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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago
Market Harborough / Kettering |
Nope, I ride for pleasure and freezing your bits off, risking sliding off on the ice and getting your pride and joy covered in salt and dirt is just not for me. My bike is SORN and wrapped up in my garage  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I used to ride all year, when 2 wheels was my only mode of transport.
I still have a winter hack, i just dont do ice and snow anymore.  "
Yeah I used to have a winter hack but decided to get rid of it just use my harley all year round haha I don't do ice but snow I don't mind.
What you ride? Xx |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Nope, I ride for pleasure and freezing your bits off, risking sliding off on the ice and getting your pride and joy covered in salt and dirt is just not for me. My bike is SORN and wrapped up in my garage "
Haha yeah I get you! Haha |
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Yes all year until retired last year, loved it but hated the constant cleaning very least was rinsing bike down with cold water to stop the salt getting a grip.
With good gear I never feel the cold, unlike 40 years ago in Glasgow with terrible kit and visor freezing shut, oh not so happy days.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yes i have a few and would rather keep them running.went out saturday fully dressed in winter gear .so enjoyed it with the right gear did not feel the cold. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Use silicone spray and wash down and theres no harm.i used to have a laverda jota in my 20's used all year .it looked good all the time.just 5 mins washdown...sorted.
The only days i dont like riding are sunny ones in winter as i struggle to see.so man with the hat and grannies are probably worse.with the low sun. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I used to ride all year, when 2 wheels was my only mode of transport.
I still have a winter hack, i just dont do ice and snow anymore.
Yeah I used to have a winter hack but decided to get rid of it just use my harley all year round haha I don't do ice but snow I don't mind.
What you ride? Xx"
At the moment a Street Glide special and a Rocker C with a 500cc Piaggio mp3 hack. |
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Ours are all year round as long as the roads are dry ..slightly fair weather riders .
We don’t mind the cold but not fans of the wet,ice or snow ! .
The salt doesn’t worry us ,both bikes coated in ACF50 ,washed & air dried on return.Life’s to short to only have riding smiles for a few months a year |
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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago
Castle Douglas |
Ride all your given the opportunity. Good coat of ACF and a rinse down if it's been a damp run with salt spray, dry off with a pet drier. Not had any issues so far. Wouldn't deliberately set out in snow on the GS, but have been caught out a few times. Bike pretty much handles anything you point it at though so not gonna restrict myself to the two dry weeks in August for riding. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Each to their own what they wear but since I was a boy I've always worn a hoody instead of a jacket even in winter I get moaned at on a daily basis haha mind now I upgraded to my leather cut when I was 16 |
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I ride all year round, even now. In the right kit it's fine, and the bike gets a good coating of ACF50 at the beginning of every winter and regularly deep cleaned. So although my bike runs year round it holds up really well in this weather |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm a complete fair weather rider,I get no pleasure pootling around in the dodgy damp cold winter months.Do some winter maintenance to the bikes,suspension linkages,brakes etc then be ready to tear up the B roads next season.
Keep'er lit  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I used to ride all year, when 2 wheels was my only mode of transport.
I still have a winter hack, i just dont do ice and snow anymore. "
Im new to motorbikes but have a winter run around... Can't wait for summer bike shows though to see wet tee shirts like your lady! What a sexy bod! |
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"I ride all year round, even now. In the right kit it's fine, and the bike gets a good coating of ACF50 at the beginning of every winter and regularly deep cleaned. So although my bike runs year round it holds up really well in this weather"
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"All of our bikes are sorn. It's the salt. As poster above said, pride n joy n all that 
Road salt does an amazing amount of damage and usually to the parts you can not see"
Road salts the least of my concern, I live 50m from the sea - constant battle all year round, ACF50 seems to be keeping it at bay |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was out on Wednesday, bloody cold after a couple of hours but well worth it.
I've just checked the weather for tomorrow and it looks like I might be out in the afternoon. |
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"Anyone still out and about over winter? I ride my harley all year round! Bit chilly but worth the smiles per hour  "
I try to take my Breakout a couple of time when it's dry as I don't like it setting for long. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Still managing to get out every week here. Seems winter down south is pretty mild. Could never SORN our bikes, one half decent day and we are out. "
I think that’s what we have today. Let the air warm a little and ride at lunch! |
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Thinking of putting heated grips on it soon though too
