We had a hard freeze and lots of snow here in OK for a couple of weeks straight. Temperatures were below freezing the entire time and a few nights as low as -4 without the wind chill. My bike is sitting outside under the porch with a cheap nylon cover on, just to keep the water off. Although I must say it is against the south wall of the house, it is still fairly exposed. I haven't rode it for several weeks now, due to the weather and the fact I slipped on a flight of stairs and cracked my tail bone. Although it still is very painful to even sit on it, I went out and wanted to fire it up. It is 60 degrees out today, and I thought it needs to run, even though I can't ride yet.

AMAZING! All this time just sitting there, with at least two weeks of hard freeze, it cranked and fired up, as it were summer and I just rode it yesterday. No charger on it or nothing else. Didn't even have to flood the bowl. I am blown away! I didn't expect that. To me it is stunning. What do you think?

When I fell, I hit two steps in a row, full tilt and dead on with my tailbone. Surprisingly I got right back up and kept walking. My shoes were wet, and I didn't hit the step right with my foot, just with the heel and went off the edge of the step. Luckily I have a job that requires walking, not sitting, because I can't sit on almost anything, and seat on the bike is the worst by a mile! The best place is my car seat.

What sux is, that riding season is coming up, darn!
It'll probably be another 3-4 weeks without riding...

An 8" inner tube for a lawn tractor makes a great 'donut' to sit on.

I'm not telling how I know. :'(

Bungee cords & duct tape.

Coldest i ever rode was 10 degrees. That was last winter. She fired right up actually, with the choke half out. She cranked a tad slower than usual, but I think that's normal. My car cranks a little slower in that cold also.
I don't need the choke above 60 degrees. And from then on down, it's always half choke. I only tried full choke once, but it was way too much. It just started chugging and spitting out of the exhaust. And that's with a clean air filter and stock pilot jet and 2/3 spacer.

Still amazed about that battery, I mean it was sitting outside in the hard freeze for about 2 weeks, and then some in just above freezing.

Mine sits in the garage in the deep freeze of Wisconsin for months. I pulled the battery this year and am trickle charging it in the basement, while I do a bunch of other stuff to the bike. Hopefully it's all ready to go once the sun comes out again.