My CB's new little buddy

[the Ferret]

Awesome Barkingshins

[GoldOxide_imp]

Dang....we now have TWO owners w/ CB1100's + Color matched Groms!
You guys have CLASS!!!!
OK, who's next ?

Me THREE!

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?

[Barkingshins_imp]

Dang....we now have TWO owners w/ CB1100's + Color matched Groms!
You guys have CLASS!!!!
OK, who's next ?

Me THREE!

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?
Doubtful. Both bikes will likely spend the winter doing what I'd like to be doing... hibernating. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to sync my life with the riding season here in MN.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Dang....we now have TWO owners w/ CB1100's + Color matched Groms!
You guys have CLASS!!!!
OK, who's next ?

Me THREE!

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?
Doubtful. Both bikes will likely spend the winter doing what I'd like to be doing... hibernating. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to sync my life with the riding season here in MN.

I would be interested if the Monkey simply starts and stays running during your -50C winters. That would be very interesting. Opens up options, at least for less severe service maybe in the -5 to -15C range.

[the Ferret]

Dang....we now have TWO owners w/ CB1100's + Color matched Groms!
You guys have CLASS!!!!
OK, who's next ?

Me THREE!

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?
Doubtful. Both bikes will likely spend the winter doing what I'd like to be doing... hibernating. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to sync my life with the riding season here in MN.

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding

[GoldOxide_imp]

Dang....we now have TWO owners w/ CB1100's + Color matched Groms!
You guys have CLASS!!!!
OK, who's next ?

Me THREE!

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?
Doubtful. Both bikes will likely spend the winter doing what I'd like to be doing... hibernating. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to sync my life with the riding season here in MN.

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding
Okay, maybe -50C is too extreme. -40 to -20C might be a more practical extreme. If you are starting up at -50C, it is either a snowblower or a snowmobile (or a gas power generator ).

[Barkingshins_imp]

Dang....we now have TWO owners w/ CB1100's + Color matched Groms!
You guys have CLASS!!!!
OK, who's next ?

Me THREE!

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?
Doubtful. Both bikes will likely spend the winter doing what I'd like to be doing... hibernating. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to sync my life with the riding season here in MN.

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding
Yeah, it's definitely an exercise in delayed gratification. That first ride of the season almost makes the wait worth it though. Pure Bliss.

Dang....we now have TWO owners w/ CB1100's + Color matched Groms!
You guys have CLASS!!!!
OK, who's next ?

Me THREE!

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?
Doubtful. Both bikes will likely spend the winter doing what I'd like to be doing... hibernating. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to sync my life with the riding season here in MN.

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding
Okay, maybe -50C is too extreme. -40 to -20C might be a more practical extreme. If you are starting up at -50C, it is either a snowblower or a snowmobile (or a gas power generator ).

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding
Okay, maybe -50C is too extreme. -40 to -20C might be a more practical extreme. If you are starting up at -50C, it is either a snowblower or a snowmobile (or a gas power generator ).
Honestly it's not the cold or even all the snow that concerns me. It's the ice. After the first few snowfalls it becomes a challenge to even walk anywhere, much less be on two wheels.

Also, I'm afraid that all the salt MNDOT puts on the roads would eat the Monkey alive. Having said that, I just may give it a try.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Dang....we now have TWO owners w/ CB1100's + Color matched Groms!
You guys have CLASS!!!!
OK, who's next ?

Me THREE!

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?
Doubtful. Both bikes will likely spend the winter doing what I'd like to be doing... hibernating. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to sync my life with the riding season here in MN.

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding
Yeah, it's definitely an exercise in delayed gratification. That first ride of the season almost makes the wait worth it though. Pure Bliss.

Dang....we now have TWO owners w/ CB1100's + Color matched Groms!
You guys have CLASS!!!!
OK, who's next ?

Me THREE!

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?

Quite awesome Barkings'.

Any plan to trial the Monkey's performance during the deep bowels of winter?
Doubtful. Both bikes will likely spend the winter doing what I'd like to be doing... hibernating. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to sync my life with the riding season here in MN.

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding
Okay, maybe -50C is too extreme. -40 to -20C might be a more practical extreme. If you are starting up at -50C, it is either a snowblower or a snowmobile (or a gas power generator ).

9 months of anticipation and 90 days of furious riding
Okay, maybe -50C is too extreme. -40 to -20C might be a more practical extreme. If you are starting up at -50C, it is either a snowblower or a snowmobile (or a gas power generator ).
Honestly it's not the cold or even all the snow that concerns me. It's the ice. After the first few snowfalls it becomes a challenge to even walk anywhere, much less be on two wheels.

Also, I'm afraid that all the salt MNDOT puts on the roads would eat the Monkey alive. Having said that, I just may give it a try.

Oh, I wouldn't ride if the conditions weren't favourable, for sure. But starting it and circulating the oil if you have not in a few months might be an opportunity. I'd be curious if it puts up a fuss, or like the CB at -25C, it just starts and warms up without complaint.

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Okay, found this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33lehkpzbmc

The only English is the backtrack, which is pretty soulless. Not quite what I was looking for, but it showcases an extreme use in, I suppose, Finland. Personally, I would consider a short ski plank on each foot? Is this the 50 cc Monkey?

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This is some more fun ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yKimI-Wee8

[LongRanger_imp]

My simian sat all winter, about five months, in an unheated garage with nothing more than a bit of Stabil in the fuel and a Battery Tender Jr. connected to it. Come the middle of May, it started immediately with the first jab of the starter button. Probably no need to overthink this.

[GoldOxide_imp]

My simian sat all winter, about five months, in an unheated garage with nothing more than a bit of Stabil in the fuel and a Battery Tender Jr. connected to it. Come the middle of May, it started immediately with the first jab of the starter button. Probably no need to overthink this.

Do you think it would start reliably at -25C in the bowels of winter? (not in May)