Posted by Seth Hammond on October 20, 2007, 2:25 pm
>I grew up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where motorcycles were typically
> prepared for winter before Halloween and one might be again riding by
> Easter if spring comes early and Easter was late. Since moving to
> Northern California 27.5 years ago I havn't winterized any motorcycle as
> the longest I might go between rides between Thanksgiving and Valentine's
> Day is two or three weeks. I've never used Stabil and the only times I
> have had to charge a battery during the winter months is when that
> battery is more than four years old.
> I sometimes miss the UP, but never during the winter! The Gold Country
> is a great place for a motorcycle enthusiast to live!
> --
I lived in Kalamazoo for ten years or so, and miss only the great trail
riding in the Cadillac/Baldwin area. I rode there year around, on both dirt
bikes and snowmobiles.
Posted by The Older Gentleman on October 20, 2007, 2:41 pm
> Kalamazoo
"There was Della and the dealer and a dog named Jake,
And a cat called Kalamazoo...."
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Posted by Seth Hammond on October 20, 2007, 4:23 pm
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>> Kalamazoo
> "There was Della and the dealer and a dog named Jake,
> And a cat called Kalamazoo...."
> --
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Posted by Alan Moore on October 20, 2007, 2:29 pm
>I was on another forum and a guy from Minnesota said he was putting
>his bike to bed for the winter with a trip to his local service depot.
>I thought, that's too bad. I live in the fairly sunny south where I
>can ride year round; yeah it does get down into the teens and I'm
>usually cussing myself for taking the bike on those days when I see co-
>workers firing up their SUV's and cranking up the heat. But very cold
>days seldom linger here and it is not unusual to have days up into the
>50's and 60's during winter.
>For how many of you is the riding season now over? And how long is
>your riding season normally?
I suppose I'd quit in the winter, but we don't have one here.
Al Moore
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> prepared for winter before Halloween and one might be again riding by
> Easter if spring comes early and Easter was late. Since moving to
> Northern California 27.5 years ago I havn't winterized any motorcycle as
> the longest I might go between rides between Thanksgiving and Valentine's
> Day is two or three weeks. I've never used Stabil and the only times I
> have had to charge a battery during the winter months is when that
> battery is more than four years old.
> I sometimes miss the UP, but never during the winter! The Gold Country
> is a great place for a motorcycle enthusiast to live!
> --