years. Now that I'm in S.W. Florida, the only time I don't ride is when the winds get over about 40 mph

:)2007 was a good year for riding :) I was able to ride from the 2nd week of march till Thanksgiving and only have to take the car to work 3 times. My dead battery finally did me in :frownone(battery tender for Christmas?;))

I ride until the weather gets bad enough to scare the shit outta me.....then I stop, wait it out, and get goin again.

AZ isn't ever too bad, but it has its days.

I just road the three miles to work in 23 degree weather that "feels like" 13. Was kinda cold. Still need better winter riding gloves...the Olympias just don't cut it.

But, I ride until it's just too cold or there's ice on the roads. I'll go in light snow, but if there's ice, no thank you. Being more or less smack in the middle of Colorado, I'm milking my riding season for all it's worth, even if the rides are only to and from work.

I rode about 85 miles today, my wife is working in Fredericksburg today and wanted her boss to see my bike. I took the long way up 301 north to 218 west, my hands got really cold so I stopped in at Fredericksburg PowerSports and got some winter gloves, what a diff they made. The rest of me was layered up enough to be comfortable. It was about 40 today.

Rode in today....only about 10 miles to work.....was about 27.........not bad but that was nearly far enough.
Caught lots of flak for being "crazy, idiot, nuts etc.".........funny thing though.....I didn't see any other bikes today:doh:doh:doh:doh:doh
What's up with that:doh:laugh:laugh:laugh:laugh:laugh

About 2 weeks ago. If its under 50..Ill take the truck. Why freeze my azz off? Its really not that enjoyable riding in the cold anyway. Sure ya can do it...But why?

all year round it was 21 yesterday, and rain. My truck broke down, all i had was my bike. Had ice all over, beard froze, but i enjoyed it, ill tell ya it woke my ass up.

I enjoy riding in the cold weather as long as there is no ice and for short (less than 30 minute trips). On longer trips I will ride but not enjoy it so much

I have been on the road passing snowmobilers.... is that bad? LOL

I quit riding when I get there....

I stop riding when i stop for beer !:banana

I'm gonna stop riding right before I die....... maybe at the same time, I don't know yet

Ww

Tuesdays....I quit on Tuesdays....I start on Wednesdays

It never gets too cold to stop riding, but it does get too hot.

Depends. When do I stop riding my Sporty? When the grocery-getter makes more sense. When do I stop riding at all? Why would I? I've ridden through a dozen Colorado, New Jersey, New York, and Nebraska winters on 250-600cc "enduros" with #8 sheetmetal screws threaded into knobby tires. Sure I wouldn't take my Sporty out in it, but on a bike built for the conditions can be a lot of fun.....

i usually quit ridin when i pull into my garage that wall back there looks like it could hurt a little .just kiddin i'm with most everybody else as long as the roads are clear

i stop when the snow is on the roads(((but))) as long as it it is a clear road i will ride went to a funeral on friday for a hog member the weather was about 12deg & wind gust about 70kmph i had about 5 layers of gear on i looked like popin fresh with leather but it was worth it

I plan to continue to ride until it ices up or snows... its my first winter on a bike so we'll see how that goes :tour

I stop riding when I deploy.

...still learning

We have some pretty warm days up thru December here in eastern NC, I ride them days but I just aint a cold weather kinda person.

i live in FL instead of askin myself "is it to cold to ride?" (it never is) i sometimes need to ask myself "is it to hot to ride?" i don't have an oil cooler yet and i know sittin in traffic a long time ain't no good

Rain or shine, I am probably riding to work, but I prefer not to ride in the rain. I don't have to, but I like saving the 30-45 minutes by getting on the HOV lane.

here winter is good enough to be able to ride all year :)

Oct 5th and the odometer is sitting @ 11445 miles. The winter weather here in East TN has been pretty easy the last couple of years. And short of the bike projects I got brewing, I hope to keep riding. I'll check back next March and we'll see...

Stop riding when you die, FTW!!! lol

when theres less than a 40% chance of rain

I'll ride to mid 30's. I don't store the bike so any days when the temp goes up I'll be riding.

I'm in NY so once it gets cold enough to start icing on the roads I'm done. Many thanks to Gerbings for their fine cold weather gear or I wouldn't make it that far.

I live in the Houston area, so I get to ride year round. However, I grew up in the midwest and I rode after the snow was cleared. Your feet can be like skis when you need them to be. I never rode in ice, but if it was cold and the snow had been cleared, I was on the roads at any time of the year. No battery tender for me.

The only time i refuse to ride is when the hurricane is over a cat 2.

No definite plans yet. The winters here can be exceedingly unpleasant or they can be okay with the occasional unpleasant bit.

I expect what I consider "riding weather" to extend into at least the early parts of December. We'll see.