alright winter is comming or is here i dont know lol. i live in cali so the weather is still good just cold in the morning. so iv noticed some local riders not take their bikes out anymore, and also students from the school. has anybody stop riding for winter...?

i take my bike out once in a while still just to get more pratice though

 

If it's not raining, I'm riding... The weekends anyway. i stopped commuting w/ it a while ago.

 

I am still riding the pittsburgh area ... I dont stop till they salt the roads then my season is over.

 

Northern California here, I'm still riding unless it rain like today. Cold in the morning but good weather afternoon.

 

im still riding, but here its like 45 in morning and 72 in afternoon so its not too bad

but its my first cold weather experience and the back end is a little squirly at times gotta really make sure to take it easy in the cold

i wont be riding though once its consistently in the 50's

 

I rode all of this week. Wednesday was especially bad, there was wet snow coming down, luckily it all melted on the road. I'll probably ride for one more week. I've been wearing long johns and that helps when its 32 outside.

 

wasn't there already a thread about this?

anyway, i'll keep riding until there is salt on the road. been half-assedly looking for a crappy dirt bike for the snowy/salty days

 

pretty cool. it must suck not being able to ride for a while in places where it snows, lucky im in southern cali but it still rains and gets real foggy

 

Still riding.. heat grips > the temps.

however. once they salt the roads here, I put her away.

 

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as much as i love riding i like having a winter season where i can park the bike and do some winter projects. once it warms up the feeling of getting on the horse again feels so great.

anyway im still riding, ill stop when they salt the roads or it gets under 30 degrees.

 

I had the aprilia out last saturday in 48 degree weather in WI and got caught in some rain and 25mph winds....talk about scary! had the back end shaking at 65mph while downshifting...I'm thinking the wind/rain definately had something to do with it.

 

winter it was 85 today, well we did have some clouds

 

I'm still riding. Atlanta, Georgia. Not too terribly cold yet. Definitely a lot less bikes out now though.

Pickup up some sweet gloves the other day, new helmet too. I wear my thermals when I ride. I really need to invest in some decent pants and riding boots/shoes.

 

I did the end of year service and put it in storage on Oct. 17 last year, and the same thing happened again this year out of coincidence. Perhaps it's the start of a little 'tradidtion'. Of course, I'm always kicking myself when I see bikes out here on a warm autumn day in MI. Yesterday several bikes were out. It's on storage insurance so I can
t join the fun!

 

I wouldn't be downshifting in those conditions... although fun in the sun, it doesn't seem very safe in adverse conditions. if you need to slow and drop a gear, (say, 90' turn in the city) hold the clutch in, select appropriate gear, revmatch if possible, and resume riding.