For Those Of Us In The North...

[Bob Denman]

I'm assuming that at some point: you have to store your bike for a while...
My question:
How do you decide, when that time comes?
Is it by temperature? Road Salt? Do you shut it down for insurance reasons? Perhaps you spend time down South, and don't take it with you...

As for me: I park mine when the Salt Trucks roll out... Temperatures are a secondary concern; although I am pretty comfortable down into the high-twenties...

How about you??

[sidecarrick]

I put it away when the salt hits the pavement. Then I get out the old rusty Ural.

[bandito]

While this will be my first winter with the Spyder I never actually put my bikes away. If the roads are not dangerous and the salt has been washed away I try to ride. I have ridden to and from Daytona bike week in February many times.

[Brettssunshine]

While this will be my first winter with the Spyder I never actually put my bikes away. If the roads are not dangerous and the salt has been washed away I try to ride.

This is my ride style too. I have some heated gear and thanks to MotorcycleDave, I'll soon have a heated seat!

[murphybrown]

I'm assuming that at some point: you have to store your bike for a while...
My question:
How do you decide, when that time comes?
Is it by temperature? Road Salt? Do you shut it down for insurance reasons? Perhaps you spend time down South, and don't take it with you...

As for me: I park mine when the Salt Trucks roll out... Temperatures are a secondary concern; although I am pretty comfortable down into the high-twenties...

How about you??

When the snow and ice start "sticking" to the road.....modified ryding now. Where I live for any thing over 100 miles I encounter a mountain pass and yes they are getting the white stuff. FYI...I realllly do like the white stuff...just don't like being grounded from Red....but the maps and plans and new 2017 "event" calendar are ready to go!!

[Bob Denman]

Time to start planning some trouble for next year: right?

[Chupaca]

I don't deal with this problem but from a bike maintenance point I would have to agree with the salt hitting the road. There units are not undercoated nor as massive as an automobile. Even when you think the salt is washed away it isn't and can be very damaging to the small parts....jmo..

[bbodah]

I'm assuming that at some point: you have to store your bike for a while...
My question:
How do you decide, when that time comes?
Is it by temperature? Road Salt? Do you shut it down for insurance reasons? Perhaps you spend time down South, and don't take it with you...

As for me: I park mine when the Salt Trucks roll out... Temperatures are a secondary concern; although I am pretty comfortable down into the high-twenties...

How about you??

Same as you guys..temperature dont stop me but SALT does!

[Trbayth]

I play it by ear depending on the amount of snow and last time they dumped salt all over the roads. But the bike def spends more time in the garage, plugged into a maintainer than not.

Last year was able to go out around Christmas. This year we're supposed to have a warming trend the next week or so, even though the rest of this week is supposed to be cold with some of the white stuff up around Bob's way.

[Bob Denman]

I'm watching for it: hoping that the Salt Trucks stay in their stalls...

[JayBros]

Yeh, down here although we can ride year round we stay away from the beautiful North State mountains when the salt trucks come out.

[jcasey]

Salt goes on popcorn here in southern Alabama!!!

[lou49]

I'm assuming that at some point: you have to store your bike for a while...
My question:
How do you decide, when that time comes?
Is it by temperature? Road Salt? Do you shut it down for insurance reasons? Perhaps you spend time down South, and don't take it with you...

As for me: I park mine when the Salt Trucks roll out... Temperatures are a secondary concern; although I am pretty comfortable down into the high-twenties...

How about you??

All of the above! Bob!

[jerpinoy]

I used to be a rural carrier (USPS) My will do the same. I never put my spyder away and she is always ready to be ridden.

[ARtraveler]

My final rides of the year have been based on safety. Cold is not a problem for me and my comfort zone is about 10 degrees above. No more 20 below like the early days in MN. Here, we are plagued by black ice. When it hits the highway ramps and the side roads (where I live), I am done. does not like driving on ice--IMO.

They do not use road salt as a main component. They spread glacial till (sand) and a mix of an ice melt salt. In spring, the dust clouds are very noticeable from all the sand put down on the main roads. They usually do not spend a lot of time with side roads. They are more like permanent ice rinks.

Mine has been parked for the season for a week now.

[PW2013STL]

Snow and Ice! What's that

Bob you just had to bring that 4 letter word up

Normally I ride until the deicer goes down.

[Buggy]

I justed survived a near death experience which is all great but it means I can't go to my place in Florida for the winter with my Spyder so I am faced for the first time in many years the decision on when to lay up for the winter. Riding for me is all about enjoyment and I don't enjoy being cold! The bike will likely not see another ride until spring unless it warms up and the salt stays off the road.

[Saluda]

Wish you the best Buggy.
Salt spells the end for us. We snowmobile so cold is not an issue and we have plenty of good gear.