If you can't ride in the winter it means two things, one you live in the wrong part of the country. And two, it sucks being you, nothing personal.

 

If you can't swim in a lake or river without the fear of being eaten by an alligator, you live in the wrong part of the country.

Things we do in the Winter
1. Ride my motorcycle whenever the roads are clear of snow and ice.
2. Ski
3. Snowmobile
4. Sledding, tubing and tobogganing.
5. Ice Skate
6. Ice fish
7. Load shells
8. Plan summer road trips

 

So do we but I just love riding my Vic and have to go out in it.

 

Winter... LOL That's why I moved from Ohio to Arizona. And I DO NOT MIND the heat. It is a black highway, never black ice!!!

 

Winter? Whats that? From sunny San Diego

 

In Phoenix, it means it's time to ride!

 

Screw it. I am south

 

Winter is when all my maintenance gets done, new shinny bits are added and several coats of wax are applied. Wife says I'm obsessive!!

 

Naw, That's what soap and water's for. Unless we get another winter like last year- then its digging out till May, but then that is what they are predicting. Read that salt was near 100 dollars a ton this year. May not be that much on the road if it gets bad.

 

I hate the cold and have no problem admitting I'm a wuss about it. I don't have a problem riding in 100 degree heat. Too much below 50 and I'm done. I hate getting bundled up to the point I can't move so I'm not going to take ten minute to get dressed warm enough to ride in the winter, even in the south. Would love to live somewhere that it didn't get that cold, but I don't. I ride from March to October and I'm okay with that. I spend the winter giving my bike a face lift. New shiny parts and upgrade the power for the riding season. If I spend as much as I did last winter though I'll be in the market for a new wife.

 

Winter means the PMS will kick in - Parked Motorcycle Syndrome... I get it bad, too, when the temps below the 30's and the roads ice up. :mad-26:

 

Winter means it is time to break out the winter jacket and the lined jeans. When I slip on the jacket over my winter indoors clothes I am dressed to ride down to about 15F behind the fairing I have on any Vision. Helmet and gloves are year around, not just in winter. I have shoveled my driveway to get out and ride on a dry road.

 

Winter is engine building season!

 

Here in Quebec Canada, between Dec 15 - Mar 15 no vehicles allowed on the roads without winter tires, even if it is sunny and hot. Looks like I need to go DarkSide!!!

 

To me it sounds like you need to get the f**k out of Quebec, my birthplace. Yes I lived there from birth to the summer before I turned 16. Anyone who insists on the calendar instead of reality to specify a tire is just brain dead in my book. If there is snow or ice on the road you need appropriate tires and likewise when the roads are clear those tires should not be required.
All stop signs must say Arret and on and on with the silly rules is very short sighted in my mind. I have spent time driving in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Lichtenstein and Belgium and all stop signs said STOP even though it was a foreign language to the people there. Les Quebecois are ignorant in their day to day prejudices and even more so in things like this.

 

Yup... Last year I saw cops giving ticket to riders before March 15... silly... it was +10C outside.

Darkside won't help... all tires must be winter. Will also need a winter front tire (or ride on one wheel when you see cops... )

If there is no snow or ice on the road... I am out there... And no heated seat/glove or windshield... just my ski gloves that go over the sleeves (most important), warm sweater, leather jacket, full-face and some tropical music in the helmet...

 

Winter means if it takes a little longer than expected to rebuild the engine with power goodies...no big deal.

 

Winter means it's going to be COLD at work (lowest I have seen was -65) and when I come home on my days off...I can go for a ride! Gotta love SoCal weather!! Guess I should say that I work 2500 miles north in northern Alberta!

 

I'll finally get to wear my new leather Victory jacket!

If I go any farther south I get wet!

 

Winter means I wear a jacket, Gotta love Houston in the Winter, But I hate hate hate Houston Summers.

 

The one day that we have Houston weather around here means means it is the one day of the year I do not wear a jacket...

But, I don't think I could live somewhere without a real winter for a few months (i.e. with 6' of snow in the front yard and on the slopes...).

 

Sorry, but I cannot vote in your poll. All your selections assume we cannot ride in the winter. As long as it is over 20 and the roads are clear, I ride. I'm not a fair-weather rider. I ride whenever and wherever I can.

They make heated grips, seats, pants, vests, coats, gloves and socks. If you are cold, it's your own fault!

 

A huge difference regarding continued use during the winter is the number of days whether or not you can even see the asphalt during that time. Summer in Canada is defined a two weeks of lousy skating. Winter for the riding me usually means a stoppage in the insurance premiums proportionally reflected with an increase in the bank account for shiny-bits and upgrades.

 

That case looks familiar on that bench Rylan. Is it mine lol.

 

In a month or so, I'll have to wear long pants to ride.

 

Sorry, but I cannot vote in your poll. All your selections assume we cannot ride in the winter. As long as it is over 20 and the roads are clear, I ride. I'm not a fair-weather rider. I ride whenever and wherever I can.

They make heated grips, seats, pants, vests, coats, gloves and socks. If you are cold, it's your own fault!

Same reason i didn't vote I won't ride if there is snow or ice on the road (obviously) and I am too cheap for heated gear. Of course Va winters aren't *that* bad so layering and hot hands inserts work good enough for me.

 

Winter means no motorcycle riding for 6 months. Minus 30 or more. Snow. Never ending snow. Shoveling, scraping, slipping, tripping, cursing, a prisoner in your own home until spring. The older I get the more vile my hatred is for this season. Why my ancestors left Nebraska for this is beyond me.

 

Winter? What is this winter you speak of?