Winter Riding Basics

[SVRACER01]

more stroke usually equals more torque.
oversquare is when the bore is larger than the stroke. shorter strokes generally produce more horsepower and allow for a higher RPM.

[nt650hawk]

I don't know, what oil do you use in January?

I use the same oil as the temperature.

10w-30 covers the temperature range for 10 degrees to 30 degrees right????

[z3dsp33d]

I use the same oil as the temperature.

10w-30 covers the temperature range for 10 degrees to 30 degrees right????

2 + 2 is also 5.

[AimlessMoto]

Let me edit the OP:

1. If there's salt on the roads... park the bike.
2. If the roads are wet in the morning and you commute home at night... park the bike.
3. If it's snowing... park the bike.
4. If it's below 45*... park the bike.


That's about all you need to know...

The key thing I concern myself with winter riding is:

- Will I need to tear down my bike to the frame each time I ride it to get all the salt/calcium off the exhaust/motor/swingarm/wheels/chain, etc...

[RandyO]

Let me edit the OP:

1. If there's salt on the roads... park the bike.
2. If the roads are wet in the morning and you commute home at night... park the bike.
3. If it's snowing... park the bike.
4. If it's below 45*... park the bike.


That's about all you need to know...

The key thing I concern myself with winter riding is:

- Will I need to tear down my bike to the frame each time I ride it to get all the salt/calcium off the exhaust/motor/swingarm/wheels/chain, etc...

that sounds more like winter parking advice

prepared correctly, you can ride in any conditions that you can drive in

[reks95]

Following up on Randy's advice:

You're not going to really know if you're prepared until you try.
When you're trying things, take baby steps on short rides near home where you don't have to be anywhere.

[tsorfas]

Pass this on to 6 people and your crush will call you within 3 hours.

Break the chain and the ghost spirit of an old lady will cause you a flat tire while you are doing 70 on the highway

[tsorfas]

I use the same oil as the temperature.

10w-30 covers the temperature range for 10 degrees to 30 degrees right????

So in the summer you use..?

[jasnmar]

So in the summer you use..?

I convert to metric for summer temperatures.

[tsorfas]

I convert to metric for summer temperatures.

Well played!

[Not Sure]

I love a good winter fair.

[Garandman]

If my memory serves me right, I believe it has something to do with displacement and the ratio of bore and stroke. I could be be wrong. Having a larger bore comparative to relative stoke can produce more torque while having a larger stroke comparative to relative bore can produce more horsepower..

Oh yeah, you really know your way around an engine!

- Will I need to tear down my bike to the frame each time I ride it to get all the salt/calcium off the exhaust/motor/swingarm/wheels/chain, etc...

Get some Boeshield. Works great. If I could just remember to apply it each Fall....

[Garandman]

RandyO, you'd inquired at one point about additional battery capacity for cold starts. Check out the Lithium jump start battery from Antigravity - weighs less than a pound so you could keep it under your gear to keep it warm.

http://antigravitybatteries.com/microstartxp1/

[Chippertheripper]

T9 is the SHIT.

[nt650hawk]

RandyO, you'd inquired at one point about additional battery capacity for cold starts. Check out the Lithium jump start battery from Antigravity - weighs less than a pound so you could keep it under your gear to keep it warm.

http://antigravitybatteries.com/microstartxp1/

WOW pretty impressive.

[Garandman]

Check it out.

[Rossco]

Winter riding is awesome. A lot of snobs on here are afraid of getting a little bit of salt on their precious Ducatis.

Although I would recommend getting a chain oiler as the salt can wreak havoc on your chain. I have the Tutoro-auto unit fitted on my bike. No electrical or vacuum hookup, instead uses a brass weight that bounce up and down with the vibration from the road. It's beautifully simple and quite effective.

[Sheppo]

Winter riding is awesome. A lot of snobs on here are afraid of getting a little bit of salt on their precious Ducatis.

Although I would recommend getting a chain oiler as the salt can wreak havoc on your chain. I have the Tutoro-auto unit fitted on my bike. No electrical or vacuum hookup, instead uses a brass weight that bounce up and down with the vibration from the road. It's beautifully simple and quite effective.

Do they make belt oilers???

[nt650hawk]

sure they do. you fill them with Armorall.

[RandyO]

those jumper clamp wires don't look up to the task of handling the amperage they claim is available for jump start, I've seen heavier gauge melt

[soofle616]

It's all about heat and heat is the result of amps over time. A pack that small can't possible produce 2-400 amps for any significant continuous time so heat buildup would be minimal. However, I agree that what appears to be 10ga. wire is awfully thin for that kind of current load.

[Garandman]

those jumper clamp wires don't look up to the task of handling the amperage they claim is available for jump start, I've seen heavier gauge melt

Wow, I thought you'd complain about the price per pound first!

[RandyO]

Wow, I thought you'd complain about the price per pound first!

I don't see it as a winter survival tool, but a good backup plan for having your charging system fail on Tripoli Road 100 miles from home, something like that and unplugging the headlights woulda got me home

I would not attempt to jump start any vehicle in frigid cold with cables less than 4 AWG preferably 2 AWG,

[z3dsp33d]

I don't see it as a winter survival tool, but a good backup plan for having your charging system fail on Tripoli Road 100 miles from home, something like that and unplugging the headlights woulda got me home

I would not attempt to jump start any vehicle in frigid cold with cables less than 4 AWG preferably 2 AWG,

Find some friends and a small hill. Give er the old push and pop and she will roar right up!

[jasnmar]

Find some friends and a small hill. Give er the old push and pop and she will roar right up!

Give that a try on a snow covered hill.

Regardless of how many friends might be around or how small your hill is, that pop part might not work out as easily as you expect.