Spring awakening

[LongRanger_imp]

That's pretty amazing really. 9 months is a long time for a motorcycle to sit without repercussions. Glad it fired up. How long before you get to ride out there?

We're sunny and in the low-70's this weekend, so I'm riding. Taking the RT down to the dealer this afternoon to try their factory accessory high seat for size. It's not inexpensive but my knees could use some relief. I've only ridden the bike once and am still trying to dial it in. Then, I'll get the other boys out of the garage and onto the road for a quick shakedown.

Forecast for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday? Yep, you guessed it. Snow. 'Tis the season.

Good news about the Duc LR
Up here in the Great White North it's not unusual for our bikes to hibernate for six months over our sometimes brutal winter.
My bikes always fire right up again come April - and I'm always thankful for that
Maybe I'm just old fashioned, and I don't mean to sound preachy, but firing up a bike and just letting it idle puts quite a bit of moisture in the exhaust system, which I why I never do it.
That said, maybe with stainless exhaust systems this is now just an old wives tale. Even so, I'm sticking with the old ways

Rocky, makes sense. The Duc has a stainless exhaust system, so perhaps it's a non-issue on that bike. That being said, I live in a very arid climate and quite honestly, I've never experienced any rust or corrosion on any of my bikes, even when they're put away wet and dirty. Around here, you can hang up wet laundry in the evening and it'll be dry in the morning.