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Just had a horrible experience - need guidance (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago by PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world

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I’m eating dinner and all of a sudden it really hits me that the riding season is genuinely over for me in the next few weeks.

It’s 0-2 C every morning now and the afternoon it gets up to 9-10. I just got this bike in June. The tires are probably not very good below 6.

How do y’all cope with having to put the bike up for winter? Do you pick up a winter hobby?

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[–] ChaosInstructor@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i live in Sweden and drive my bike from mid march to mid december. avoiding days when it is ice on the road. i ride a Ducati. until 5 years ago i just got my Husaberg/Husqvarna during the snowy months. a 250-400cc is absolutely enough. and fixing the bike for next season.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just have a road bike and most of our roads are coated in slippery ice. People use studded tires so I’m not going to risk wiping out :P I guess I need a studded winter bike

[–] ChaosInstructor@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

chicken... ;)

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

My wife wants me intact when I get back home haha. I don’t trust Michelin road 6 on slushy ice roads 😄