DianeS.
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Love my 2000 savage!
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Ontario, Canada.
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Thanks for all of your input!!!
Well, the temps. here have been a lot milder than usual, but in the mornings it's been below zero and frosty...so I haven't been on my bike this week, but I'll see what it's like in the morning Friday. I have to admit, I'm kind of a chicken to ride my bike, if I have to scrape frost off of the car windows to take my kids to the sitter's house, because the roads likely have the same icy frost on them. Definately don't want to slide on any black ice!!! Yet, when it warms up by 10 degrees over the morning, I get ticked off for not riding the bike into work. As it was, I saw several bikers out this afternoon.
I'm still planning on riding it throughout the winter months, maybe not the hour to work (each way), but at least for a 15-20 min. run around the neighbourhood to keep the battery charged up.
Mavrik, last winter I did the winterization (oil change, drain carb, and top up fuel with stabil etc), but whenever I rode it in the winter, I would top the gas back up with a can in our garage. I didn't pull the battery out, nor do I own a battery tender. So, chances are you wouldn't need to do much prep at all to fire up your bike and ride it, if you want to.
Matter of fact, I haven't winterized my bike yet this season because the temps have been mild, and I know it won't go below 0 in my garage. I guess one of these days, I'll put some stabil in the gastank etc - when I get some time.
Oh, I have noticed a lot more grit and stuff on the roads, that I will avoid if I bike tomorrow. Plus on my own road, there's a lot of mud from farm tractor tires too. There's a few places near my work where they've had road construction and I've spotted some gravel too. I always keep an eye out for road hazards when I drive my car, so when I take the bike I'll know what to what out for.
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