Thanks again!
I rode the savage today, and it was good to get on it. I live in Canada, and we have some snow, but the temp. was @ 6 celcuis and the roads were fairly snow-free. I did have to go slow on my road though, as there was a fair amount of sand from the snowplows. The hwys were a lot better, and allowed me to get the bike upto
100 km/h for a bit. My daughter was on the back, so I didn't want to freeze her. I don't have a windshield yet, so it was a bit chilly.
Anyway, I keep the bike in our garage and it never goes below freezing, so I've been able to keep the battery in the bike, and ride it when the weather is ok. I did put Stabil in the gas etc.
I also spoke to a local bike shop to see if they can do a check on the bike to make sure everything is ok. The bike is a 2000, and only has 8000 kms. on it, so the engine is still like new, but everything would have aged by 5 years. E.g not sure if any rubber gaskets etc. would have dried out in that time???? Then, as I have the time to read more of the manuals, I try to do more of the maintenance myself.
Safe riding!
DianeS