EllenGtrGrl
Active member
Well, the battery is disconnected (since I can't hook up a battery tender, due to a lack of a power outlet where I park my FTR1200, I disconnect the battery, to keep it from discharging - I've done this for years, with good results), fuel stabilizer is in the tank, and a sheet has been draped over my FTR1200 to keep the dust off of it. Yes, I've called it a riding season (actually I did all of this in the middle of October). Why? Well, its waaaay to cold to ride on my typical morning commute (the current temp is 29F/-2C ), and it's not much warmer when I get home from work. As a result, it gets downright nasty riding at highway speeds. Also, it gets dark around here by 5 pm at the latest, and I don't like riding in the dark, due to all of the critters who like to cross the backroads I ride on, when it's dark outside (nope, deer strikes while riding a motorcycle can seriously mess your day up), and car drivers suffering from a case of "I didn't see you." We had an Indian Summer last week, for a few days (temps got as warm as 71F/22C during the day), but it was still too cold in the morning for a nice commute on the FTR1200 (the low 40s Fahrenheit/ around 5 to 6 Centigrade), and there was still that bugaboo of it being dark by the time I got home from work. Besides, I didn't feel like laying on the cement to hook up the battery again, only to have to unhook it again a few days later, when temps went back to being cold for good . As it is, we've already had snow flurries, and serious snow isn't that far off (we've had blizzards in early December), along with REALLY cold temperatures (-10F/-23C or colder). Such is life on the frozen tundra of Wisconsin.
It was a good riding season (once I got the battery issues sorted out), and I put some good mileage on my FTR1200. I'm looking forward to putting on even more miles with the bike next year. I know that more than a few forum members live in colder regions like I do. Have you put your motorcycles away, and called it a season?
It was a good riding season (once I got the battery issues sorted out), and I put some good mileage on my FTR1200. I'm looking forward to putting on even more miles with the bike next year. I know that more than a few forum members live in colder regions like I do. Have you put your motorcycles away, and called it a season?
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