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Title: Putting them in Storage! Post by Dave on 12/14/15 at 07:08:29 Over the weekend we had weather that was up in the high 60's, and I was able to squeeze in a couple of short rides. On Sunday I washed the Honda ST1100 and the Ninja 250 and took them both on a short ride to get the water blown out of them. I then drained the fuel tanks, and put a couple of quarts of Avgas 100LL in, and went for a ride around the neighborhood to get the E10 pump gas out of the carbs and the Avgas in. Then I disconnected the fuel pump on the ST and ran it until the carbs were out of gas, and on the Ninja I opened the float bowl drain screw and emptied the carbs. I added air in the tires, and I will most likely take out the spark plugs and spray in some Sta-Bil Fogging oil....and then cover them up for winter. The Battery Tender will be attached about once a month to top up the battery. I will do the same thing to the Savage(s) soon.....and declare that winter has arrived the first time they spread de-icer on the roads. It was nice to squeeze in one more ride this year - but somehow I believe the good weather has come to an end. :( |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by youzguyz on 12/14/15 at 08:04:01 .. that is so sad... :( |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by Art Webb on 12/14/15 at 08:14:01 Luckily in Texas out season is pretty much year round, give a week here and a month there |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/14/15 at 08:43:20 DEicer, HA, we don't Have that stuff. Except during Real cold times, then they dump sand on overpasses. |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by youzguyz on 12/14/15 at 09:52:19 382721263B3C0D3D0D35272B60520 wrote:
and the sand is just as slick as the ice after the ice melts and the road dries up. |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by Dave on 12/14/15 at 10:52:06 Up here.....they use different forms of salt...by the truckload. Folks expect that when they wake up in the morning, the roads will be clear of snow and ice.....they want to be able to drive all year on the same tires. The salt is really corrosive. Cars are getting better able to fight off the salt - not so with motorcycles and they corrode horribly if ridden year round. |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by Kris01 on 12/14/15 at 16:30:54 Storage? What's that? I ride all year long unless the roads are covered in the white stuff. |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by old_rider on 12/14/15 at 16:41:38 Last year, this area had an ice storm, that literally shut down the top part of the state. Even the emergency vehicles were sliding off the roads. I was forced by the sheriffs department to turn around and take my wife back home. I explained to them I was from a cold area and knew how to drive, plus, I have a 4 X 4 and KNOW how to use it. They didn't care.... So I pulled a state trooper out of a ditch on the way home... told him the story, he said thanks for the help, but he couldn't do anything about it as the state said NO to traffic at the time, and I needed to just go back home. |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by Kris01 on 12/14/15 at 17:18:31 I have a friend from Minnesota who laughs at us Southerners about how we freak out with 1/2" of ice on the roads! That's called summer in Mn! :D |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by Dave on 12/15/15 at 03:52:56 08312A307372430 wrote:
I grew up in northern Ohio's snowbelt, and we got lots of snow in the winter. When winter came you put on your studded snow tires. Folks had lots of experience driving on snow, and generally were pretty good at it. When you came to a hill you got a run for it, and then did your best to get up it.....if someone was already on the hill you waited at the bottom until they were done, and then you took your shot at it. Now I live 300 miles south in northern KY. Folks attempt to drive through the winter on the same "All Season" tires that may have little tread left on them, and when they come to a hill they all just pile up on it.....if you are waiting on the bottom for the road to clear so you can get a bit of a run - the folks behind you will just go around you and join the hillside mayhem. We have a long and somewhat steep gravel drive - and when winter brings the slippery stuff I put the Blizzak snow tires on our cars. A good set of snow tires will last 6 years if we only use them in the winter months, and they are a good investment as our foul weather often starts out as freezing rain, and then switches over to snow. |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by old_rider on 12/16/15 at 18:19:03 Rode to my appointment today... nice 64 degrees.... kinda spitting a little with rain.... but rode like they were out to run me over. Good ride day, i'm taking the Ninja out tomorrow, if it doesn't rain... after Friday i'll probably ride the truck for a bit, until the mouth heals a bit. |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by Dave on 12/17/15 at 03:29:12 Surprisingly, the first 3 days of this week have been pretty darn nice. It is cool after dark - but it has been up in the 60's in the daytime. Unfortunately I have not been able to get home in time to do any riding (I have not yet taken the 2002 S40 out of service). We are leaving on Saturday Dec 19th to visit family in Sarasota, FL, and we won't be back until the 29th. I am fairly certain the warm weather will be gone by the time we return. |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by old_rider on 12/18/15 at 10:40:18 Seems like lots of folks have relatives in the Bradenton/Sarasota area... my wife's mother lived there. Friend of mine wants to move down there to be close to his mom..... I wonder when i'll move there.... LOL :) |
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Title: Re: Putting them in Storage! Post by Gus on 12/18/15 at 15:10:04 20's here all week. 4" of snow Tues. Ridin season is over.[ch55357][ch56851] |
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