Will be using mine as much as I can , as long as no wet salt , don’t mind the rain or damp as it sharpens your mind and makes you appreciate the grip of a dry day , call it winter training for sunny days. Use heated jacket and gloves and still will ride in the bellow 0 temps . Really wet days , or snow and ice it’s the KTM exc I use .I’m lucky as do not use a bike commute.
ive just rearranged the conservatory and got the r1 in there with a heater, all the others are tucked up at work in the warm.
i absolutely love those crisp cold mornings with a bit of frost, by about 11 am they can be stunning, not a cloud, done beachy head past few christmas/boxing days
I have always rode all year, on less there is ice or snow, thorough cleaning and a good coating of ACF50 has kept all my bikes in prestige condition.
Nice chilly day to ride in the mountains above Santa Barbara after a light rain. No salt on the roads here!
I take my bike out in winter if the roads are dry. I clean it when I get home to get rid of any salt. Initially all I had were bikes so was an all year biker but I became more of a fair weather biker as soon as I could afford to run a car and bike. You can’t be a complete fair weather biker in Scotland though.
Before last winter I rode all year round. I had a come to Jesus moment when I asked why am I riding a Panigale R with the ice warning flashing up on the dash. So, now I finish end of November and back out early March so long as no salt.
I’ll take it for a ride if it’s dry just to turn the wheels, pump some fluids round and keep things moving (bit like me really ) Then it’s home, wash and back away for a month or two until Apr/May.
As some above, I ride all year round but not on wet salty roads. ACF50, good gear and the V4. Gotta get your monies worth out of them, we paid enough
Winter bike - Honda CBF500 (and heated gloves) in my case - low cost to own and run, reliable, durable and still fun to ride.
