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over a year ago
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"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer  "
Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.
Gone are they days I’d ride all year round. |
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By * and B OP Couple
over a year ago
Durham |
"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer
Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.
Gone are they days I’d ride all year round. "
More to do with the salt more than the cold. There's some lovely sunny days, like today, but salt just eats the bikes. |
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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago
A box at end of your bed |
Mine are still legal for use on the road but are parked up for winter now. Maybe just maybe if we get a good day or two I will take it out for a run.
Carb overhaul this winter after 30years of service think it's overdew. |
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By * and B OP Couple
over a year ago
Durham |
"Same here, there is the odd sunny and dry but a bit chilly days out to be had.
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There are some lovely sunny days, but like I said the salt just eats the bikes, had mine from new and still as nice as the day they came out the box. Not a fan of stripping stuff down for all the maintenance after winter riding either. Roll on spring |
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By *edonistsatplayCouple
over a year ago
Portsmouth, North Brittany, France |
"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer
Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.
Gone are they days I’d ride all year round.
More to do with the salt more than the cold. There's some lovely sunny days, like today, but salt just eats the bikes. "
No salt used around these parts but tonnes of dead leaves, cow shit, mud, cow shit, roads that don't dry out under the trees, oh, and cow shit....
The joys of living in the countryside surrounded by farmers who don't ride bikes!
Bonus, no road tax or MOT's on bikes here so if the weather Gods do shine, then the bike can be woken from hibernation for a little jaunt (provided there's no cow shit!)
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By * and B OP Couple
over a year ago
Durham |
"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer
Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.
Gone are they days I’d ride all year round.
More to do with the salt more than the cold. There's some lovely sunny days, like today, but salt just eats the bikes.
No salt used around these parts but tonnes of dead leaves, cow shit, mud, cow shit, roads that don't dry out under the trees, oh, and cow shit....
The joys of living in the countryside surrounded by farmers who don't ride bikes!
Bonus, no road tax or MOT's on bikes here so if the weather Gods do shine, then the bike can be woken from hibernation for a little jaunt (provided there's no cow shit!)
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Watch out for the cow shit  |
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By *edonistsatplayCouple
over a year ago
Portsmouth, North Brittany, France |
"That's all our bikes sorn for the winter. Roll on 2020. Let's hope and wish for great weather next spring/summer
Yep, my lot are SORN’d from 31/10 too.
Gone are they days I’d ride all year round.
More to do with the salt more than the cold. There's some lovely sunny days, like today, but salt just eats the bikes.
No salt used around these parts but tonnes of dead leaves, cow shit, mud, cow shit, roads that don't dry out under the trees, oh, and cow shit....
The joys of living in the countryside surrounded by farmers who don't ride bikes!
Bonus, no road tax or MOT's on bikes here so if the weather Gods do shine, then the bike can be woken from hibernation for a little jaunt (provided there's no cow shit!)
Watch out for the cow shit "
Cripes!! thanks for the heads up on that, nearly forgot to mention about the cow shit!! (joking apart, it has to be the most stubborn shit (pun intended!) to EVER get off the bottom of a bike engine once it has baked on - pretty low frictional coefficient when riding too!!) |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
Scorned the XJR as it is a pain to keep clean. Will be using the Transalp for winter, a nice big screen, hand guards and heated grips. It's old but still nice to ride.
I'm out on Salisbury Plain on Sunday on my Beta X Trainer. That's always fun. |
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By *andDeeCouple
over a year ago
Ashford |
Winter is depressing enough without the thought of not being able to go for a ride, even if it’s a 50-60 mile round trip to a cafe for brunch.
Maybe modern bikes are made from sugar because my old Firestorm has been ridden every winter for all the years I’ve had it with minimal cleaning except when in the mood and still comes up clean. I do want to get the brake callipers off and give the pistons a clean and lubing before they get pitted and some protective spray over electrical connections though.
My ZX9R streetfighter is in need of stripping down of swinging arm and need new fork seals but the shed is only big enough for storing and don’t fancy spannering in the wet n cold so that may have to wait a while. |
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