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when to put it away for winter>????

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    what do u guys think. In your oppinion, when is the absolute latest time to pull the battery out and winterize, If you dont ride all year round??

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    When it's too cold for you to ride.

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    Originally posted by dhuze
    When it's too cold for you to ride.
    .... Just put it away when you want to stop riding.

    First year I had my bike I rode all the way into December. I just put Staybil in there about when I figured I wasn't gonna ride much longer & removed the battery when I knew for sure.

    Not like you can't UNwinterize it in less than 5 minutes... just put the battery back in & ride it w/ the Staybil in there... just top it off & put some more in when ya get home.

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    winterize? you mean like get the tires studded and stuff?

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    When it gets below freezing and my battery will freeze.

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    A battery won't freeze if it's charged, the heat degrades a battery also

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    The day of or before the first snow (a snow that will stick around the rest of the season that is). That's when I officially pack it in for the season and pull her into the back porch for the winter.

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    Once the temp goes below 50 I "usually" call it quits.

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    I think I'll try to avoid riding in the snow & salt this year.

    I did it the last few years just for the hell of it but I'm not sure it's the most fun use of my time.

    But I never really totally winterize. I leave the bike on the charger all the time anyway, the only thing I do differently in the winter is I put some Stabil in there, even if I keep riding it all winter it might go a week or two without getting started.

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    when to put it away for winter>????

    many riders schedule their winterization around their insurance policy

    it's common to have a 7/5 policy, and take the bike off the road from Nov1 to April 1

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