01-07-2016, 01:28 AM
I put all of my bikes away in early November. It's starting to get too cold for pleasant riding by then.
That said, this November into December up here were very mild months and many of my friends were still riding.
But what was done, was done, so I let the bikes sit. Once they are prepared and stored inside for five months of winter, it's not worth trying to get one out for an occasional ride and still have to winterize it again anyway.
January, February into March can be brutal winter months up here so mid-April is about the earliest I can ride again.
I'm retired and can ride any day I like when it's warmer - unlike most of my friends who still have their noses to the grindstone.
But all of that is not to say that I don't envy those who can ride all year - or at least get out once in a while.
That said, this November into December up here were very mild months and many of my friends were still riding.
But what was done, was done, so I let the bikes sit. Once they are prepared and stored inside for five months of winter, it's not worth trying to get one out for an occasional ride and still have to winterize it again anyway.
January, February into March can be brutal winter months up here so mid-April is about the earliest I can ride again.
I'm retired and can ride any day I like when it's warmer - unlike most of my friends who still have their noses to the grindstone.
But all of that is not to say that I don't envy those who can ride all year - or at least get out once in a while.